Key Information for Bronze and Silver 2024
Duke of Edinburgh Award Registration:
BRONZE: You can sign up here.
SILVER: You can sign up here.
Dates for Bronze
Training day with BXM instructors:
9am, 2 March 2024. At school in the Foundation Room. (Enter through Spring Lane entrance.)
Practice Expedition:
10am, Saturday 20 April – 3pm, Sunday 21 April 2024.
Location: Bury St Edmunds area (to be confirmed.)
Qualifying expedition:
10am Saturday 8 June – 3pm, Sunday 9 June 2024.
Location: Thetford Forest (to be confirmed.)
Dates for Silver
Training day with BXM instructors:
9am, 9 March 2024. At school in the Foundation Room. (Enter through Spring Lane entrance.)
Practice Expedition:
Friday 17 May – Sunday 19 May 2024.
Location: East Suffolk (to be confirmed.) Coach transport will be arranged. Parents to drop off/collect from school.
Qualifying Expedition:
Friday 5 July – Sunday 7 July 2024.
Location: Chilterns AONB (to be confirmed.) Coach transport will be arranged. Parents to drop off/collect from school.
Payment
Bronze:
£27.00 non-refundable deposit – King Edward VI School via ParentPay by 10 November 2023.
£185.00 to BXM. This payment can be made via the following link: https://www.bxmoutdoors.com/open-expeditions-booking-form-king-edwards-vi-school-bronze/
Silver:
£27.00 non-refundable deposit – King Edward VI School via ParentPay by 10 November 2023.
£159.00 first instalment – King Edward VI School via ParentPay by Monday 8 January 2024.
£159.00 second instalment – King Edward VI School via ParentPay by Friday 3 May 2024.
BXM Expeditions
We have a long-standing relationship with BXM Expeditions who have a team of qualified outdoors instructors who lead our expeditions.
Student video made during the Bronze DofE Practice Expedition in September 2021. Many thanks to Asha Chandraraj for putting it together!
