The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

History of the Award

The Award Programme was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1956 as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to encourage and motivate young people over the age of 14 to become involved in a balanced programme of voluntary self-development activities.

The programme was designed with great care by a small team, whose members included HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Dr Kurt Hahn, educationlist and founder of Outward Bound and the United World Colleges; Lord Porritt, the New Zealand Olympic athlete, Royal Surgeon and former Governor-General; and Lord Hunt, the famous adventurer and leader of the team which supported Sir Edmund Hillary in the conquest of Mount Everest.

Almost as soon as it was launched in the UK, the Award was taken up by schools and youth groups in other countries. The unique compostition of the programme is ideally suited to easy adaptation and integration into different cultures and societies. The basic content of the Award remains the same throughout the world, but the activities, the application and even the title are all adapted to suit the varying needs of young people in different countries.

Over the past three decades the Award has developed and grown, touching lives of young people in more than 60 countries. The programme is continuously evaluated and modified to suit the changing demands of a modern society and the needs of young people. Today the Award is a major international programme recognised and used by agencies concerned with youth throughout the world.

In New Zealand, although one or two organisations started taking part earlier, it was not until 18 July 1963 that the Governor-General, Sir Bernard Fergusson, held the inaugural meeting of the National Council of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in New Zealand at Government House in Wellington, when a Constitution for the Award in New Zealand was adopted.

More information on The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award programme may be found at https://dofehillary.org.nz/.

Introducing the Sections

There are four sections that need to be completed at each level (with an extra requirement at Gold level). As you move through the levels a higher degree of commitment is required, but you can choose your own activities for each section and complete the requirements with things that you enjoy doing!

The hours and months required for each section are minimums and we encourage you to go over and above this to get the most out of the programme for yourself. You can tackle each section one at a time or do them all at once ... it's all up to you!

BRONZE AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Bronze

The Duke of Edinburgh's Guide for Bronze Award Participants may be downloaded here.

Duke of Edinburgh has online enrolment and an online record book. To enrol, students will need to go to https://www.onlinerecordbook.org/fo/ and complete the process. When asked for the Award Unit, students need to select Glendowie College.

The Online Record Book ($86.25) needs to be purchased and paid for directly to Duke of Edinburgh. When the participant goes through the registration process, they will be asked how they wish to pay and will have two options available to them:

Pay online using the payment gateway – If the participant selects this option then on completion of the registration process a link will be sent to their parent (using the email address the participant entered for their parent during the registration process). The parent will click on this link and it will take them to a payment gateway whereby they can pay using their debit/credit card. Once payment has been made, the system will automatically update the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’. All payments made using the online payment gateway are charged a fee of 3.4% of the registration fee (e.g. Bronze level of 86.25 x 3.4 = $2.93 online payment fee charge).
Pay National Office directly via internet bank transfer – National office’s banking details will be listed on this option as well as the price of Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.
Once payment has cleared in the Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award’s bank account, an Award staff member will change the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’.

Once the registration process is completed, the Award leader needs to approve the registration (making the online record book active). Only once the registration has been approved will the participant be able to have full access their online record book.

Please click here for information on using the online record book (ORB).

Training for the tramp needs to be completed through Peak Performance Solutions (Bronze $65). Their website is http://www.bronzetraining.com/ All students need to complete 20 hours online training.

In 2020 all Bronze tramps will be outsourced with payments made directly to Bigfoot Adventures ($190 per Bronze trip).

The teacher-in-charge is Mrs Jenny Champness, email chp@gdc.school.nz

The dates for the Bronze tramps for 2020 are as follows:

Practice Tramp

7/8 March - Option 1

11/12 April - Option 2

20/21 April - Open to the public

25/26 April - Public Bronze Qualifier

Final Tramp

31 October/1 November - Option 1

7/8 November - Option 2

Students who are unable to get on the relevant tramp with Bigfoot Adventures may also try Adventure Works as an alternative option, please see the following link for more information:

http://www.adventureworks.co.nz/the-duke-of-edinburghrsquos-hillary-award.html

Prior to each tramp students can hire gear and equipment from Glendowie College. Each item will have a minimal charge of $5. These items will be handed out the week prior to each tramp.

For general enquiries please contact Mr Richard Thompson.

Contacts

Mr Richard Thompson

Student Registration, Practice and Final Tramp Organiser
Email: thr@gdc.school.nz

Mrs Jennifer Champness

Online Record Book
Email: chp@gdc.school.nz

	Service	Skill	Physical Recreation
Bronze	3 months	3 months	3 months
	Plus a further 3 months in either Service, Skill or Physical Recreation
Regularity	At least 15 hours spread over the 3 months Or At least 30 hours spread over the 6 months	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen

SILVER AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Silver

The Duke of Edinburgh's Guide for Silver Award Participants may be downloaded here.

