Cookery courses online: excellent DofE Skills opportunity for Bronze, Silver and Gold

Link here: https://www.beinthekitchen.uk/the-school/

DofE new term online schedule

New Bronze 3rd year: Bronze students meet online on Tuesdays this term starting on Tuesday 19 January 4pm. All enrolled students will have received a Teams invite.

New Silver 4th Year: Silver students meet online later in January from Tuesday 26 January at lunchtime 1.10pm. All enrolled students will have received a Teams invite.

Silver 5th Year: after Mocks please do your best to finish your Silver Award. Details here: How to finish your Award.

L6 Gold groups should please complete their Training Expedition planning by Friday 15 January. They will then start Qualifying planning. Silver students must finish their Bronze to start Silver. Please contact staff if you have any snags with finishing Bronze by February half term.

U6 Gold after Mocks please do your best to complete your Award. Details here: How to finish your Award

If you have any questions at all about DofE please contact staff at school. You are also asked to look at the pages on this website which cover advice for all sections of DofE including expeditions and dates and how to start your award and how to finish your award.

DofE Assessor cards

Download useful Assessor cards here… these also arrive with your Welcome Pack. They have useful information you can use to talk to your assessor for each section.

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RGS DofE

Reigate Grammar School has run DofE at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels continuously for over 50 years, one of the longest running and most successful DofE school units in the UK. Countless thousands of our students have benefitted from the challenge of the Award.

These pages are to help our students and parents navigate a successful Award.

Please use the links ABOVE to see pages designed to help participants.

Gold qualifying expeditions August 2016

Location: Mid-Wales
Time: 13-17 August
Groups: 6
Transport: coach, minibus, foot
Weather: dry throughout, warm at the end
Total distance: 50 miles
Max elevation: 752m

6 groups completed their Gold dofe qualifying expedition in Mid Wales in mid august in outstanding dry sunny weather. Staff agreed that they were a delight to organise and supervise and we were really pleased with how they performed and especially with their cheerful and spirited approach to the whole venture. What a pleasure, thanks all.

Your assessors, John and Peter, were also happy with your technical performance and attitude and were delighted to pass all of you for whom this counted as qualifying. Don’t forget to complete the rest of your dofe now that you have done so well in the expedition section. You completed a verbal presentation at debrief so there is no need to do a write-up.

Gold training 2-5 July 2016

Gold dofe training to S Wales. 6 groups trained over 4 days around the Black Mountain. Weather good first few days, then low visibility for trek over hill tested navigation skills. Groups did well but camp craft needs attention for the qualifying expedition.

Night Hike November 2015

40 L6 Gold participants completed a navigation exercise on Leith Hill on Friday night. The six groups set off confidently, navigating to 8 check points in the forest where they removed markers to show they had completed each location. They were especially efficient and successful groups and, from this snapshot activity, things bode well for the Gold expeditions next year. Well done all!

Gold DofE Qualifying expedition to Mid Wales August 2015

30 L6 students completed their Gold qualifying expedition in Mid Wales. The weather was excellent and even the midges were tolerable. Groups performed well and were a delight to assist and supervise. Assessors were pleased with their progress and happy to pass all groups. Well done! Don’t forget to complete your reports and upload them to your edofe pages.

RGS Gold canoe expeditions Summer 2014

Two pioneering canoe groups from Reigate Grammar took an adventurous journey down the River Wye and Severn for their Gold canoe training and qualifying expeditions. They found it rewarding and challenging, on one occasion paddling over 45km in one day! They became a superb team together and the photos show what a great adventure they had. Well done all and I hope this encourages others to take up the amazing opportunity of canoeing for their DofE award scheme which is available as an expedition option for Bronze, Silver and Gold award groups.

Gold DofE qualifying MidWales August 2014

Nearly 50 RGS students successfully completed their Gold qualifying hike 16-20 August in Mid Wales. A blustery storm warranting a severe weather warning for high wind started this expedition on a rather inclement note. 3 groups were re-routed below the summits for the first day due to gusts of 50mph forecast on a high route that would take them above 700m for most of the day on an exposed ridge. After the first day the weather was cool and breezy and a bit showery but ideal for walking and the groups rose to the challenge and performed well. Staff were most impressed with their positive spirit throughout the expedition and they were an especially pleasant and fun year group to assist through the challenge. Well done all! Thanks to all the staff and external leaders and assessors for your help with this expedition.