THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD ® Programme ideas: Volunteering section When completing each section of your DofE, you to people’s lives and use your skills and experience should develop a programme which is specific to help your local community. You can use this and relevant to you. This sheet gives you a list of opportunity to become involved in a project or programme ideas that you could do or you could use with an organisation that you care about. it as a starting point to create a Volunteering section programme of your own. Help with planning You can use the programme planner on the website to You can find more information atDofE.org/ work with your Leader to plan and agree your activity volunteering and there is a range of exciting before you start. opportunities to help you complete this section at DofE.org/finder. Before you begin, it is important to check that your volunteering meets the criteria for businesses and It’s your choice… family members (see DofE.org/volunteering for Volunteering gives you the chance to make a difference the requirements). Helping people Working with the Coaching, teaching and Helping children environment or animals leadership Helping children to read in Animal welfare Dance leadership libraries Environment DofE Leadership Helping in medical services e.g. Rural conservation Group leadership Hospitals Preserving waterways Head student Helping older people Working at an animal rescue Leading a voluntary Helping people in need centre organisation group Helping people with special Litter picking - Girls’ Venture Corps needs Urban conservation - Sea Cadets Tutoring Beach and coastline - Air Cadets Young carer conservation - Jewish Lads’ and Youth work Zoo/farm/nature reserve work Girls’Brigade - St John Ambulance Community action & Helping a charity or - Scout Association raising awareness community organisation - Air Training Corps - Army Cadet Force Campaigning Administration - Boys’ Brigade Cyber safety Being a charity intern - CCF Council representation Being a volunteer lifeguard - Church Lads’ & Girls’ Drug & alcohol education Event management Brigade Home accident prevention Fundraising - Girlguiding UK Neighbourhood watch Mountain rescue - Girls’ Brigade Peer education Religious education Sports leadership Personal safety Serving a faith community Music tuition Promotion & PR Supporting a charity Road safety Working in a charity shop The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No: 1072490, and in Scotland No: SC038254, and a Royal Charter Corporation No: RC000806 Registered Office: Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, WINDSOR, Berkshire SL4 1EU DofE.org 14/12/17 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD ® Programme ideas: Physical section When completing each section of your DofE, you and there is a range of exciting opportunities to help should develop a programme which is specific and you complete this section at DofE.org/finder. relevant to you. Many of the DofE programme activities can be adapted to meet the needs of young people It’s your choice… with disabilities and some, referred to as adapted Doing physical activity is fun and improves your health sports, are unique to disabled people. and physical fitness. There’s an activity to suit everyone so choose something you are really interested in. This sheet gives you a list of programme ideas that you could do or you could use it as a starting point to Help with planning create a physical programme of your own. You can use the programme planner on the website to work with your Leader to plan and agree your activity You can find more information atDofE.org/physical before you start. Individual sports Water sports Scottish/Welsh/Irish Extreme sports Camogie dancing Cricket Airsoft Canoeing Street dancing/ BMX Curling Archery Diving breakdancing/hip Caving & potholing Dodge disc Athletics (any field or Dragon Boat Racing hop Climbing Dodgeball track event) Free-diving Swing Free running Fives Biathlon/Triathlon/ Kite surfing Tap dancing (parkour) Football Pentathlon/ Kneeboarding Ice skating Frame football Aquathon Rowing & sculling Mountain biking Racquet sports Futsal Bowls Sailing Mountain unicycling Gaelic football Boxing Skurfing Badminton Parachuting Goalball Croquet Sub aqua (SCUBA Matkot Skateboarding Handball Cross country diving & Racketball Skydiving Hockey running snorkelling) RacketlonRackets Snow sports (skiing, Hurling Cycling Surfing/body Rapid ball snowboarding, Ice hockey Fencing boarding Real tennis snowkiting) Kabaddi Geocaching Swimming Squash Speed skating Korfball Golf Synchronised Table tennis Street luge Lacrosse Gymnastics swimming Tennis Netball Horse riding Underwater rugby Wheelchair tennis Martial arts Octopushing Modern pentathlon Wakeboarding Polo Aikido Motocross Windsurfing Fitness Quidditch