Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Spirit of Adventure are proud to be expedition providers for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to schools and groups across Westcountry.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programmes
Spirit of Adventure are proud to be authorised providers of Duke of Edinburgh's Award to schools and groups across the Westcountry.
Young people progress through three levels within the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to achieve a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.
Taking part builds confidence and develops self-esteem. It requires persistence, commitment and has a lasting impact on the attitudes and outlook of all young people who do their Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
What is a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award?
Young people doing their Duke of Edinburgh's Award complete four different types of activity at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold level to achieve an Award:
Volunteering: undertake service to individuals or the community. This develops compassion, commitment and the confidence to make a difference.
Physical: improve in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities. This develops fitness, enjoyment and, depending on the activity, teamwork.
Skills: develop practical and social skills and personal interests. This helps young people to realise their unique potential and gain greater self-esteem.
Expedition: plan, train for, and complete an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad. This develops teamwork and leadership, and challenges young people to push themselves beyond their expectations.
Residential: (Gold level only): stay and work away from home doing a shared activity. Again this challenges young people, who must work with strangers to achieve a positive goal.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is the world’s leading achievement award for young people between the ages of 14 and 24.
The aim of the award is to create a world where young people can reach their full potential whatever their circumstances.
Their ethos is to enable every young person of every background to do their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and succeed, regardless of any barriers.
The award provides a balanced series of activities that develops the whole person – mind, body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and team-working.
Spirit of Adventure & the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Programme
Expedition Programmes
Our aim here at ‘Spirit’ is to fit into your programme at a level you require. We are not here to take over the show! Unless of course that is what you require.
The first thing we will always do is come and spend time with you and work out the best way we can fit into your system, or how we can assist in setting up your Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme.
We are based right here in expedition country so can fit into your existing plans or help you design new ones.
Training Instructors
Here at ‘Spirit’ we have recognised it takes a special person with a high skill level to be a good Duke of Edinburgh's Award trainer. With this in mind our team of Duke of Edinburgh's Award instructors are chosen for not only their wild country leadership qualifications but also their broader experiences in the outdoor world.
Within the team we have instructors with many years of experience exploring countless wild areas of land and sea all over the world!
A Superb Moorland Base
Spirit of Adventure’s Powdermills base is a great place to be based for Duke of Edinburgh's Award work.
We are right on the border between the North and South moors of Dartmoor with direct access to the moors from the doorway of the bunkhouse or office. This means we are close by for emergency cover and extra support if suddenly required.
We also have a team of instructors and guides that know all the nooks and crannies of Dartmoor, summer or winter.
Expedition Costs
Bronze Expedition
- A training day
- A 2-day practice expedition
- A 2-day qualifying expedition
Silver Expedition
- A 3-day practice expedition
- A 3-day qualifying expedition
Gold Expedition
- A 3-day practice expedition
- A 4-day qualifying expedition
We can provide campsite fees, fully qualified supervisors (we work on one per team for practice and then, at least one for every two teams for qualification) and an assessor, all paperwork, i.e. submission of green forms to DofE Network
The cost does not include transport to the expeditions (all of which would take place on Dartmoor) and food for the participants. We also have some equipment, tents, stoves etc that we can lend out if needed. This also assumes that the students would arrive on Dartmoor on the morning of the expeditions and leave once completed.
For invoicing we would invoice at each stage of the process (based on £50+VAT per student per day).
Get in Touch
We believe in tailoring our Duke of Edinburgh's Award programmes to your requirements. We will be happy to meet and discuss a programme for you at a cost that suits your budget.
If you would like to discuss how we can help you with your Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme contact Martin Hibbs at Spirit of Adventure:
Tel: 01822 880 277
Email: martin@spirit-of-adventure.com