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 4th March to Sunday 5th March 2023	6th Form Area/Tech Block	09.00: - 17:00
Bronze Practice Expedition 1	Saturday 6th May to Sunday 7th May 2023	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Practice Expedition 2	Saturday 13th May to Sunday 14th May 2023	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Route Planning for Qualifying expeditions	Wednesday 17th May 2023 Wednesday 24th May 2023 Wednesday 7th June 2023	Tech block Tech block Tech block	3.30 - 17.00 3.30 - 17.00 3.30 - 17.00
Bronze Qualifying Expedition 1	Saturday 10th June to Sunday 11th June 2023	Suffolk	2 Days
Bronze Qualifying Expedition 2	Saturday 24th June to Sunday 25th June 2023	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 1st October 2022	Tech block	10.00 - 17.00
Silver Practice Expedition	Saturday 22nd October to Monday 24th October 2022	Ashdown Forest	3 Days
Silver Route Planning for Qualifying Expedition	Saturday 12th November 2022	Tech block	10.00 - 16.00
Silver Qualifying Expedition	Friday 7th July 2023 to Monday 10th July 2023	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 4th February to Sunday 5th February 2023	Butley Village Hall	2 Days
Gold Practice Expedition	Friday 31st March to Wednesday 5th April 2023	Yorkshire Dales	6 Days
Gold Route Planning for Qualifying Expedition	TBC	TBC	TBC
Gold Qualifying Expedition	Thursday 13th July to Tuesday 18th July 2023	Lake District/North Wales	6 Days