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Award Recognition Restructure Announcement

To properly recognize and motivate young people, it is imperative that Award Holders can attend a timely ceremony with their families and peers for each level of the Award achieved. Effective July 2022, Award Canada has restructured its Award Recognition. Below is a summary; please click here for the full announcement.

Bronze Recognition:  

  • Bronze Level Ceremonies will continue to be organized by the Award Centre.  

Silver Recognition:  

  • Award – Canada will host two annual Silver Award Holder Events. These events will be open to Silver Award Achievers from the previous 12 months as well as active Award Leaders.  
  • Silver Level Ceremonies will now be organized by the Award Centre.  

Gold Recognition:  

  • There will be 5-10 Gold Ceremonies organized by Award – Canada each year.   
  • They will be presided by the Governor General (TBC), Lieutenant Governors or Territorial Commissioners.    
  • Each ceremony will be open to anyone on the Gold Ceremony Waiting List.  

For any questions regarding the Award Recognition Restructure, please email [email protected] 

 

Canadian Award Holders- Michelle Lee

Michelle started her Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award journey in Grade 10, as part of the Trek Outdoor Education program at the Prince of Wales Secondary School. She completed the Silver Award by the time she graduated high school. She chose to pursue the Award because of the diversity the program entails.  

 

Michelle is the Founder and President of Synergon Strategy Inc, is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute, an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation as well as a Master level Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner. 

 

 She has over 20 years of experience in both public and private sectors working on major capital projects, ERP systems implementation, high performance team development, along with organizations integrations associated with mergers and acquisitions.  

 

She has developed proprietary coaching programs to support high performance development and has coached clients from various industries domestically in Canada and in the US. She has supported her clients in personal and professional transformation through increasing self awareness and better relationships with themselves. 

 

Completing the Award has allowed Michelle to recognize the power that dedication and commitment have on achieving great things both personally and professionally. 

 

 

 

 

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