How Duke of Edinburgh Award is continuing during COVID

How Duke of Edinburgh Award is continuing during COVID

Throughout the COVID Pandemic and all its attendant restrictions, the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) at Kilgraston has continued to run. It has made a few adjustments to its various conditions to allow participants to continue with their chosen activities in a safe and legal manner.

Anyone who achieves any of the Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards during this pandemic will certainly have earned it; demonstrating those key DofE qualities of Resilience; Commitment; Initiative; Adaptability; Enthusiasm and plenty more. Even during a pandemic, DofE has remained as an area of demonstrable Personal Development, both to the individual and also to Universities, Colleges and potential employers.

Through the current academic year, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Groups at Kilgraston have demonstrated these same qualities through persevering with their activities (and changing them if need be); attending online training sessions in preparation for the expeditions; and, in the case of the Bronze and Silver Groups, taking advantage of a small window of opportunity in late November to complete their expeditions (Silver Practice and Bronze Qualifier), which means that they are well ahead in their progress towards their full Awards. In fact, a number of the Bronze group have already completed their Award and have embarked on Silver, with more to follow soon!

There are still some expeditions to run (Gold and Silver Qualifier) and we are hopeful of finding dates in June when this may be possible after all the assessment deadlines have passed! The girls who achieve their Awards then will certainly have earned them.

Mr James Ferrier and Miss Lisa O’Brien

You can read more about the people behind Duke of Edinburgh Award at Kilgraston including Mr James Ferrier here.