Duke of Edinburgh at Farlingaye
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has been running at Farlingaye for a number of years now. Students can start at Bronze level in Year 10 where they undertake a series of activities through the year. Each student is responsible for organising and completing their Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections. Training for the fourth section of expeditions is carried out after school and over a weekend. Following this there are two expeditions in the Suffolk area where students are self-sufficient for two days and one night. On the completion of the Bronze Award students are able to continue to Silver level in year 11. Expeditions are more demanding at this level and this year we are visiting the New Forest and the Peak District National Park to complete their Expedition phase. Once the students are in year 12, they will then have the option to complete their Gold award, training and commitment at this level is much harder with expeditions being held in the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. Please note, it is helpful to have completed all levels of the award, however it is possible to enter directly into silver or gold with no previous experience. It is essential however, that students who start on a level actually fully complete it before moving onto the next level.
For more information about the award visit www.dofe.org or www.dofe.info or contact Mr C Shaw within school, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FHSDofE and our DofE facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FarlingayeDofE
Downloadable resources, such as enrolment forms, activity logs, route planning forms, etc. can be found on the school learning gateway at https://flg.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk/Home/Extracurricular/SitePages/DukeofEdinburgh'sAward.aspx
Bronze Future Key Dates
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Time |
| Initial meeting for all participants |
Thursday 18th October 2018 |
New Hall |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| Follow up meeting for all participants |
Thursday 29th November 2018 |
New Hall |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| eDofE session for Expedition 1 participants |
Thursday 17th January 2019 |
LR1 |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| eDofE session for Expedition 2 participants |
Tuesday 22nd January 2019 |
LR1 |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| Bronze Training weekend |
Saturday 26th January 2019 to Sunday 27th January 2019 |
6th Form Area |
9.00 - 5.00 pm |
| Bronze kit demo and information |
Sunday 27th January 2019 |
FHS |
4.00 pm |
| eDofE session for Expedition 1 participants |
Thursday 25th April 2019 |
LR1 |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| eDofE session for Expedition 2 participants |
Thursday 2nd May 2019 |
LR1 |
4.00-5.00 pm |
| Bronze Practice expedition 1 |
Sat 27th April 2019 to Sunday 28th April 2019 |
Suffolk Coast |
2 Days |
| Bronze Practice expedition 2 |
Saturday 4th May 2019 to Sunday 5th May 2019 |
Suffolk Coast |
2 Days |
| Route planning session for Qualifying expeditions |
Saturday 8th June 2019 |
Tech block |
9.00 - 4.00 pm |
| Bronze kit check drop-in evening (optional) |
Thursday 13th June 2019 |
New Hall |
6.30-8.00 pm |
| Bronze Qualifying expedition 1 |
Saturday 15th June 2019 to Sunday 16th June 2019 |
Suffolk Coast |
2 Days |
| Bronze Qualifying expedition 2 |
Saturday 22nd June 2019 to Sunday 23rd June 2019 |
Suffolk Coast |
2 Days |
|
Silver Future Key Dates
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Time |
| Silver route planning for Practice expedition |
Saturday 6th October 2019 |
Tech block |
9.00 am - 4.00 pm |
| Silver kit demo and parents’ evening |
Saturday 6th October 2019 |
After route planning |
9.00 am - 4.00 pm |
| Silver Practice expedition |
Saturday 20th October 2018 to Tuesday 23rd October 2018 |
New Forest |
4 Days |
| Silver route planning for Qualifying expedition |
Saturday 10th November 2018 |
Tech block |
9.00 am - 4.00 pm |
| Silver Qualifying expedition |
Monday 15th April 2019 to Thursday 18th April 2019 |
Peak District |
4 Days |
|
Gold Future Key Dates
| Event |
Date |
Venue |
Time |
| Gold initial meeting |
Tuesday 6th November 2019 |
Common room |
4.00 - 5.00 pm |
| Gold training weekend and route planning |
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th February 2019 |
Butley Village Hall |
2 Days |
| Gold kit demo and parents’ information session |
Sunday 10th February 2019 |
Butley Village Hall |
4.00 pm |
| Gold Practice expedition |
Monday 8th April 2019 to Saturday 13th April 2019 |
Yorkshire Dales |
6 Days |
| Gold route planning for Qualifying expedition |
Saturday 27th April 2019 |
Butley Village Hall |
5.00 pm - 8.00 pm |
| Gold Qualifying expedition |
Saturday 13th July 2019 to Thursday 18th July 2019 |
Lake District |
6 Days |
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