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.

Silver qualifying expedition October 2015 South Downs

85 5th year students trekked off in 14 groups across the South Downs, catching the train to Lewes, hiking for 3 days and then getting the train out from Arundel. For the most part this route is not navigationally challenging but the hike presented groups with plenty of hills and some long distances on breezy ridges, and hopefully gave some a taste of why people like to hike even when not earning an award for it! Weather was dry but chilly in the northerly wind especially if groups stopped in exposed places. Every group performed well, supporting each other and working increasingly independently as the hike progressed. Staff think this year group has been a special pleasure to work with, always polite and positive and spirited despite the challenges. Well done all.

Silver activities day 9 October 2015

85 Silver dofe students enjoyed a multi-activity day at Tilgate Park, Crawley for a team building challenge to hone up their skills of independence prior to the expedition next week. They enjoyed a day of canoeing, raft building, mountain biking and orienteering. Many thanks to Dynamic Adventures for running another successful day and to the supervising staff.

Silver training expedition Surrey Hills

4th Years completed their 3 day Silver training expedition 28-30 June. Conditions warmed up through the 3 days as 14 groups trekked across the North Downs and thence across the Surrey Hills. Groups improved their navigation and camp craft and staff were pleased with their positive approach throughout. Well done!

Silver team building day

60 5th Year dofe silver students enjoyed a team building day at Tilgate Park as part of their training for the forthcoming silver expedition next weekend.

They undertook raft building, mountain biking and canoeing and lots of fun was had by all!

Silver training expedition July 2014

68 students trekked 30 miles over the North Downs from Dorking to… Dorking! The groups went via the North Downs (chalk) towards Guildford, camping at the stunning Chantries camp. They then crossed the clay vale to the extensive Heaths and woods of the Greensand Hills (Greensand) to Peaslake and Holmbury St Mary to a farm camp site under the south slope. The final day saw them trekking over the summit of Leith Hill back towards Dorking, finishing at North Holmwood. Weather was good, warm and dry and most groups avoided the worst downpours on the last day, finishing around midday. Well done all, good hiking with most groups improving their navigation.

Silver qualifying expedition June 2014

Silver qualifying expedition to South Downs: 76 students completed this expedition in sunny warm conditions on a relatively easy route navigationally-speaking from Lewes to Amberley. They performed well, camp craft improved throughout and departure on the last day was efficient. The route includes some really beautiful bits of the South Downs. Many thanks to the students who always make this a most enjoyable expedition.

Remember you need to send in a REPORT and complete all parts of edofe and submit all sections for approval to complete your Silver Award: please do this before the end of term. Students wanting to enrol in Gold should look out for notices early next term in September.