Where has The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (The Award) taken you?
A lot of people might say: "I went camping" or "I went on an amazing hike overseas", and while this is true and may-be a large part of it, for those who have achieved the Award and look back at the change in their lives and the challenges they have overcome, they can truly see where the Award has taken them.
It all starts with you at 13, before you started or maybe had even heard of The Duke of Ed. Were you shy, loud, the class clown perhaps somewhere in the middle?
Did you leap at the chance to do the Award or was it your parent’s idea?
At what point did your journey, your challenge, your Award truly become yours alone? When was the point where you said: “I can do this”!
No one's answers will be the same, but after looking back on your journey from 14 and just starting bronze to finishing any three of the levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold); you can see where the Award has taken you, the mentors who have inspired you, the organisations who have supported you and the goals you have accomplished.
If you have a story to share, great or small we would love to hear it as it may be able to inspire someone else. Email: comms@dukeofed.com.au
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16 сен 2024
