Hello and welcome to the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Adventurous Journey Webinar. Thank you for your interest in offering Adventurous Journeys for youth doing their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Adventurous Journey is one of the most exciting and challenging components of The Award, and it is most often the favourite experience reported by youth The purpose of this webinar is to help youth plan, and anyone supporting their youth plan, their Adventurous Journey. My name is Miranda and I am the Silver and Gold Award Officer with the BC & Yukon Division. With me is our Bronze Award Officer, Jillian. If you have a questions, please type it in the chat box on the left side of your screen and Jillian will be happy to answer. If at any time you have connectivity issues, please call ______________________ . We will be distributing these slides, their notes and links after the webinar as well. 1
We have developed a guide & this webinar to support those who plan to organize and lead Adventurous Journeys, to ensure that they meet Award requirements. If the Journey you offer does not meet Award requirements, the youth cannot count the trip towards their Award activities. It is heartbreaking to have to tell a youth that their hard work does not meet the International Standards for Adventurous Journeys. So, we urge you to carefully review all resource material, including this webinar, the Adventurous Journey Guide, our website and the record book, to ensure that the Adventurous Journey you offer will in fact qualify for The Award. This webinar and the resources materials are meant to supplement the information provided in the Record Book. We strongly recommend that you still read the requirements outlined in the Record Book thoroughly. We do not authorize organizations to provide Adventurous Journeys. Adventurous Journeys and the risks associated with them are the responsibility of Journey leaders and their respective organizations. We would like to share with you a video about The Award. What is The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award PSA - 3:44 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ERMcUSf3o 2
Why is an Adventurous Journey part of the Duke of Ed program? Well, we hope to boost young peoples awareness of the environment and the importance of protecting it. Adventurous Journeys take a lot of teamwork which builds relationships. Also, the personal challenge that Adventurous Journey provides, encourages youth develop self-reliance, confidence, essential life skills. 3
Before planning an Adventurous Journey, it is important to understand that it is your responsibility to ensure all necessary insurance is in place. As mentioned before, we do not authorize organizations to provide Adventurous Journeys. Adventurous Journeys and the risks associated with them are the responsibility of Journey leaders and their respective organizations. 4
There are three different kinds of Journeys: Expeditions A purpose with a trip! These trips are highly physical. The expectation is that participants travel a significant distance under their own power. Completing the journey is the purpose of the trip and the bulk of time should be spent achieving this. This is the most popular trip among the participants and Adventure Based Companies. Explorations A trip with a purpose! These trips are more focused on studying natural environment. They are not as physical as expedition, but still one third of active hours should be spent journeying. Pre-trip research is done, and participants complete a study of some kind related to their chosen subject during their trip. In addition to a regular journey report, they include a summary of their research and findings. 5
The third Adventurous Journey the Adventurous Project and it is targeted to those participants who need an extra challenge; for example, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro or an ocean crossing on a sailboat. The participant has to obtain approval from our Division office prior to the trip, and they must be 18 years old at the time of the trip. 6
There are some key requirements that remain the same for ALL Journeys… • youth should be a part of planning the trip, • they must spend nights camping out or in a rustic cabin, • they must cook their own meals, • For safety purposes, there must be a minimum of 4 people on a trip, with at least one must be over 18, 7
• Motorized travel between the start of the first and the end of the last day of the journey is NOT permitted. We cannot emphasis this enough. It is heartbreaking to tell a Participant that their Journey does not count because they rode an ATV, zodiac, shuttle or bus during their trip. • Rustic cabins are ok, 5 star accommodation is not • The trip should occur out in nature, so you shouldn’t be journeying through an urban landscape or visiting attractions • Adventurous Journeys are not for leisure - time is spent journeying or studying • Shopping for supplies during the trip is not permitted, so pack accordingly! If you’re planning a trip and you’re not sure if you’re meeting all the requirements, send us an itinerary of the trip and we’re happy to let you know if what you’re planning works. 8
There are three parts to the Adventurous Journey component The first, is the preliminary training, which includes safety precautions and emergency planning, 1 st aid, map reading and compass work. Participants might choose to do all training together, separately, before or during the practice journey. However, all preliminary training must be completed before embarking on the Qualifying Journey component. The page shown here must be dated and signed by an Assessor: the person who provided the training or someone who witnessed the training took place. While Preliminary training done for other levels, can be used for the current trip, this page in the Record Log still needs to be filled, dated and signed. If you are not providing the preliminary training before or during the practice journey, ensure participant knows this is a pre-requisite for the trip. 9
The purpose of the Practice Journey is to gain knowledge, confidence and helps participants prepare for the Qualifying trip. This time is used for trying out the activity, equipment and/or location chosen, risk assessment and safety planning. Durations are different for each level, and as the levels progress so too does the length of the trips. • Bronze: 1 day of at least 6 hours of purposeful effort • Silver: 2 full days of at least 7 hours of purposeful effort each and 1 night • Gold: 2 full days of at least 8 hours of purposeful effort each and 1 night Purposeful effort being setting up and taking down camp, and journeying and studying. 10
The Qualifying Journey is the main event! This is the trip the youth have been preparing for. Like the practice trip, durations are different for each level. • Bronze: 2 full days of at least 6 hours of purposeful effort each and 1 night • Silver: 3 full days of at least 7 hours of purposeful effort each and 2 night • Gold: 4 full days of at least 8 hours of purposeful effort each and 3 night Again, purposeful effort being setting up and taking down camp, and journeying and studying. The Practice and Qualifying Journeys can be completed in one trip, but they MUST each start and end with a full day and be separated by a night. So for example a Silver trip would be 5 full days and 4 nights. 2 days and 1 night for the Practice, 1 night to separate the trips, and then 3 days and 2 nights for the Qualifying trip. 11
For both your Practice and your Qualifying Journeys, you will fill out the top portion that tells us what you did, where you did it, and when you did it. Your Assessor will fill out the bottom, commenting on participation, attitude and new skills learned, Assessors can also comment on challenges taken and conquered during the Trips. The Assessors signature must be dated after the last day of your journeys. The Assessor for the Practice Journey and Qualify journey do not have to be the same. 12
Participants at all levels write a Journey Report. Although this is the Participants’ responsibility, it is good to be aware of what they need to report on when planning a journey. We are not concerned with grammar or an academic-style report - we just want to hear about the experience. We've received some really creative submissions. Some youth have created websites for their Journey reports, created books with their own art and photos, and even videos with oral reports. As long as the required information is included – help provide opportunity for and encourage creativity! 13
So, as mentioned before, the Journey Report is flexible and can take many forms. However, all reports must have: • An outline of the Practice Journey • For the Qualifying Journey: o Daily logs o Personal and group equipment lists o Menus o Map o And should answer the journey related questions as outline in the record book and other resource materials. Work in 15-20 minutes of the daily schedule for journaling. For example, between dinner and evening activities. Fresh memories make for amazing reflections which only enhances the experience for youth! 14
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