Leaders

Leaders are the backbone of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme. As Award Staff, we try to support our leaders as much as we can. If you are interested in having Duke of Edinburgh's Award staff member come out and speak to your group about the Award, please contact the office in your region. If you are located in a region with no local office, please do not hesitate to contact the Ontario office. Often, our staff travel to different regions of Ontario and would be happy to assist you. Also, other group leaders and volunteers are often willing to present to new groups in their area.

*** Annual group renewal packages are sent out during the first week of September. Please let us know when you receive yours. Contact Jen Coyne.

Our appreciation to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support of our Volunteer development, support and recognition programme.

How to Become a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Group Leader:
If you are interested in becoming a new group leader and starting a new group, all you need to do is register members of your group. Once you have indicated yourself as a group leader, you are entered into our database. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award does not suggest or supply leaders for new groups. It is up to the group to find a leader. If you are a new leader joining an existing group, or taking over for an existing leader, please update the Ontario Office.

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Registering your group:

- Group Registration Form (.pdf)
- Leader Information Form

To register your new group or new participants in your existing group, please print off and fill out above form. Once you have sent in the form along with the $20/participant registration fee to the Ontario office, you will receive:

- Record Books for each participant
- A copy of the registration form
- Application forms for the level each participant has registered for

If you are a new group you will also receive:
- a letter of welcome
- A sample record book for each new leader
- a blue leader pin for each new leader
*** It is important to update us of all new leaders as we enter them into our database. Please use the registration form above to register new leaders, or to update information about existing leaders.

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Leader's Workshops:
As a resource, we offer Leader's Workshops to help new and existing leaders become better aquatinted with the Award Programme.

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Renewing Your Group
There is an Annual Renewal fee of $10. This fee is payable in the fall of each year and entitles the participant to continue for the whole of the following calendar year. A participant who registers after September 1 st in any one year does not have to renew until December in the following year.

Example:

Notices are sent to Group Leaders in the fall of each year listing participants registered in the Group. It is the responsibility of the group leader to ensure that all me members of the group are fully paid up. Independent participants will receive individual notices.

Do we have your updated info? Leader's Information Form

Now what???
Below are some helpful resources to work with your group. If there are more resources that you are interested in and do not see on our website, please contact the Ontario office.

- Power Point Slide Show (.pps) This is useful for presenting the Award to new participants. If is a brief overview of the Award Programme. It is also useful for new leaders.

- Leader's Guide 2005 (.pdf) This guide has been mailed out in the past. It is an overview of the Programme and also offers helpful tips to leaders.

- Summary of Conditions (.pdf)

- Fact Sheets (summary of each section of the Award)

- Tips on how to write an Adventurous Journey log/journal (coming soon)

- Assessor's Guidelines

- Philosophy and Operational Principles

- National Abuse Policy (.pdf)

They have finished their Award...

1) Once a group member has finished their Award, please read over the check list with them to make sure they have everything in place (including the appropriate Application Form). Check lists and Application forms for each level are send out with registration packages OR please click on below links to download appropriate forms:

Quick Checklist:
- Application form/checklist
- Adventurous Journey log (including map, menu, equipment list)
- Participant Record Book
- Anything else you want the assessors to see (it will all be returned)

2) Once everything is ready to be assessed, please send it in to the Ontario Office. Assessment will take about 6 weeks.

3) The Award will be sent back to the group leader specified on the Application Form unless a return address is otherwise specified.