GOLD Duke of Edinburgh Award
Minimum Starting age is 16 years.
Completion of the Silver award. However, if you have not completed Bronze you can still complete Silver but there is an additional time requirement
The Award requires students to complete the following Sections:
Students Choose:
TWO Sections for 12 months
AND
ONE Section for 5 Months
Adventurous Journey - training for, practising, planning and completing a journey on foot, horseback or by boat or cycle
Students complete a FOUR day THREE night Expedition or Exploration or Adventurous Project
PLUS 8 Hours of Planned Activity
Residential Project - for the Gold level only - spending 5 or more days on a purposeful project with new companions