BY PAULINA 10N
Students from years 9 to 11 are joining Duke
of Edinburgh from schools all around the country to build up their confidence
and to prove to themselves that they can be leaders and great communicators.
What does Duke of Edinburgh give you?
In DofE there are three levels of programmes
you can do which, when successfully completed, lead to a bronze, silver or gold
award. This is highly valued to sixth forms, colleges and employers, so it
looks great on your C.V.
Students from Alperton Community School are
taught skills such as cooking, setting up a tent and map reading by Ms. Edwards
who gives up her time to run DofE.
Imaan (10N) talked to me about her experience
of the bronze award. “It was a fun experience but hard work. It was tiring walking
for so many hours.” The challenge she gained from completing her bronze award
spurred her on to continue to try to achieve the silver award.
Why should you take part?
In my opinion DofE has many benefits and is an
experience that is most enjoyable with friends both in and out of school. Some
of the benefits include: a boost of self-confidence, team working skills and
learning resilience.
The DofE website explains
why it is a great award to be a part of – “Every year, thousands of young
people take part in an expedition as part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
They push themselves out of their comfort zone, enjoying the great outdoors and
get a taste of an expedition.”
What is involved?
Every Wednesday after
school there is a one-hour session. Here you learn how to plan and route out
your maps, cooking or planning the expeditions. The expeditions are usually in
the countryside. This means we make friends with cows and horses along our
journey! Also these expeditions usually happen during the spring and summer
half terms, otherwise we would freeze sleeping outside at the campsite due to
the UK’s weather!
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