Orienteering Capoeira Roller derby Paintballing Dance Aerobics Ju Jitsu Rogaining Pétanque Cheerleading Judo Rounders Roller blading Ballet Fitness classes Karate Rugby (union/League) Roller skating Ballroom dancing Gym work Kendo Sitting Volleyball Running Belly dancing Medau movement Mixed martial arts Sledge hockey Softball Bhangra dancing Physical Self-defence Sledge ice hockey Static trapeze Ceroc achievement Sumo Stoolball Supercross Contra dance Pilates Tae Kwon Do Tchoukball Ten pin bowling Country & Western Pole dancing Tai Chi Tug of war Trampolining Flamenco Running/jogging Ultimate flying disc Wheelchair fencing Folk dancing Walking Team sports Volleyball Wrestling Jazz Weightlifting Wallyball Line dancing Wii-fit American football Water polo Morris dancing Yoga Baseball Wheelchair Salsa (or other Latin Basketball basketball styles) dancing Boccia Wheelchair rugby The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a Registered Charity No: 1072490, and in Scotland No: SC038254, and a Royal Charter Corporation No: RC000806 Registered Office: Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, WINDSOR, Berkshire SL4 1EU DofE.org 15/12/17 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD ® Programme ideas: Skills section When completing each section of your DofE, you It’s your choice… should develop a programme which is specific Developing a skill helps you get better at something you are and relevant to you. This sheet gives you a list of really interested in and gives you the confidence and ability to programme ideas that you could do or you could use this skill both now and later in life. use it as a starting point to create a Skills programme of your own. Help with planning You can use the programme planner on the website to You can find more information atDofE.org/skills and work with your Leader to plan and agree your activity there is a range of exciting opportunities to help you before you start. complete this section at DofE.org/finder. Performance arts Physics Playing a musical instrument Rocket making Playing in a band Ballet appreciation Taxonomy Reading & notating music Ceremonial drill Weather/meteorology Understanding music in relation Circus skills Website design to history & culture Conjuring & magic Zoology Majorettes Care of animals Puppetry Natural world Agriculture (keeping livestock) Singing Agriculture Aquarium keeping Speech & drama Conservation Beekeeping Theatre appreciation Forestry Caring for reptiles Ventriliquism Gardening Dog training & handling Yoyo extreme Groundsmanship Horse/donkey/llama/alpaca Growing carniverous plants handling & care Plant growing Science & technology Looking after birds (i.e. budgies Snail farming Aerodynamics and canaries) Vegetable growing Anatomy Pet care – health/training/ App design maintenance Astronomy Pigeon breeding & racing Games & recreation Biology Cards (i.e. bridge) Botany Music Chess Chemistry Clay target shooting Church bell ringing Coding/ programming Coxing Composing Ecology Cycle maintenance DJing Electronics Darts Evaluating music & musical Engineering Dominoes performances Entomology Fishing/fly fishing Improvising melodies IT Flying Listening to, analysing & Marine biology Gliding describing music Oceanography Go-karting Music appreciation Paleontology Historical period re-enacting continued over... Kite construction & flying Fashion Feng Shui Mah Jongg Forces insignia Floral decoration Marksmanship Gemstones French polishing Model construction & racing Genealogy Furniture restoration Motor sports Heraldry Glass blowing Power boating History of art Glass painting Snooker, pool & billiards Language skills Interior design Sports appreciation Military history Jewellery making Sports leadership Movie posters Knitting Sports officiating Postcards Lace making Table games Reading Leatherwork War games Religious studies Lettering & calligraphy Life skills Ship recognition Macramé Alternative therapies Stamp collecting Marquetry Cookery Model construction Democracy in action Media & communication Mosaic Digital lifestyle Painting & design Amateur radio Driving: car maintenance/car Patchwork Blogging road skills Photography Communicating with people who Driving: motorcycle maintenance/ Pottery are visually impaired road skills Quilting Communicating with people who Event planning Rope work have a hearing impediment First aid – St John/St Andrew/ Rug making Film & video making BRCS Snack pimping Journalism Hair & beauty Soft toy making Newsletter & magazine Learning about the emergency Tatting production services Taxidermy Signalling Learning about the RNLI Textiles Vlogging (Lifeboats) Weaving and spinning Writing Library & information skills Wine/beer making Life skills Woodwork Massage Creative arts Money management Basket making Navigation Boat work Public speaking and debating Brass rubbing Skills