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The Queen’s Guide Award is the highest award you can work towards in guiding. It is a challenging programme of excursions, outdoor adventures and community action open to members aged 16 to 25.
The award is based on the concepts of personal challenge and participation and is split into five sections: Service in Guiding - take an active role in guiding at a range of levels.
Outdoor challenge - build your teamwork and leadership skills in a glorious outdoor setting. Where you go and what you do is up to you!
Community action - get more involved
Gold DofE Award
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities for anyone aged 14 to 24.
with the world around you and gain a greater understanding of it through practical and research projects of your choice. Residential - spend two nights and three days away from home with new people.
Zoe Swinburn from East Beds Division was presented with her Queens Guide Award earlier this year.
Girlguiding has joined forces with DofE so our members can complete this fantastic challenge as part of their guiding experience.
DofE fits in closely with many of the other awards and qualifications available through guiding, in particular, the Queen’s Guide Award. There are three progressive levels of the award - Bronze, Silver and Gold - that vary in length and commitment.
For each level there are four sections: Volunteering, physical, skills-development and an expedition and for the Gold Award, residential.
This summer Georgina Barrett was presented with her Gold DofE Award Certificate at Buckingham Palace.
To complete her Gold DofE Georgina took part in an expedition in the Peak District, she learned to drive a car, tried to learn to skateboard, attended an archaeology field school, and completed her Assistant Leader Qualification for Brownies.
Georgina is looking forward to collecting her Queen’s Guide Award next year.
Guides & Senior Section
Personal skill development - start a new skill and develop it, or take an existing skill to a new level for a minimum of 60 hours over 12 months. A personal skill could be anything from ballet to circus skills, or performing magic tricks to playing a musical instrument.
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