PACA Duke of Edinburgh

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

@aldridgeonline

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

We were delighted to welcome our guests to PACA to show them the work we’ve done to ensure DofE is accessible to all who want to achieve. Please see the news story below for more!

https://t.co/rzFJ5AxZjB

[The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @DofE]

Thank you to @peterkyle Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for visiting Portslade Aldridge Academy 💜

He met with DofE participants, school leaders and DofE leaders to see the positive impact that DofE is having on young people's lives.

[Ruth Marvel @ruthbmarvel]

Brilliant to meet PACA students doing their @DofE Awards on Friday alongside local MP and SoS for Science, Innovation and Technology @peterkyle Inspiring to hear their incredible volunteering experiences not to mention the spooky story they wrote inspired by their expedition!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

@aldridgeonline @pacauk

[The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @DofE]

Thank you to @peterkyle Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for visiting Portslade Aldridge Academy 💜

He met with DofE participants, school leaders and DofE leaders to see the positive impact that DofE is having on young people's lives.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Lovely visit from @peterkyle and @ruthbmarvel to showcase our incredible DofE students here at PACA! More to follow, but the students were their usual wonderful selves while talking about their experiences.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

I’ve got an absolutely gigantic pile of Sectional certificates to hand out in assembly tomorrow! Well done, you are all amazing. A reminder: full award certificates and badges will be handed out in the whole school Awards Ceremony in November!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

8 teams’ worth of kit returned today. A couple of missing items due to absence, but otherwise, a pretty good effort! Thank you all, assessor reports will be uploaded shortly.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

@aldridgeonline @DofESouthEast

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Thank you!

[Jenni Elliott @JRFO19]

So unbelievably grateful to the staff @PACA_DofE for giving up their weekend to support the kids through their DofE Bronze Award. You’re fabulous humans and it doesn’t go unnoticed!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

And just like that, another five teams have completed their Bronze expeditions! For six students, this also marks the completion of their Bronze Award. Well done all!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Teams are off! All in good spirits and keen to finish.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Last night… and this morning. Quiet reigned eventually. And now for Day 2!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Quick flurry of tidying up before lights out

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

All teams are in camp! Tents are going up, some games are happening while they relax before dinner. Well done, teams!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

All teams are through the final checkpoint and on their way into camp. Tired, warm, and ready to set up tents and cook up a storm. Well done teams - you’ve been amazing so fat!

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Oh no! This is the path we use. Don’t panic though, Mr. Gill went to the rescue.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Some superb teamwork, bringing all the tools they have together.

[PACA Duke of Edinburgh @PACA_DofE]

Teams are on track! A few wrong turns but all have course corrected and kept going!