DofE North Ayrshire

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[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Our final @DofE Exped of 2025! @IrvineRoyalAcad @ArdAcademy pupils complete their #DofEScotland Silver Exped in the Galloway Hills. Slightly less daylight but MILLIONS of extra twinkly stars (and no midges!). ⛺️⛰️💫🪐

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

A huge well done to the pupils from @ExtendedNac on passing their #Bronze @DofE @DofEScotland Expedition in the Clyde Muirsheil hills and Ayrshire Coastal Path. Battling through the elements for 2 days 💨☔️🌦️⛺️and now well underway to achieving full Bronze! 💪🏼 🏆

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Huge well done to our @ArdAcademy ‘Golden Girls’ on passing their @DofE Gold qualifying expedition through the Arran mountains last week. Long days, chilly nights, roaring stags and NO midges! What a journey! ⛺️⛰️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶‍♀️‍➡️💪🏼🎒 @DofEScotland #IAmDofE #YouthWithoutLimits

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Congratulations to the 2 Silver teams from @IrvineRoyalAcad @IrvineRoyalDofe on passing their @DofE qualifying exped on Arran last week. Scraping the last bit of summer out before the weather turns this week! 💪🏼⛰️⛺️🎒🚶🏻‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏻‍♂️@ArranOutdoor #IAmDofE #YouthWithoutLimits

[Irvine Royal Acad - Dofe @IrvineRoyalDofe]

Silver Dofe Expedition is completed! 🥈🧭#silverdofe @IrvineRoyalAcad

[Irvine Royal Acad - Dofe @IrvineRoyalDofe]

Group 2 #silverdofe
@IrvineRoyalAcad
@DofENAC

[Irvine Royal Acad - Dofe @IrvineRoyalDofe]

Group 1 are off! #silverdofe
@IrvineRoyalAcad
@DofENAC

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

A fantastic few days in the Trossachs this week. 2 @DofE Silver teams from @ArdrossanHub passing their qualifying exped & an @ArdAcademy Gold group completing their Gold practice, ready for Arran in 2wks. All in quite ‘changeable’ conditions. Well done teams! 💪🏼⛺️🚶🏻‍♂️‍➡️🎒

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Well done to our 2 Gold teams from @Greenwood_Acad who completed their @DofE qualifying exped on Arran this week! Soaring temps ☀️🥵, scratchy midge bites 🦟😩 and smelly boots all round 🥾😷. They all done amazingly well (as did Niko dog… 🐶).

[Largs Academy @LargsAcademy]

Our @DofE Bronze group and staff had a successful first day in sunny Arran for their expedition ⛺️ sleep tight, hope the midges don’t bite and safe home tomorrow ❤️

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Our 1st @DofE Gold Expedition this year saw pupils from @Greenwood_Acad head to the Galloway Hills for their practice. Joined by a @dumfrieshigh pupil (& Penny & Niko 🐶🐶) - group did amazing in some pretty wet & midge-infested conditions! Qualifier on Arran in Aug next! ☔️⛺️🦟

[Health & Wellbeing Faculty, Kilwinning Academy🌟 @KAHealthWB]

Some of the Kilwinning Academy Bronze and Silver award winners at the North Ayrshire Duke of Edinburgh Awards ceremony, presented by our current Gold candidate Sarah. So proud of you all! 🤩@Kilwinning_Acad @DofE

[Auchenharvie Academy @Auchenharvie]

A great night celebrating the successes of our DofE award winners. Congratulations to all of our current pupils picking up bronze and silver awards and to former pupil Grant collecting his Gold award this evening. 👍👍

[Largs Academy @LargsAcademy]

Congratulations to all of our pupils awarded their Bronze and Silver certificates at tonight’s @DofE Award ceremony ☀️

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

Looking for a @DofE Gold Residential activity this year? @ArranOutdoor are running one this April for Gold DofE participants. Contact Martin, Shaun or Cara at the centre for more info or to book a place! @DofEScotland #IAmDofE

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

A fine way to spend 3 days of National Youth Work Week ‘24 last week. 13 pupils from 5 NAC schools, all from Ukraine, Syria, Egypt & Scotland trekking/camping round the Ardgartan Peninsula. Full @DofEScotland #Silver Awards achieved all round! ⛺️⛰️🥈💪🏼

[DofE North Ayrshire @DofENAC]

@DofEScotland Silver practice exped done for @Ardacad_dofe @Ard academy @LargsAcademy & Ardrossan Community Sports Hub participants. Qualifier planned for the Galloway Hills in a couple of weeks - just hope the rutting stags don’t keep them awake on that one! 🏕️🚶🏻‍♂️🎒🦌 #IAmDofE

[MrCharters @MrCharters]

A very enjoyable two days on @StMatts_DofE Bronze Expedition. What a fantastic group, a credit to @StMatthewsAc.
Everton Lodge is a brilliant facility @scouts
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[St Matthew's Academy D of E @StMatts_DofE]

Well done to all the S4 pupils who completed their bronze expedition over the last month! 🥾🏕️🌲