Event Phone: 02 9170 4655
COMBINED SILVER PRAC & QUAL PADDLE ONLY ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY
DATES & TIMES: Start : 9.00am on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Finish : 2.30pm on Saturday, April 15, 2023
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ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY DETAILS: Silver PADDLE ONLY Prac & Qual: 5 days / 4 nights
Silver Duke of Ed program will teach an intermediate level knowledge of camp craft, navigation and bush safety. A basic level of risk assessment and management will also be applied here. The goal by the end of the practice is they should be comfortable independently leading a small group with minimal supervision and qualifying students should show this level of confidence and be prepared to navigate their own route through the bush. The YouthAdvance Silver AJ takes participants along Berowra Creek via kayak. The group will paddle, rogaine style, towards the Hawkesbury River. With overnight campsites at multiple locations within the Marramarra National Park, the groups will along explore up towards Marramarra Creek. With some challenging navigation and sections that will require teamwork, the participants will be rewarded with stunning views and enjoyable experiences over the five days. |
MEALS: Participants will need to bring ALL meals and snacks for the duration of the five day, four night AJ. Day 1 | Lunch and Dinner
CLICK HERE FOR MEAL PREPARATION IDEAS AND PLANNING
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EQUIPMENT: Using appropriate gear is instrumental in ensuring that you have an enjoyable and comfortable experience – we cannot stress this enough. A link to the equipment list will be emailed to you ahead of the journey, but you can also find it here. Participants need to bring:
Ensure you pack your equipment and gear into one large bag which will be left in the YouthAdvance trailer while on the journey. You will be packing your equipment into your kayak ahead of commencing the journey on the water. While you will be supplied a dry bag, it is highly recommended that you ensure your gear is waterproofed in several smaller plastic or dry bags. We suggest bringing additional plastic bags. YouthAdvance provides an option for participants to hire a tent or stove (with gas bottle, pots & pans). Should you wish you hire equipment, please email [email protected] with your request. Please note that this MUST be done a minimum of five days prior to the AJ departure date. All hire equipment will be available for collection upon arrival at the program venue. Please note that the above list of equipment is mandatory. As such, should a participant attend program without the required equipment that is in good condition and suitable for use, for safety reasons that participant will be sent home and will forfeit their fee. It is imperative that appropriate and safe equipment is brought to camp. |
PRELIMINARY TRAINING & USEFUL INFORMATION:
HEAD TO YOUTHADVANCE PRELIMINARY TRAINING RESOURCES
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AWARD LEADER APPROVAL:
Pre-Program: In order to partake in this Adventurous Journey, you are required to seek approval from your Award Leader on the Online Record Book BEFORE you get on the bus. This is a requirement of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and YouthAdvance will be strongly enforcing this moving into 2023. Please use the following details as your supervisor for your practise and assessor for your qualifier: SUPERVISOR/ASSESSOR: YouthAdvance Guide. PHONE: +61 2 9170 4655. EMAIL: [email protected] Post-Program: Assessor ReportLog in to your Online Record Book (ORB) and under Practice Journey add any relevant documents and observations from the journey (if you are unsure what to submit, speak with your Award Leader at school). Once complete, hit the Send Report button and YouthAdvance will provide assessor feedback. You will then need to get to final approval from your Award Leader. |
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