Discovery Award Support Group
DISCOVERY AWARD SUPPORT GROUP
This group is for members who have decided they would like to take part in the Discovery Award. The group will meet monthly for discussion and exchange of ideas as well giving each other mutual support, it will also save you some of the admin as I would do that for you.
The Discovery Award is an achievement Award for all people 50 or over, regardless of personal capabilities or ethnic origin. It is similar to, but not part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, to help promote an active and healthy lifestyle by offering challenges to both stimulate and motivate.
The Discovery Award is a personal challenge, through a programme of your chosen leisure activities with no exam at the end. You need no special qualifications, just a willingness to have a go and the determination to do the very best that you personally achieve.
The challenges of The Discovery Award are non-competitive. You progress at your own pace and within your own capabilities, whilst having fun and enjoying yourself at the same time. Through the programme, you will meet new people and make new friends.
There is no maximum time limit for each challenge only a minimum. This is to promote a real sense of commitment to your chosen challenge. You do not have to work on all quadrants simultaneously, certainly when very new to The Award it might be better for you to only work on one or two of the challenges at one time, or even finish one quadrant before beginning another.
There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold - each with an agreed time span and leading to its own certificate and badge. Each level has 4 sections:
Service in the Community, Recreational Pursuit, Hobby or Interest, Journey of Discovery
There is a cost involved in taking part in the Discovery Award.