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 Great Southern Grammar is excited to announce that the
School is now a Licensed Operator
for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (The Duke of Ed). The
Duke of Ed is an
exciting world-wide programme for young people between the
ages of 14 and 25 years designed to stretch their
imaginations, try different things, set new challenges
and achieve goals beyond their expectations. It requires
commitment and perseverance; but it is also about
flexibility, choice, fun and reward.
Rather than being an extra
activity for students, GSG views the programme as a
framework for
all the excellent sporting, volunteer, music, fitness
and adventurous activities students are already doing
within both the School and the wider community.
The Duke
of Ed is a way of formalising these activities
and rewarding students for their achievements with qualification
that is recognised by colleges and universities in
their selection processes, and by employers in Australia and
world wide.
There are three Award levels and
students can choose their level of entry. Each Award
level is a Curriculum Council endorsed Programme and can
be used to gain points towards students' WA Certificate
of Education (WACE). GSG hopes that all students, especially those with leadership
responsibilities, will join the programme.
The
programme is not a competition, it is a personal
challenge.
For more information please read the details below
or
contact GSG Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Co-ordinator
helena.stoakley@gsg.wa.edu.
Why Join Duke of Ed?
General:
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Engage in positive
and constructive activities
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Develop initiative,
reliability, leadership, determination and enterprise
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Increase self-confidence and leadership ability
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Actively participate within the community
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Increase
the level of physical activity
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Work as part of a
team
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Meet like-minded adventurous and
achievement-focused people; doors will open to you
through a widening network
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The Certificate you
receive after completion of each level is signed by The
Duke of Edinburgh and the Badge is prestigious and can
be worn with pride
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Have FUN……
Secondary students
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Each Award level is a Curriculum Council Endorsed
Program therefore can be used to gain points that are
counted towards your Western Australian
Certificate of Education(WACE) Bronze = 5 point (1 unit);
Silver = 10 points (2 units) and Gold = 20 points (4
units)
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Printed on your WACE (Western Australian
Certificate of Education) certificate
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Each Award
level is recognised by tertiary training colleges and
universities in their selection processes, it places you
once step above others…
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Employers Australia and
world-wide recognise The Duke of Ed and understand that
holders of The Award have resilience and a wide
selection of effective life skills, therefore making
them more employable
What's Required?
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Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
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Minimum age to commence |
14 |
15 |
16 |
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Activities in each field below are undertaken
substantially out of school hours |
Continuous
and regular (minimum of 1 hour per week or 2
hours per fortnight) |
Volunteering
(demonstrate
responsibility to the community) |
3 months |
6 months |
12 months |
Skill
Unleash your talents
and broaden your abilities |
3 months |
6 months |
12 months |
Fitness/Physical Recreation
To break a sweat, improve physical fitness and
get active |
3 months |
6 months |
12 months |
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One of the above fields, an
additional |
3 months |
Conditions apply |
Conditions apply |
Adventurous Journey
Develop
a spirit of discovery, team work, self-reliance
and environmental consciousness |
2 days/1 night |
3 days/2 nights |
4 days/3 nights |
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Residential Project |
N/A |
N/A |
5 days/4 nights |
Example Activities
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Volunteering |
Caring for children, people with disability and/ or infirmity; caring for
animals;
life saving; surf life saving; hospital
volunteering, state emergency service, umpiring,
youth work, Conservation projects |
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Skills |
Arts and design; art
history, calligraphy, choreography, dance
theory, drawing, graphic design, painting,
photography, sculpture, textile and fashion
design etc.
Crafts: basket
weaving, book binding, cake decorating, candle
making, card making, ceramic, clay modeling,
cookery, embroidery, flower arranging, glass
painting, glasswork, jewellery making, knitting,
lace making, leatherwork, origami, quilting,
sewing, scrap booking, rug making, soft toy
making, t-shirt paining, weaving etc.
Communication: audio
production, Braille, film and video making, film
studies, foreign languages, journalism,
newsletter and magazine production, public
speaking and debating, reading, radio, sign
language, website and digital productions,
writing
Environmental/nature:
Agriculture/farming, aquarium keeping,
astronomy, bee keeping, bird watching,
conservation, dog training, fishing, forestry
gardening, horticulture, horse care, insect
study, keeping pets, weather studies
Games: backgammon, billiards, card
games, chess, darts, pool
Hobbies: aircraft
recognition, coin collecting, stamp collecting,
ship recognition, model construction etc.
Life and vocational skills:
accounting, committee skills, democracy and
political studies, drug awareness, engineering,
event planning, furniture making, furniture
restoration, hair dressing, home science,
information technology, learning to drive, peer
education, metal work, money management,
tailoring, woodwork, vehicle restoration,
mechanics, upholstery etc.
Music:
DJing, music appreciation, musical theory,
playing an instrument, singing etc.
Performance: Acting, baton twirling,
drama and theatre skills, circus skills,
puppetry etc.
Sports related:
sports officiating, umpiring, sports
equipment making and maintenance, sports ground
maintenance, dance appreciation, dance theory,
flying, gliding, motor sports etc.
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Fitness/Physical Recreation |
Group fitness classes, athletics, canoeing,
cycling, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, horse
riding, ice skating, jogging, orienteering,
personal training programs, rock climbing,
skateboarding, skipping, surfing, swimming,
walking, yoga, basketball, baseball, cricket,
football, hockey, lacrosse, rowing, sailing,
soccer, squash, tennis, touch football,
volleyball, etc.
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Adventurous Journey
(Outward Bound,
Outdoor Ed and Cadet camps can be used for this)
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It is a journey with a purpose completed in
small groups (4 or more participants). There
must be a minimum of six hours of prescribed
activity per day for Bronze, 7 hours for Silver
and 8 hours for Gold. There is preparation and
training, and a practice journey (of similar
duration, nature and environment to the
qualifying journey) and a qualifying journey. |
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Residential Project |
Gold only: undertake
service or training that requires you to live
and work with others away from home for 5
consecutive days |
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