Marrickville High School is a registered Award Unit currently facilitating the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. The program began at MHS in 2016, offering the Bronze Award for selected students in year 10. The program has been implemented with the intention of offering Silver and Gold Awards for continuing students in future years.
What is the Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) Award?
The Duke Edinburgh's International Award (DoE) is a program designed for young people to build skills to equip them for life and work. The DoE Award allows students to create and work towards goals in four different areas: Skill, Service, Physical Activity and Adventurous Journey. It is a voluntary program that aims to build students' commitment, self-confidence, resilience and leadership skills. Students work individually over the year to complete the required hours in the Skill, Service and Physical Activity components. The Adventurous Journey component is completed collectively, and involves preparing, conducting and evaluating two overnight expeditions.
Why should students undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award?
Some of the benefits of undertaking the DoE Award include:
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For more information regarding the Award visit http://www.dukeofed.com.au/.
