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Welcome to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Adventurous Journey Presentation

Why an Adventurous Journey?

• Connect with the natural

environment

• Teamwork and friendships
• Personal challenge
• Personal reflection and

understanding

Insurance and Liability

• If the participants do their Adventurous Journey with their group, an

adventure based company or with friends, they or the company assume responsibility.

• If you take participants on an Adventurous Journey, you must ensure all

necessary insurance is in place through your organization or company.

• The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award does not authorize
• rganizations to provide Adventurous Journeys. Adventurous Journeys and

the risks associated with them are the sole responsibility of Journey leaders and their respective organizations.

Types of Journeys

Expedition focuses on journeying

• Purpose of trip is to complete a journey their own power (e.g. Hiking,

kayaking, biking, snowshoeing)

• Bulk of time spent on completing journey

Exploration focuses on studying

• Purpose of trip is to complete a study (e.g. Geological survey, historic land

use)

• Before the trip participants do research on their topic
• Bulk of time is spend on completing the study

Adventurous Project: for youth who need an extra challenge!

• Could be biking across

Canada or scaling a mountain

• Requires pre-approval from

Division Office

• Participants must be at

least 18 years old Types of Journeys

What's the Same?

There are some key requirements that remain the same for all three Journeys:

• Participation in planning
• Nights camping outdoors or in simple

cabins

• Participants cook meals
• At least 4 people on trip, with one

adult

What is NOT Part of a Journey?

• Traveling by motorized transport
• Staying in hotels or hotel-like cabins
• Journeying through urban

environments

• Bulk of time spent on games or

leisure activities

• Shopping during the trip

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Preliminary Training

1.

Practice Journey

• Try your chosen activity (canoeing,

hiking, biking…)

• Test your equipment (setting up

your tent, learning to use the stove, building fires….)

• Journey a significant distance
• Must be full days

2.

Bronze: 1 day (6 hours) Silver: 2 days, 1 night (7 hours) Gold: 2 days, 1 night (8 hours)

• Journeying a significant

distance by your own power

• Studying (if an exploration)
• Using equipment: setting up

tents, cooking with stove, building fires, navigating with compass…)

Qualifying Journey

3.

Bronze: 2 days, 1 night (6 hours) Silver: 3 days, 2 nights (7 hours) Gold: 4 days, 3 nights (8 hours)

You fill out Your Assessor fills

• ut and signs

Practice Journey & Qualifying Journey

Adventurous Journey Report

Reports don’t have to be boring! The format of the report is flexible. Do a Prezi, write a journal, make a video, create a scrapbook, design a webpage or do an audio recording. As long as all the needed information is included, you can be as creative as you want. You are telling a story and your experiences bring it to life!

The Record Book and Record Book Supplement outline what needs to be included in your report. This includes:

• Daily logs
• Equipment lists
• Menus
• Etc.

Work in time for reflections and daily logs while the memories and experiences are the freshest!

Not all learning happens in the classroom

The Adventurous Journey Report Template saves Record Books!

Questions? Website:

https://www.dukeofed.org/bc

Twitter: @dukeofedbcyk Facebook: DukeofEdCanada Call us: 1-888-881-7788

Adventurous Journey links:

• Leader inspirational video:

XEC7ZHz474I on YouTube

• What is The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award video:

x1ERMcUSf3o on YouTube

• Adventurous Journey information, guides and report templates on
• ur website: https://www.dukeofed.org/bc-adventurous-journey

Thank you!