The Online Record Book ($86.25) needs to be purchased and paid for directly to Duke of Edinburgh.

When the participant goes through the registration process, they will be asked how they wish to pay and will have two options available to them:

Pay online using the payment gateway – If the participant selects this option then on completion of the registration process a link will be sent to their parent (using the email address the participant entered for their parent during the registration process). The parent will click on this link and it will take them to a payment gateway whereby they can pay using their debit/credit card. Once payment has been made, the system will automatically update the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’. All payments made using the online payment gateway are charged a fee of 3.4% of the registration fee (e.g. Bronze level of 86.25 x 3.4 = $2.93 online payment fee charge).
Pay National Office directly via internet bank transfer – National office’s banking details will be listed on this option as well as the price of Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.
Once payment has cleared in the Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award’s bank account, an Award staff member will change the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’.

Please click here for information on using the online record book (ORB).

Training for the tramp needs to be completed through Peak Performance Solutions (Silver $65). Their website is http://www.bronzetraining.com/ All students need to complete 20 hours online training.

In 2020 all Silver tramps will be outsourced with payments made directly to Bigfoot Adventures ($280 per Silver trip).

The teacher-in-charge is Mrs Robyn Lewis, email lws@gdc.school.nz

The dates for the Silver tramps for 2020 are: 3 to 5 May and 5 to 7 October 2020.

Students who are unable to get on the relevant tramp with Bigfoot Adventures may also try Adventure Works as an alternative option, please see the following link for more information: http://www.adventureworks.co.nz/the-duke-of-edinburghrsquos-hillary-award.html

Prior to each tramp students can hire gear and equipment from Glendowie College. Each item will have a minimal charge of $5. These items will be handed out the week prior to each tramp.

For general enquiries please contact Mr Richard Thompson, email thr@gdc.school.nz

Contacts

Mrs Robyn Lewis
Email: lws@gdc.school.nz

	Service	Skill	Physical Recreation
Silver	Two of these Sections for 6 months One Section for 4 months

Or Direct Entrant (Someone who has not completed Bronze)

	Service	Skill	Physical Recreation
Silver	One Section for 4 months One Section for 6 months One Section for 12 months
Regularity	At least 20 hours spread over the 4 months Or At least 30 hours spread over the 6 months Or At least 60 hours spread over the 12 months	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen

GOLD AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Gold

The Duke of Edinburgh's Guide for Gold Award Participants may be downloaded here.

The Online Record Book ($115) needs to be purchased and paid for directly to Duke of Edinburgh. When the participant goes through the registration process, they will be asked how they wish to pay and will have two options available to them:

Pay online using the payment gateway – If the participant selects this option then on completion of the registration process a link will be sent to their parent (using the email address the participant entered for their parent during the registration process). The parent will click on this link and it will take them to a payment gateway whereby they can pay using their debit/credit card. Once payment has been made, the system will automatically update the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’. All payments made using the online payment gateway are charged a fee of 3.4% of the registration fee (e.g. Bronze level of 86.25 x 3.4 = $2.93 online payment fee charge).
Pay National Office directly via internet bank transfer – National office’s banking details will be listed on this option as well as the price of Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.
Once payment has cleared in the Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award’s bank account, an Award staff member will change the participants online record book payment status to ‘Paid’.

Please click here for information on using the online record book (ORB).

The Gold tramps are scheduled for 22 to 24 September 2019. The final tramp is from 26 to 30 November 2019.

The practice tramp, training and qualifying journey will be provided and run by the award leaders at the college in conjunction with specialised providers for the kayaking aspect of the trip. The teacher-in-charge is Miss Fiona Smith, email smi@gdc.school.nz

Contacts

Ms Julie Barrack
Email: brk@gdc.school.nz

Ms Fiona Smith
Email: smi@gdc.school.nz

	Service	Skill	Physical Recreation
Gold	Two of these Sections for 12 months One Section for 5 months

Or Direct Entrant (Someone who has not completed Silver)

	Service	Skill	Physical Recreation
Gold	One Section for 5 months One Section for 12 months One Section for 18 months
Regularity	At least 25 hours spread over the 5 months Or At least 60 hours spread over the 12 months Or At least 90 hours spread over the 18 months	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen	At least one hour per week for the number of months chosen

SCHOOL CLOSED

The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

History of the Award

Introducing the Sections

BRONZE AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Bronze

Contacts

Mr Richard Thompson

Mrs Jennifer Champness

SILVER AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Silver

Contacts

Or Direct Entrant (Someone who has not completed Bronze)

GOLD AWARD - https://dofehillary.org.nz/Gold

Contacts

Or Direct Entrant (Someone who has not completed Silver)

Leadership