DoE Bronze Planning, Practice & Qualifier package

A complete and comprehensive DoE package saving you time and money

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award Bronze Training, Practice, Planning & Qualifier package.

An introduction to adventure and discovery in the great outdoors, Bronze level is about working as a team and developing an understanding of expedition preparation and planning. An opportunity to put your skills into practice and get your gear list figured out for future journeys, this DoE Bronze Practice & Qualifier package is a big learning curve that’s lots of fun. After packing your own backpack, you’ll walk to your destination, prepare the campsite and sleep in a tent, before packing up and tramping back the next day.

Congratulations on signing up and starting your journey with The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. This DoE Bronze Practice & Qualifier package is the first step towards achieving the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Adventurous Journey. Aiming to ‘encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery’, participants gain expedition preparation and planning skills as part of teamwork in the great outdoors to build solid foundations for future adventures. Social Nature Movement has designed events that cater to all levels of experience, including those that have little outdoor experience.

Using the skills and knowledge gained from the training session and practice journey, you’ll set off with your team to complete your first DoE Bronze Practice & Qualifier package expedition. You’re responsible for turning up with the right equipment and the right attitude to complete a challenging overnight tramp. Your Social Nature Movement instructor will be there to support you and offer guidance. But you and your team need to be as independent as possible.

Where necessary, two levels can be on the same journey, provided each participant meets the minimum requirement for the higher Award level. All practice and qualifying journeys at all levels should be on tracks that have not been used for a previous journey.

14+ years old

Pre-requisites: None

Dates and locations: You choose

Transport mode: Tramp, Kayak, SuP or Packrafting

Other DoE Adventurous Journeys

Occasionally, a significant expedition or exploration involving extra innovation, creativity and challenge may take place. In such circumstances, the advice and agreement of a Group’s or Unit’s Operating Authority is required to proceed. The only additional stipulation is that all participants must be aged 18 or over. It is also the case that significant Adventurous Journeys – such as scaling a Himalayan peak – would require the advice and assistance, usually at cost, of an external provider such as a reliable expedition company.

Examples of DofE explorations and expeditions

• Exploring the natural world: glaciation, erosion, geology, coastal
studies, river valleys, plant studies, bird studies or animal studies,
insect studies
• Exploring historic land use: prehistoric man, historical periods
• Exploring human impact: visitor pressure in national parks,
pollution monitoring, surveys of numbers of walkers in remote areas
• Carrying out health surveys or health education in remote areas
• Completing a demanding journey by foot, cycle or canoe/ kayak
• Investigating group dynamics in challenging conditions
• Kayaking the entire navigable stretch of a river

• Extensive sail across an ocean
• Climbing an Alpine, Himalayan or other high mountainous peak
• Cycling from one end of a country to another or from coast to coast

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition Section should provide opportunities to:

• Plan and execute a journey – requiring attention to detail and organisational ability.
• Demonstrate enterprise and imagination – by the group organising their own journey.
• Work as a member of a team – all journeys are a group effort.
• Respond to a challenge – either planned or unforeseen.
• Develop self-reliance – through carrying out an unaccompanied journey.
• Develop leadership skills – members of the group have opportunities to take a leading role during different aspects of the journey.
• Recognise the needs and strengths of others – all are involved in mutual support to ensure the success of the journey.
• Make decisions and accept the consequences – the group makes real decisions affecting their well-being.
• Reflect on personal performance – through reviewing progress during training and at the end of the Qualifying Journey.
• Enjoy and appreciate the environment – developing an awareness of the areas visited and issues affecting the environment.

Other Duke of Edinburgh award Adventurous Journeys

Occasionally, a significant expedition or exploration involving extra innovation, creativity and challenge may take place. In such circumstances, the advice and agreement of a Group’s or Unit’s Operating Authority is required to proceed. The only additional stipulation is that all participants must be aged 18 or over. It is also the case that significant Adventurous Journeys – such as scaling a Himalayan peak – would require the advice and assistance, usually at cost, of an external provider such as a reliable expedition company.

How to sign off completed DoE Adventurous Journeys using ORB

Firstly access the Online Record Book (ORB), here

Then, follow the sign-off information, here

Apply for NCEA credits while doing your Duke of Edinburgh Award

BRONZE AWARD – NZQA Unit Standards (US) Level 1
• Wellbeing – 3 credits (496, v.10)
• Generic CV Building – 2 credits (504, v.8)
• Be interviewed for an informal, one to one, face to face interview – 2 credits (1293, v.7)
• Communicating as part of a team with a routine task – 2 credits (3503, v.6)
• Creating a Presentation – 3 credits (5946, v.8)

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