Category : Award Leaders

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Shepparton Access is a community organisation providing support for people with a broad range of disabilities, their families and carers. The organisation has offered The Duke of Ed, The Bridge Award and The Compass Award since 2010. Award Coordinator, John Canty, shares his experience of being a Coordinator and how the programs make an impact in their setting.

For DUKES WEEK 2013, Strathcona BGGS did a celebration with a difference. Duke of Ed and Compass Participants organised the DW3013 'Live the Dream' Pencil Drive, donating pencils, pens and all things stationery for schools in the Solomon Islands. They got to give their gifts in person, making the trip of a lifetime in the process. Rhonda Burns, the school chaplain who attended with the Duke of Ed girls, recounts the experience.

Jessica became the Coordinator of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Xavier because she wanted the students to have a feel of the Award and to also experience the outdoors. She says, “Doing the Duke of Ed is a huge privilege that people get to do at school…It’s also good for you to get outside of yourself and see what your community provides for you…In the end, it’s up to you on what you want to do.”