Wellington School Pupils Achieve Gold D of E

28 Jul 2017

Wellington School is extremely proud of the four Sixth Form pupils who have been award their coveted Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Congratulations are due to Charlie Galley, Tom Hollingsworth, Luke Fieldhouse and Annabelle Jay.

The pupils have completed a personal programme of activities in five different disciplines; Volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition and a Residential. The Gold Award is renowned for being notoriously difficult to achieve, as it is such a challenging experience which requires dedication, stamina and ingenuity.

The whole experience was very demanding but hugely enjoyable for the pupils, all of who completed a 4 day expedition in the Brecon Beacons. Individual skills ranged from singing in the Chapel Choir and the prestigious ensemble Girl Force 9, winning a full sporting colours, representing the County and the South West in sports, qualifying as a Kayaking instructor, achieving RYA Dinghy Level 2 and competing at Badminton Horse Trials. In addition several of them are Company Sergeant Majors in the CCF and have their own companies which they help to progress through their basic training.”

Achieving the Gold Award is a big deal. It shows that the candidate has the skills, determination and mentality to really succeed, so there is a proper celebration of the achievement at the Gold Award Presentations (GAPs). All the pupils will be invited to London to be presented with her award at St James’ Palace by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Earl of Wessex.

Photo : Wellington School Gold Duke of Edinburgh Pupils – (From Left) Charlie Galley, Annabelle Jay, Luke Fieldhouse, Tom Hollingsworth