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

 

BRONZE Information
COVID-19 DofE Kit list   Activity Log - Physical   Activity Log - Skills   Activity Log - Volunteering   Programme Ideas - Complete Brief	Go Explore Kit List

Bronze Future Key Dates

Event	Date	Venue	Time
Bronze Training Weekend & Parent Evening	Saturday 19th March to Sunday 20th March 2022	6th Form Area/Tech Block	09.00: - 17:00
Bronze Practice Expedition 1	Saturday 7th May to Sunday 8th May 2022	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Practice Expedition 2	Saturday 14th May to Sunday 15th May 2022	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Route Planning for Qualifying expeditions	Saturday 11th June 2022	Tech block	10:00 - 16:00
Bronze Qualifying Expedition 1	Saturday 25th June to Sunday 26th June 2022	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Qualifying Expedition 2	Saturday 9th July to Sunday 10th July 2022	Suffolk	2 Days

SILVER Information
Silver D of E Introductory letter (2021-22 Cohort)    Activity Log - Physical   Activity Log - Skills   Activity Log - Volunteering   Programme Ideas - Complete Brief     Silver Covid Kit list	Recommended DofE Silver Kit List

 Silver Future Key Dates

Event	Date	Venue	Time
Silver Route Planning for Practice Expedition and Parent Evening	Sunday 10th October 2021	Tech block	09:00 - 17:00
Silver Practice Expedition	Saturday 23rd October to Tuesday 26th October 2021	New Forest	4 Days
Silver Route Planning for Qualifying Expedition	Saturday 13th November 2021	Tech block	10:00 - 16:00
Silver Qualifying Expedition	Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Friday 22nd April 2022	Peak District	4 Days

GOLD Information
Activity Log - Physical   Activity Log - Skills   Activity Log - Volunteering   Programme Ideas - Complete Brief	Recommended DofE Gold Kit List

 Gold Future Key Dates

Event	Date	Venue	Time
Gold Training Weekend & Route Planning for Practice Expedition	Saturday 12th February to Sunday 13th February 2022	Butley Village Hall	2 Days
Gold Practice Expedition	Saturday 9th April to Thursday 14th April 2022	Yorkshire Dales	6 Days
Gold Route Planning for Qualifying Expedtion	Saturday 21st May 2022	Tech block	10:00 - 16:00
Gold Qualifying Expedition	Thursday 14th July to Tuesday 19th July 2022	Lake District	6 Days