Duke of Edinburgh
To Find out more about of Duke of Edinburgh Scheme Click on the links below.
Bronze Award
Bronze D of E Award - Walking - 2 Days Walking 1 Overnight
Open to S3 pupils aged 14+ to sign up in October/November with a view to completing the Practice and Qualifying Expedition in May/June of that same academic year.
Pupils also need to complete a number of hours in Volunteering, a Skill and a Physical elements to achieve the full award.
More information regarding D of E can be found on the link below;
http://www.dofe.org/levels-and-timescales
Members of Staff that can be contacted for further information:
Mr R Bleach (Pupil Support Manager/PE)
Mrs L Lockens (Pupil Support Manager/Music)
Mrs L Barrow (Humanities)
Silver Award
Silver D of E – Walking – 3 Days Walking 2 Overnight
This Award has been provided when a group of pupils have identified themselves wishing to complete this award. Pupils need to be 15+ to embark on this award.
More Information regarding D of E can be found by following the link below:
http://www.dofe.org/levels-and-timescales
Members of Staff that can be contacted for further information:
Mr R Bleach (Pupil Support Manager/PE)
Mrs L Lockens (Pupil Support Manager/Music)
Mrs L Barrow (Humanities)
Bronze/Silver Sailing
Bronze/Silver D of E – Sailing – Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (OYTS)
Pupils from S3 upwards can access this opportunity to sail from Oban to Greenock for 6 nights during the month of August.
Pupils can use this experience to complete the Practice and Qualifying elements of the Award either at Bronze or Silver Level.
Pupils may also be able to achieve their RYA introduction to yachting or their RYA Competent Crew Award
More information can be found by following the Link:
D of E Silver Sailing OYTS August 2015
D of E Silver Expedition 2016
D of E Silver Sailing Edinburgh OYTS August 2017