Did you know St John Paul II College runs the Duke of Edinburgh Award?

But what is it?

Duke of Edinburgh Award is an independent initiative for students to gain life skills, resilience and work towards being an incredible person. To achieve this students must complete:

• Physical recreational activity
• Learn a skill (from music, art, sewing etc..) 
• Voluntary service
• An adventure journey in the outdoors!

So far our students have done amazing things in working towards achieving the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. For example, Evan B (FE), Harrison S (MA) and Cooper M (MA) rode a bike around Canberra’s Centenary Trail which is 140km long! It took them 14 hours! I know for a fact that is a very difficult thing to do both physically and mentally. Congratulations on your achievement.

We have Kalani S (VT) taking up cooking and learning advanced techniques to make delicious baked goodies. Also, Thenuk A (MT) and Isaac have started gardening at our school with the help of Mr Veltri. These are just some short examples of what our Duke of Edinburgh students are achieving and all 16 enrolled students are doing an incredible job progressing. 

We also have Miss Robinson, Mr Veltri and Miss Fen Hu guiding Duke of Edinburgh students at our school and the work towards this does not go unnoticed.  

So, if you are a student wanting to do more and achieve goals that seem out of reach, come chat with Mr Adam McDonnell about Duke of Edinburgh.

Mr. Adam McDonnell
Teacher – Outdoor Education, PE