Duke of Edinburgh Award at d'Overbroeck's

The Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme was started to support young people in their development through extra-curricular activities and service in the community. The programme has three different levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold, and consists of four sections: Volunteering, Skills, Physical and Expedition, with an additional residential section at Gold level. Students can choose whatever they like for their Volunteering, Skills and Physical so the programme is highly individual to each young person. At d’Overbroeck’s we take pride in letting our students express their individuality and we have an excellent culture of personal development, so we embody what the DofE award sets out to achieve. All three of our school sites take part in this fantastic award scheme. We offer the Bronze and Silver award at our Years 7-11 site, Gold at our Sixth Form site and Bronze at the International School. Students gain extra life skills necessary to become a well-rounded person through their activities and give back to their local communities through the volunteering component. Our students decide to take on this award primarily to try new things and to achieve something that they never thought that they could. All levels of the award also look great when applying for universities both in the UK and abroad. Students do not have to start at the Bronze level and work their way up, they can start their DofE at any level, it only affects how long they do each section for. We offer Bronze at Year 9 or any year for students at The International School, Silver at Year 10 and Gold at Year 12. We use an expedition company that employs highly qualified mountain leaders to run all expeditions which ensures student safety and enjoyment