Raymond Francis – Head of PDHPE & Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Adventurous Journey (AJ) report

Congratulations to Year 10 students Aiden Kanevsky, Charlie Kerlander, Zac Michalson, Kobi Micahel, Reece Carr and Joshua Gordon, who all attended a Silver Award level five-day expedition at Camp Somerset on the Colo River from Wednesday 20 April 2022 – Sunday 24 April 2022.

This combined AJ enabled the boys to complete this aspect of their Silver Award, allowing them to focus on the three other required elements of the Award program during the remainder of the year.

Aiden Kanevsky reports:

We went on an adventurous journey at Camp Somerset on the Colo River. We had to complete a five day and four-night trip in order to complete an aspect of our Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award. On our journey we encountered numerous obstacles such as very mountainous terrain, river, and gully crossings as well as steep inclines and declines. We were able to hike up and down mountains, through bushes and we even kayaked along the Colo River. During this entire journey we had to carry our 15-20kg rucksacks which held all our equipment that we would need for our hike and two-night stay in the bush. Crucial life skills such as teamwork, courage and navigation skills were vital in order to complete this journey. Everyone on the trip learned a tremendous amount about each other and grew individually as a person.