
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is the world’s leading youth achievement award, bringing together practical experiences and life skills to create committed global citizens and equipping young people for life. Since it was founded by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 1956, over eight million people have participated in the Award in over 140 countries and territories. This award involves completing physical recreation activities, going on expeditions, volunteering, and working towards a skill.
The Gold Award is bestowed upon registered individuals who have completed minimum requirements as follows:
- 52 weeks of community service: SickKids Child Life volunteer
- 52 weeks of pursuing a skill: developed DJ mixing and scratching abilities via formalized training and diligent weekly practice
- 52 weeks of commitment to physical recreation: frequent cycling trips, tennis, hockey, tai chi, resistance exercises
- 4-day/3-night expedition: roundtrip cycling from Toronto’s Confederation Park to Niagara Falls alongside close friends, rested in tents on campgrounds
- minimum 5-day/4-night residential project away from home, with people whom one has never met before, undertaking shared activities: participated in Shad Valley, a one-month S.T.E.A.M. and entrepreneurship program, at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

SILVER AWARD ACTIVITIES
• YMCA Personalized Training w/ Personal Trainer, Intramural Hockey
• Georgian Bay Canoe Trip w/ Alive Outdoors
• Volunteering w/ Medical Doctor, The Hospital for Sick Children
• SMCS Drumline

BRONZE AWARD ACTIVITIES
• Workouts, Cycling, and Intramural Hockey
• Koshlong Lake Canoe Trip w/ Alive Outdoors
• Volunteering w/ Medical Doctor
• Chinese Mandarin at St. Aidan Catholic Elementary School
