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Duke of Edinburgh Award

Snowdonia Expedition 2009

During the last week of the Easter holidays 19 sixth form pupils, 3 members of staff and a dog travelled to North Wales to undertake 2 days of training and a 3 day practice expedition within the stunning landscape of Snowdonia National Park.

Pupils undertook training in all the skills necessary to safely complete an unaccompanied practice expedition, such as navigation, camp cooking, wild camping and expedition first aid, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award. After a busy 2 days of training, the pupils in 3 different expedition groups were let loose to follow various routes, camping wild and being completely self-sufficient. The weather was good throughout, hot during the days and cold during the nights.

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All groups were closely monitored by staff and they all performed superbly throughout and should now be ready to undertake their qualifying expeditions later in the year. All in all, the trip was a great success with the pupils being a huge credit to the school and pleasure to spend time with – well done all!

Mr Walker
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award co-ordinator