Duke Of Edinburgh

End of Year Update

2017 has been a fantastic year for the Duke of Edinburgh Award at KNGS! Below are a few updates and photos that will be of interest.

2017 Expeditions and Awards

This years cohort have just finished their final assessment weekend in a very hot Cannock Chase. The entire group passed their assessments with comments from the assessor such as, “this is one of the nicest groups I’ve ever had to pleasure of working with” and “it is always a pleasure to work with KNGS”.

There have been many highlights across this expedition year, not least the evening campfires, toasting marshmallows, name that tune and much more!

Activities that have been undertaken as part of the awards volunteering section included helping in charity shops, working with the elderly, supporting play groups and coaching children in a leadership role.

Physical activities undertaken were equally as wide ranging including ballet, fitness, trampolining, cycling and swimming. The final element prior to the expedition was skills based with our girls showing a wide range of skills including learning to play an instrument, horse riding, photography, maths skills and dance workshops.

All our girls have completed all four sections of their awards and have been submitted to the DofE charity for approval. This will be the third year with a 100% completion rate – well done girls!

A Message of Thanks

It goes without saying that this years awards would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of KNGS staff providing the opportunities for students to take part— I would like to personally extend my thanks to the following members of staff who helped me to run the expeditions as well as any other staff who helped support the girls through clubs or activities for the three sections prior to the expedition.

Expedition staff:  Mrs Caswell, Ms Bridgett, Mr Goddard, Mr White, Mr Steele, Mr Piotrowski, Ms Stone and Mr Abelson.

Year 9 have now begun the process of selection for next year – and I look forward to another successful cohort.

Have a restful and relaxing summer break.
Mr Willis