The document provides information about the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) program offered through Andover Baptist Church. It discusses the benefits of completing the program, including developing skills, confidence and teamwork. It then provides details about the Bronze and Silver levels, including requirements, costs, meeting schedules and transportation for expeditions. Contact information is provided for those interested in signing up.

1. Andover Baptist Church
Open Award Centre
2012

2. Why do it?
• As leaders we see young people transformed and become
confident and believing in themselves.
• We see them develop team skills that will last them a life
time in all areas of their life.
• The young people leave the scheme with the skills to plan
walking and camping trips anywhere in the country and be
safe.
• The next Ranolf Fines!
• Employers see D of E on young peoples CVs and know
what it stands for.
• If they do their Gold they go to the Palace!

3. What is Bronze D of E?
• Bronze
• You can do a Bronze DofE programme once you’re 14 (or nearly
14, which sometimes happens when you and your friends decide
to start your adventure together. However, your Leader must
agree this.)
• A Bronze DofE programme has 4 sections, Volunteering,
Physical, Skills and Expedition. You must do a minimum of 3
months activity for each of the Volunteering, Physical and Skills
sections, and plan, train for and do a 2 day (1 night) Expedition.
• You also have to spend an extra three months on one of the
Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections. It’s your choice which
one and, though you can change your mind later, you should
decide which section you want to do for longer at the
beginning. Knowing how long you’re going to do it for will help
you to choose your activity and set your goals for each section.
• It will usually take you at least 6 months to complete your Bronze
programme.

4. Volunteering, physical, skills and expedition

5. Volunteering
– Helping a charity or community organisation:
• Volunteering – Administration -Being a charity intern - Being a
– Helping people: volunteer lifeguard - Event management –
– Helping children Fundraising - Mountain rescue - Religious
– Helping older people education - Serving a faith community -
Supporting a charity - Working in a charity
– Helping people in need shop
– Helping people with special needs – Coaching, teaching and leadership:
– Youth work – Dance leadership - DofE Leadership - Group
– Cyber safety leadership - Leading a voluntary organisation
– Community action & raising group:
awareness: » - Girls’ Venture Corps
– Campaigning » - Sea Cadets
– Council representation » - Air Cadets
– Drug & alcohol education » - Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade
– Home accident prevention » - St John Ambulance
– Peer education » - Scout Association
– Personal safety » - Air Training Corps
– Promotion & PR » - Army Cadet Force
– Road safety » - Boys’ Brigade
– Working with the environment or » - CCF
animals: » - Church Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade
– Animal welfare » - Girl guiding UK
– Environment » - Girls’ Brigade
– Rural conservation – Sports leadership
– Preserving waterways – Music tuition
– Working at an animal rescue
centre
– Litter picking
– Urban conservation
– Beach and coastline conservation
– Zoo/farm/nature reserve work

6. Physical
• Physical
– Individual sports:
– Water sports:
– Dance:
– Racquet sports:
– Fitness:
– Extreme sports:
– Martial arts:
– Team sports:

7. Skills
• Skills
– Performance arts
– Science & technology
– Music
– Natural world
– Games & sports
– Life skills
– Learning & collecting
– Media & communication
– Creative arts

8. Syllabus for Expeditions
• First Aid and Emergency Procedures
• An Awareness of Risk and Health and Safety
Issues
• Navigation and Route Planning.
• Preparatory Map Skills
• Practical Map Skills
• Compass Skills
• Camp Craft Equipment and Hygiene
• Food and Cooking
• Countryside, Highway and Water Sports Codes
• Observation Recording and Presentations.
• Team-building
• Proficiency in the Mode of Travel

9. Expedition Gold

10. Expedition Gold

11. Training Team
• Simon Mason – Group Coordinator – Gold Trainer
ML
• Colin Stride – Gold Trainer ML
• Colin Cable – Silver Trainer
• Mig Partridge – ABC Director of Youth
• Richard Burton – Silver Trainer
• John Pugh – Silver Trainer
• John Cable – Done Gold and in training
• Adi Few – e D of E
• Lady leaders – Aileen Cable, Lesley Hunter, Julia
Axup – Silver Trainer

12. Key facts for Bronze
• Age – 14 and over - Year 10 preferably or old
year 9’s – Why? Significant physical demand
• Meeting every other Monday from September
2012, 19:00 till 21:00
• Mode of transport – walking for Bronze in
2011/12
• Expedition will be in the New Forest
• Cost £120 – £40 per term
• 28 places

13. Finance
• £18 – fees to central D of E to register on
award
• £22 – camp fees for practice and final
• £10 – cooking fuel
• £15 – maps and route cards
• £15 – examiner fees
• £40 - Tents/cookers/leader training

14. Key facts for Silver
• Age – 15 and over - Year 11 preferably–
Why? Significant physical demand
• Meeting every other Monday from September
2012, 19:00 till 21:00
• Mode of transport – walking for Silver in
2012/13
• Expedition will be in Dartmoor
• Cost £240 – £80 per term
• 21 places

15. What next?
• Do I really want to do this? Am I doing it to please
my parents?
• Can I fit it in with my school work?
• If you take a place you will stop someone else
having a place
• It does look good on your CV
• You do get to go to the palace and receive your Gold
• Sign up by down loading the application form and
return to Colin Cable with a £40 cheque made
payable to ‘Andover Baptist Church OBG’ to:
Andover Baptist Church, Charlton Road, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 3JH

16. Any questions?
Simon Mason
si.mason@tesco.net
01962 822 399