Ramillies ESSU | Explorer Awards

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	Chief Scout's Diamond Award
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	Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award

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The Gold Award is started at the age of 16 years old. Its the last award in the scheme and is the best place to start if you are 16 or over.

Award Sections

Service
This section aims to encourage Service to individuals and to the community. This needs to be voluntary and may require some training in order to complete this section effectively. This section could include: helping with Cubs as a Young Leader, being a member of a campsite service crew, leading outdoor activities as an instructor as well as many other ideas.

Skill
This section aims to encourage the discovery and development of practical and social skills and personal interests.

The activity you chose should allow you to show progression and sustained interest over a period of time in your chosen skill. This section could include: learning to drive, IT, DJ ing, Committee Skills, Circus skills as well as many other ideas.

Physical Recreation
This section aims to encourage participation and improvement in physical activity. The activity you chose should be physically demanding as well as being enjoyable. This section could include: Archery, Canoeing, Climbing, Football, Sailing, Swimming as well as many other ideas.

Expedition
This section aims to encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery by preparing for and carrying out an adventurous journey as part of a Team. The journey should be in the countryside or on the water, by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy.

Residential Project
This section aims to broaden young people’s experiences through involvement with others in a residential setting. The project should have some form of purpose and be in an unfamiliar environment with people you don’t already know.

Requirements

Area	Duration
Service	12 months
Skills	12 months or 6 months	One Section for 12 months and the other Section for 6 months
Physical Recreation	12 months or 6 months
Expeditions	Plan, prepare for and undertake a 4 day, 3 night venture
Residential:	Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights
Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in either the Service, Skill or Physical Recreation Sections.

Queen Scout’s Award
	Why not complete both awards and wear both badges?
Additional Requirements
In addition to the above your need to complete the following: Be a member of Explorer Scouts / Scout Network for at least 18 months (this can include time spent working on the Chief Scout’s Platinum and Diamond Awards). Complete 18 nights away, twelve of which must be camping (this can include nights away counted for the Chief Scout’s Platinum and Diamond Awards). Complete 2 activities as an Explorer Scout / Scout Network member from the lists available on www.scouts.org.uk/ive (each should be from a different list and not the same activities as those undertaken for the Chief Scout’s Platinum and Diamond Awards). On completion of the above a presentation should be made to a suitable audience, this should demonstrate your achievements so far in working towards the Queen’s Scout Award.