AWARD LEVELS
The Award is available to all young people aged 14 to 24. There are three levels to the Award: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
Did You Know?
To date, over 8 million young people have started their Award and begun their journey to a brighter future.
BRONZE AWARD
Service
Participants volunteer in their communities, make a positive contribution to society and demonstrate social responsibility.
Physical Recreation
Encourages young people to improve their fitness and performance, and enjoy healthy lifestyles for good mental and physical well-being.
Skills
Enables participants to develop their talents, broaden their abilities, increase their self-confidence and improve their employability.
Adventurous Journey
Young people discover a spirit of adventure and gain a deeper understanding of the environment and the great outdoors.
Each participant creates their own programme
As the Award is a programme of individual challenge, participants are encouraged to work on their own pace and show regular commitment over a period of time.
SILVER AWARD
The Silver Award is the second level of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.
The Silver Award compromises of four sections: Service, Physical Recreation, Skills, and Adventurous Journey. The Silver Award is for participants aged 15 and older. The minimum time requirement for the Silver Award is 12 months.
Adventurous Journey
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Friends of Nature, Cyprus organizes most Adventurous Journeys for the Silver Award in the Akamas Peninsula.
Adventurous Journey
Our last Gold Award participants chose to explore the villages in the Larnaca Mountainous Area (Kornos, Kato Lefkara, Pano Lefkara, Kato Drys, and Kalavasos) and made a video presentation of the villages’ cultural heritage.
GOLD AWARD
Service
Participants volunteer in their communities, make a positive contribution to society and demonstrate social responsibility.
Physical Recreation
Encourages young people to improve their fitness and performance, and enjoy healthy lifestyles for good mental and physical well-being.
Skills
Enables participants to develop their talents, broaden their abilities, increase their self-confidence and improve their employability.
Adventurous Journey
Young people discover a spirit of adventure and gain a deeper understanding of the environment and the great outdoors.
Residential Project
Participants broaden their experience by staying in an unfamiliar environment with other young people, taking part in a worthwhile project and building new relationships.