The West Leigh Baptist Church

Duke of Edinburgh's

Award Group

Team Leader: Barry Howard

Contact address:

wlbcdofe@zoomshare.com

NATIONAL WEBSITE:

www.theaward.org

D of E recommences on: 15th June

Expedition Training

The aim of West Leigh's Duke of Edinburgh's Award Group is to enhance our young peoples' lives by giving them 'access to life in abundance' - that is giving them opportunity to experience serving, and training for it, developing skills, and working hard at it, developing healthy lifestyles, by challenging themselves to 'go further', and preparing for a journey, understanding all the things needed for that journey to come to fruition. We as adults would do well to mirror these qualities. Quite simply it is the Leader Team's mission to impel them into experiences, which will create the fully-orbed young person.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities, designed to support the personal and social development of young people aged 14-25, regardless of gender, background or ability. It offers an individual challenge and encourages young people to undertake exciting, constructive, challenging and enjoyable activities iin their free time.

The Award is a five-Section Programme with three progressive levels:

Bronze (for those aged 14 and over)

Silver (for those aged 15 and over)

Gold (for those aged 16 and over).

The sections involve:

Service (helping other people in the local community)  

Skills (covering almost any hobby, skill or interest)

Expedition 15 / 30 / 50 miles for each of the Bronze, Silver, Gold, elements - in progressively  more wild landscapes, 'under your own steam', having gone through a series of training and practice expeditions instructed by nationally qualified and experienced leaders.

Physical Recreation (sport, dance and fitness).

Residential Project (Gold Award only) (a purposeful enterprise with people not previously known to the participant.

There are 10 key principles

• Available to all young people
• Voluntary
• Enjoyable
• Non competitive
• Offers a balanced programme
• It is a process not a prize
• A marathon not a sprint
• Flexible
• Shows progression
• Achievement focussed

Each person will need to Register through the Award Team Leader: Barry Howard - and choose which of the four parts of the programme they would want to start with. There will be a substantial amount of personal time spent on these programmes and each person must manage this time accordingly. We will meet regularly though not necessarily each week. 

Welcome to : Helen, Beth, Heather, Joe, Josh, Gareth, Bob, Hannah, Tom, and Katie!!!

Our first meeting was on Thursday 11th January. All further meetings will be bi-weekly (every other week!) on Fridays at 7 pm in the Old Church Hall. The programme is to sort Service and  Skills for each person, decide on who wants to tackle the Silver Award instead of starting with Bronze (more sensible if you are in any examination year at school)  and start the Expedition [Theory] training which will be run by Barry, Sam, and Andy.

Adult Asst. Leaders have yet to be appointed; Registration will take place in the next fortnight (ie up until the end of January). All contact through Barry, or Beth (for obvious reasons!)

BJH.

Formal Meeting Dates

All Meetings are on Fridays at 7.00 pm unless otherwise stated

19th January

2nd February, 16th February,

Service: FIRST AID From 9th Feb for seven alternate Fridays

First Aid: 23 Feb

2nd March, First Aid: 9 March 16th March, First Aid: 23 March

30th March

13th April? [Easter] First Aid: 20th April  27th April

Expedition this month

First Aid: 4th May 11th May, First Aid: 18th May Postponed 

25th May? (half term) BJH & EGH on holiday

D of E recommences on: 8th June, 22nd June, Expedition this month

6th July, 20th July

31st August

14th September, 28th September,

12th October, 26th October

9th Nov., 23rd Nov.,

7th December, 21st December.

In addition to the above dates there will have to be whole-day training sessions for 'Expedition' skills with Barry, Sam, and Andy, and a number of evenings and days for the 'Bushcraft and Survival' element of 'Skills' that a number of you have chosen.

Thanks to Helen & Beth for sorting the above dates!

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 Bob  Joe

 Bethy  Helen

 Gareth

This website is under construction.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

The e-mail link at the top of the page is live and particpants, parents and church members can contact me through this or at bjhexpeditions@hotmail.com

04.02.07

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