Gold Award Expedition
At Gold level this is where the Duke of Edinburgh's Award really comes into it own and once you are on your qualifying expedition you will be really remote and will have to rely on the skills and knowledge learned over your training period.
As with previous programmes we will have a standard 2 days of intensive training which will cover all aspects of the syllabus. From then we will have a longer practice expedition to ensure that you are familiar with the Award. The qualifying expedition is the 4 days and 3 nights of remote walking or Canoeing. We use a number of sites across the country and can offer advice on the best locations for Gold Awards. Examples for water based expeditions would be River Spey, River Wye, Loch Tay, River Severn or River Dee. For walking expeditions we would look at Snowdonia, The Lake District, The Berwyn mountains, The Clwydian Range or The Cheviots to name a few.
What to Expect
- Professionally led DofE expeditions from a leading AAP
- Choose dates to suit you between March and October
- Qualified and experienced DofE supervisors and Assessors
- Expert training and preparation from highly qualified instructors and keen outdoor enthusiasts
- A dedicated in-house team to help plan, prepare and acheive a safe, memorable and fun expedition
Bronze
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testimonials
Chris Sayell, Portsmouth Grammar School
Safe And Sound Outdoors are a well organised outdoor activity centre with friendly and professional instructor of the highest standard that care for their customers, with attention to detail and enthusiasm to encourage all participants to achieve with the activity provided.
As AAP for DofE SAS provide support for all organisation for staff and young achievers in all three awards and promote life skill within the expedition section.
Rune Webb, Cavalry Primary School
With any service, the Gold Standard for me is: "Would you reccomend them?' The answer: 'Absolutely'. We've been using Safe and Sound Outdoors for 15 years and I wouldn't hesitate to encourage others to do so.