Duke of Edinburgh 2020-21

 

2020-21 Duke of Edinburgh

Nonsuch is registered with the London Regional Office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE All enrolments MUST be emailed to doe@nonsuchschool.org and payments completed via ParentPay by Monday 12 October 2020.

FOR STUDENTS   Information will be provided in school       FOR PARENTS   Information will be emailed

SCHOOL CONTACTS: Mrs Holmes         School Manager Mrs Avraamides  School Coordinator  Queries to:          doe@nonsuchschool.org EXPEDITION QuERIES: All queries regarding the expeditions should be directed to Activ Adventures Email:  nonsuch@activadventures.com  Tel:     020 8940 0130 Web:   www.activadventures.com DUKE OF EDINBURGH HELP CLUB During re-organised day, please email doe@nonsuchschool.org Mrs Holmes is available in the PE classroom Tuesday lunchtimes from 1.05-1.35pm once Covid restrictions finish.   dofe website Sign-in to the eDofE website to check for messages and queries on evidence a couple of days after submitting.   Once you have completed a section, remember to submit the evidence.

If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Avraamides or Mrs Holmes. 

Any girl in Year 9 and above can enrol on the programme at the relevant level:

    Year 9                         Bronze

    Year 10                       Bronze or Silver
 
    Year 11, 12 and 13     Bronze, Silver or Gold

 

 

The Award consists of four sections (five at Gold):

•  Volunteering
•  Skills
•  Physical Recreation
•  Expedition
•  Residential (Gold only)

The participants must demonstrate commitment to the sections by logging their involvement on a weekly basis for a sustained period of time.

The expedition section can be completed with any DofE Approved Activity Provider.  Activ provides expedition training at Nonsuch if you opt to sign up with them for the expedition.  All questions regarding the expeditions with Activ should be directed to Activ Adventures who are solely responsible for the expeditions.  Nonsuch staff are not normally in attendance at the expeditions, which can be held close to home at Bronze level (Surrey Hills) or further away for Gold.   Please note that the school will not accept any financial liability for payments made to Activ.

The enrolment cost includes the Duke of Edinburgh Award Registration fee.  The expedition fees shown are the costs if the expedition is completed with Activ.  The expedition costs include all the training, supervision, campsite fees and assessment as well as the provision of tents and stoves.  Travel costs are not included.  Suitable rucksacks can be hired at competitive rates.  The Gold expeditions are generally held in locations such as the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia.

Active have successfully completed expeditions with students this summer and autumn, with new procedures in place to reflect the Covid-19 situation.

Costs 2020-21 (no price increase for 2020-21)
 

• Bronze:   
  £32 enrolment with school  and  £245 expedition + travel costs
   
• Silver:     
  £32 enrolment with school and  £325 expedition + travel costs
   
• Gold:       
  £39 enrolment with school (includes cost of Gold Presentation at a Palace)
  and  £540 expedition + travel costs

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. Students need to be available for the expeditions and must attend planning sessions
    
2. Travel costs to expedition sites are in addition to expedition fees

 

Expedition Dates  2020-21

All questions regarding the expeditions should be directed to Activ Adventures.

To download and print a PDF copy of the 2020-21 Expedition Schedule, please click on the link below:

 

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