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Mr Gemmell
Duke of Edinburgh's
Award Coordinator

Manchester Academy

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Ghyll Head Weekend 2015

Ghyll Head Weekend 2015

This year’s Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates had their first experience of the outdoors on our annual trip to Ghyll Head on the edge of Lake Windemere.

Silver Practice Expedition

Silver Practice Expedition

After a hard few weeks of planning, the silver DofE group finally got out on their practice expedition to the Lake District. The weather held off for the start as they set off in high spirits from Grisdale, named after the Viking words for ‘Valley of the Boars’.

Let it Snow…

Let it Snow…

On Friday 25th January, 27 pupils from Year 10 arrived at a very snowy and cold Ghyll Head in the Lake District to take part in their training for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Silver

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Silver

I wanted to give you another up-date about the Year 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver students. On Saturday, 21st April until Monday, 23rd April, the intrepid D of E-ers undertook their Silver main expedition in Ullswater in the Lake District, walking approx 60k over 3 days which was an amazing feat of endurance!

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver Expedition

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver Expedition

I just wanted to give you an update about the Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award team. The Year 11 students did fantastically well on the first weekend of the Easter holidays for their practice expedition, walking for 3 days and camping for 2 nights in EXTREMELY cold conditions in the Lake District.

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award: Ghyll Head OEC

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award: Ghyll Head OEC

A new initiative in the Sixth Form this year is the introduction of the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Students have started their year with a trip to Ghyll Head OEC, where they relished learning map reading skills and enjoying the beautiful Lake District countryside.


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