Keeping fit Throughout Lockdown
Well done to Darius from Bruntsfield Primary who completed his 5 mile non-stop jog with his mum! The Junior Duke Award is good for our children’s fitness, particularly during Lockdown.
Junior Duke across the World
So excited to see this article spreading the word about the Junior Duke Award to parents choosing to send their children to international schools around the world! DofE for little people? Enter the Junior Duke Awards… The Junior Duke Awards are the brainchild of Dawn Waugh, a teacher at Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Scotland. Having […]
New books arrive across the UK
Loving seeing the joy now that these St Columba’s children have their #juniorduke booklets! https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFbEnggyKI/?igshid=c4yuhcrpm9wu
Sage Safety advice
I hope this links to the blog! Victoria started her Silver Mini Duke yesterday and has already learned very important safety guidelines for using a toaster!
Packages have arrived!
I’m delighted to see that this year’s booklets have arrived in Penllergaer school in Wales. Mr Watkins is wearing his mask well!
Our first Year 1 Completer of 20-21
Booklets have only just started arriving in schools around the UK today just as this young man completed his final challenge! ‘How can this be?’ I hear you ask. Maxim is being home-schooled and his mum got in touch early in the summer to request a Silver Mini Duke booklet for him. He has had […]
Toast for Breakfast?
This young man in Chiswick, not yet 6, was delighted with himself for learning how to make toast for his breakfast as well as treating his sister! Now that he knows how to use the toaster safely, I wonder what he will spread on tomorrow’s breakfast!
Session 2020-2021
A warm welcome to all the new schools joining the Junior Duke fold this session, and to those continuing the journey with us. This session sees many schools in Dubai and Hong Kong joining us too! Exciting times!
New Schools joining in
This new term has seen another thirteen new schools offering the Junior Duke Award to their pupils! For the past two years, there have been nine Scottish schools, with around 1200 children taking part. This year, there are now twenty-two schools facilitating the Award – for 2404 children…and it’s no longer just in Scotland! There […]
Washing the Sheets
When should we be trusted to ‘put on a wash’ or use the iron? Well, it is one of the challenges we set for the children in P7 who have chosen to take up the Platinum Level of the Junior Duke Award. Read on to find out how they did!