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What is the Award?
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Tell the world what your going to do!
You are about to take the challenge of a
lifetime. Walking across wild county terrain, making your
first short film, parachuting from an aeroplane and making a
positive difference for 12 disadvantaged young people. The
world deserves to know how good you are! Join forces with
us and let's start 'Shouting
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, a
registered charity, is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of
activities for everyone aged 14-25. It offers an individual
challenge and encourages young people to undertake exciting,
constructive, challenging and enjoyable activities in their free
time. Just over 7% of those in the UK aged 14-17 participate in
the Award, through Award Groups in youth clubs, voluntary
organisations, Open Award Centres, schools, colleges, young
offender institutes and businesses.
The Award has four Sections split into three progressive levels:
Bronze, Silver and Gold. The four Sections offer different
challenges: Service (helping the community); Skills (a hobby,
skill or interest); Physical Recreation (sports, dance,
fitness); Expeditions (on foot, cycle, horseback, or water);
Residential Project - at Gold level only (an enterprise with
people not known to the participant). Each year, Award
Participants provide over one million hours of service to the
community whilst, in the expeditions Section, they collectively
covered over one million miles.
At any one time, around 225,000 participants are trying for an
Award in the UK alone, with around 110,000 taking up its
challenge each year. Approximately 70,000 volunteers share their
skills, enthusiasm and time to help guide the participants
through their Awards, learning new skills and making friends
themselves along the way.
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What you'll get out of it.
In taking part, you'll develop: -
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self-belief
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self-confidence
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a sense of identity
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independence - of thought and action
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a sense of responsibility
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an awareness of their potential
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new talents and abilities
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an understanding of strengths and
weaknesses
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the ability to plan and use time
effectively
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the ability to learn from and give to
others in the community
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new relationships
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skills including problem solving,
presentation and communication
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the ability to lead and work as part
of a team
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'Cheers' After a long day on Helvellyn. |
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