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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a registered charity in the United Kingdom which administers an award (also known as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award or D of E) for personal achievement that can be obtained by anyone aged from 14 to 25. Around 225,000 participants are taking part in the Award programme at any time, although only half obtain an Award, taking on average around a year. Charity is a term in Christian theology (one of the three virtues), meaning loving kindness towards others; it is held to be the ultimate perfection of the human spirit, because it is said to both glorify and reflect the nature of God. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...
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A pilot award scheme "for Boys" started in 1956, with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as chairman. The award borrowed from the Moray Badge, instituted at Gordonstoun School by its headmaster, Kurt Hahn, in 1934, and the County Badge adopted in Morayshire in 1941. The first Gold Awards were made in 1958, when a parallel scheme "for Girls" was piloted, and the charity was established in 1959. A combined scheme for "Young People" aged 14 to 21 was launched in 1969, and extended to those up to 25 in 1980. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born June 10, 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ...
In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ...
Kurt Hahn (1886 - 1974) was a German educationalist who founded such projects such as the Schule Schloss Salem in Germany, Gordonstoun in Scotland, Atlantic College in Wales, the United World Colleges movement, and the Outward Bound schools. ...
Morayshire or Elginshire is one of the traditional counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ...
The Award The Award itself has three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. To obtain an award, participants must demonstrate achievement at the appropriate level in four sections. The actual activities that can count towards the award are numerous and vast: - Service: helping the community, for example with a charity;
- Skills: a hobby, skill, or interest, for example showing progress with a musical instrument;
- Physical recreation: sports, dance, or fitness; and
- Expeditions: can be by bicycle, horseback, water, but most commonly on foot. The expedition on foot can be taken almost anywhere in the countryside, with popular places being the national parks, particularly the Lake District, Dartmoor, the Peak District and Snowdonia.
Participants aiming for the Gold Award must also take part in one additional section: The United Kingdom has 13 national parks, 11 in England and Wales and 2 in Scotland. ...
Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ...
Dartmoor is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon. ...
The Peak District National Park is a national park in the north of England. ...
See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ...
The Award, according to its Key principles, is non-competitive, available to all, voluntary, flexible, balanced, progressive, achievement-focused, a marathon not a sprint, personal development, and enjoyable.
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