1. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 2015 Oakgrove School

2. What is the DofE? …the world’s leading achievement award for young people. Its balanced programme of activities develops the mind, body and soul in an environment of social interaction and team working. It encourages young people to live life as an adventure.

3. Principles of DofE  Non-competitive  Achievable by all  Voluntary  Personal development  Personalised  Balanced  Progressive  Achievement focused  Demand commitment  Enjoyable

4. Please be aware You need to be 14yrs old by the date of the expedition to be part of the award this year. Practice expedition: 26 th September 2015 – 27 th September 2015

5. The Award. The award is made up of 4 sections; Volunteering– 3/6months work, and at least 1 hr per week, of supporting or helping an individual or group e.g helping neighbours, charity work, guides/scouts, school support

6. Skills – 3/6months work, and at least 1 hr per week of developing either an existing skill or learning a completely new skill. This can be in school i.e music, art, drama, collections (but not anything physical)

7. Physical recreation – should be conducted out of school hours, and extra curricular can be included in this. This is an activity that is going to help improve your fitness.

8. Evidence…..

9. PHOTOGRAPHS Photos are often the easiest evidence to submit. However you will need to submit a variety of photos for each section

10. WRITTEN ACCOUNTS Keeping a personal log of what activities you have carried out on a regular basis is fantastic evidence, and very easy to upload. A reflective summary of your activities is also a good way of reinforcing your evidence sections.

11. Dates Ask your activity supervisor to sign next to your date that you did the activity This is should not be a family member, but a qualified coach/supervisor.

12. “HOW MUCH EVIDENCE DO I NEED?” At least 1 photo, a date log and 1 written statement for each month that you carry out your award. The expedition should have your own log of the events and a good selection of photos.

13. Expedition…..

14. What participants will learn? Navigation and map reading  Camp work  Pitching tents  Cooking  Camp craft

15. Team work  Emergency procedures  First aid  Drastic weather conditions

16. Requirements.  Distance 30km approximately over 2days  Fitness important  Food and water

17. In order to support the students through this, a company called A- Z expeditions have become partners with Oakgrove School to help us deliver the best quality expeditions. All of the necessary skills will be taught in preparation for the expedition on this course.

18. The Expedition –  This comprises of two parts, The Practice The Assessed

19. The Practice. Pre-expedition training – School Saturday 12 th September 2015 10.00am – 4.00pm Practice Expedition – Near School (location to be decided) Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th September

20.  Students will need all equipment from the kit list and are invited to bring their own tents and cooking stoves if you wish.  It is strongly recommended that all participants have their own walking boots.

21.  Prepared for all weather conditions  Team effort in groups of 4-7  Expectations

22. The Expedition - Assessed  Qualifying Expedition – Near School (location to be decided)  Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th October 2015

23. One last thing....

24. Enrolment Payment Deadline  There is an initial cost of £21 - £17 for Your D of E place, £4 admin costs – Please can you pay this by May 15 th to reserve your place – there are enrolment forms here tonight  For the expedition, the total cost for the whole programme of training and expeditions is £225 per person.  To reserve your place on the expeditions with A to Z, we require a £45 deposit to be paid to the school before 29 th May 2015  Remaining balance of £180 to be paid to the school by 15 th July 2015

25. More information.  Website:  Oakgrove School  Academic  Duke of Edinburgh

26. Any Questions?