Our Year 10 boys have been learning new skills over the last few months; camping, outdoor cooking, map reading, practice hikes and completing each of the required DofE sections, volunteering, Physical and Skills.

This has all led up to the final part of the award: The Expedition, hiking to their overnight camp and then back again tomorrow.

We are lucky to have such a nice day to set them off on their hikes and wish them all the best. This is a test of endurance, independence, teamwork and a chance to have fun, make great memories and come out with a sense of achievement.

Good Luck Boys!

This was the final section of the DofE Bronze Award that our Year 10s have been participating in since last October.

Several months of volunteering, learning a new skill and taking on a physical activity, combined with preparation sessions in school on navigating, map reading, first aid, outdoor cooking, how to pack a rucksack and 3 practice hikes all led to the final challenge of the expedition.

We are delighted to say that all our boys passed this section!

Having not run the DofE programme in EGS for several years, it has been wonderful to get it up and running again, giving our boys the opportunity of challenging themselves, learning to work as a team and getting a huge sense of achievement.

March 22 Practice Hike:

We recently took our Year 10 DofE participants on their 2nd practice hike out in Lee Valley Country Park.

Separated into 3 groups, the boys followed their maps on a circular route. They did well with no mishaps or extra miles being walked! All had a go at map reading and, overall, had a good time bonding with each other.

They completed 5 1/2 miles in a decent enough time of 2 hours. We shall be moving on to longer and slightly more challenging walks for the next practices.

One obstacle that had to be overcome was a flooded area that needed to be crossed; the debate was: walk through as fast as possible and hope for the best (as Mr Wragg & Mr Smith did!) OR boots and socks off and go barefoot (as Mrs Field & Mrs Miller did) – who do you think had warm comfy feet to finish the walk off !! And the boys…..well there was a mix of soggy and dry trainers 🙂

The DofE Leaders enjoyed it as well;’ it’s nice to see the boys ‘out of the school environment’. Participating in, and delivering the DofE programme is rewarding and an achievement for both staff and students

Year 11 Silver Practice Expedition – September 2022

Year 11 Silver Qualifying Expedition – October 2022

Our Silver DofE boys went off early yesterday morning with Mr Wragg & Mr Smith to complete their qualifying expedition; 3 days and 2 nights in the Peak District.

Yesterday was a bit wet and cold but they managed 6 hours of hiking and got back to base just before dark.

Today is looking sunnier and warmer for them and they seem to be making good time.

Hope they are enjoying the scenery as well as the experience. Very proud of these boys 🙂

Huge congratulations to Kavin, Richie, Tuan-Raihan, Jasraj and Harrison for successfully completing the DofE Silver Expedition weekend.

Congratulations to all of our Y10 DofE boys – they were challenged, they survived and they conquered! Hiking several kilometres further that in their practice, all groups made it to the camping area, pitched their tents, cooked their meals and experienced an independent outdoor experience. And we are pleased to say, that the next day, they all made it back in one piece! Now, who’s up to take on the challenge of the Silver Award?

A massive shout out to our Year 10 DofE boys who were all formidable this weekend. Following on from Sports Day on Friday, these boys came out fully loaded to learn all the necessary skills required to complete their Bronze expedition this coming weekend.

Hiking about 12 km from Lower School, learning navigation skills along the way, they arrived at our overnight site in Cuffley where (once rehydrated), they learnt to set up camp, cook on outdoors camping stoves and plan their routes for next week.

We can truly say that these boys did Enfield Grammar School proud with their dedication, motivation and behaviour throughout the weekend, especially in such challenging high temperatures.

We hope you feel proud of yourselves for this achievement and that you enjoyed the experience.

Thank you to the staff who gave up their own time to teach the skills and support the boys.

Now…..(without staff guidance, and hiking to a different site) you’ve just got to do it all over again this coming weekend!! 😃😜

Well done boys!!