The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is an excellent program that equips young people for life and work. At Youthworks we have been facilitating Christian Outdoor Education programs for over 30 years. The Adventurous Journey section of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is just one of the great ways in which our programs can help young adventurers grow in their understanding of God, themselves, and the world around us.
The Program
Your journey will be facilitated by fully qualified and professional Christian outdoor educators who are passionate about using adventures in creation to provide life-changing experiences for young people. Each journey is planned and delivered in accordance with current industry standards and reviewed by industry-leading risk management processes. You will be supported by the best resources, equipment and logistics including real-time satellite monitoring and communications systems operated by our expert expedition coordinators.
Partner With Our
Adventure Experts
For many schools, successfully planning and delivering an adventurous journey is simply too great a challenge in the midst of a busy teaching schedule. By partnering with Youthworks, you can have access to all our outdoors experiences, including qualified instructors, supervisors and quality outdoor equipment to hire for the trip. We ensure that your journey is delivered in a suitable location for the needs and outcomes of your students.
Inclusions
A pre-trip training session at the school
Hire of One Planet tents and Trangia stoves
Fully qualified guides to accompany the group
All logistical support
Transport if needed at meeting point
1 accompanying teacher per group free of charge
Pre-Training
The pre-training will take a few hours (3-4 depending on the group) and we will go through:
How to use all the equipment: tents, stoves, compasses, maps satellite phone, SPOT tracker
Packing list, clothing considerations
Food and water (what and how much to bring)
Looking through the route and the navigation skills needed
Emergency and first aid on the expedition
Safety
Youthworks will do all of the risk management for the trip This will include:
Risk Management Plans of the route
Fully qualified instructor
Satellite communications and tracking
Expedition Coordinators
Wilderness First Aid kit
Water purification (if needed)
Reflection & Debrief
Youthworks seeks to be exceptional in delivering outdoor education and one of our points of difference is that, while we run high-quality, professional outdoor education programs, every single guide at Youthworks COE strives to deliver an expedition where learning outcomes are seized upon and debriefed.
On a Duke of Ed trip our guides are there to ensure the safety of the group and will let the students lead the trip, only stepping in if they are going to do something dangerous. At night or in the morning we debrief the day so that students are better prepared to reflect on their expedition and complete their Duke of Ed requirements to the best of their ability.
Hire Equipment
We are able to hire packs and sleeping mats to students who don’t have/can’t borrow appropriate ones. This will also help keep costs down as buying all this gear can easily add up to $500. The school/students will let the Duke of Ed Coordinator know what they need and we will invoice the school who will collect the money from the students.
With adequate lead time, we can run an Adventurous Journey almost anywhere.
