Do You Want to Make a Difference by Engaging and Enriching the Lives of the Young People?
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award provides the opportunity to enhance existing programming within your school or organization.
We offer a framework that compliments the work you do on a daily basis to build young people’s skills and develop the confidence they need to take their future in stride. Working alongside their peers and with the support and mentorship of trained leaders like yourself, young people work towards setting personal challenges and accomplishing their goals. Sign-up today and together we can enrich the lives of young people in Canada through our internationally recognized experiential learning framework.
Who are adults that deliver the Award ?
Adult mentors in the Award are people who work or volunteer with youth as part of a larger organization, such as schools or clubs, school boards, education ministries, youth institutions, community centres and national organizations like Scouts or Cadets..
There are many different roles adult mentors may play including Award Leader, Coordinator, Assessor, supervisor or instructor. The main aim of the adult mentor is to help young people access the life-changing experiential Award learning framework, support and mentor them as they set goals, choose activities and work towards completing their Award. We provide adult mentors with training, access to resources, delivery materials and staff support to answer questions along the way.
Hear What Other Award Leaders Say
Dave Maynard
Award LeaderI see the Duke of Edinburgh programme as an incredible opportunity for personal development for young people that will help them be successful throughout their lives.
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Heather Aucoin
Award LeaderThe Award pushes youth out of their comfort zone and encourages them to try new things.
Deanne Nielsen
Award LeaderThrough completing the Award, they develop into community-oriented citizens we want representing our school.
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Shannon Tong
Award LeaderOverseeing the program is incredibly rewarding as a teacher leader. The [Award] challenges students to move out of their comfort zone.
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Register as an Adult Mentor Today!
Your role is to guide, encourage and mentor your participants by supporting them during their Award experience as they select activities, set achievable SMART goals and overcome challenges. If you are involved with an organization that is already an active Award Centre, follow this guide on signing up to become a registered adult mentor with the Award.
If you are currently not involved with an active Award Centre but have heard about the Award and have a group of young people whom you feel would benefit from the Award, please fill out this expression of interest form to connect with our office about getting started.
