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If your ds is doing the bronze DOE

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ihatethecold · 09/09/2014 16:54

What are they doing for the skill part.
We are really struggling.
The school offer short courses but he isn't keen on what they are offering.
So far it's been. Cookery, babysitting or first aid.
He doesn't play an instrument.
The only extra curricular activities he does is karate.
Which is his physical part of the award.

I'm starting to wish we hadn't signed up.

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ihatethecold · 09/09/2014 17:03

Thanks Maureen my ds can be quite negative about new things or projects that his mates are not involved in!
If only his skill could be playing Xbox!

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MinesAPintOfTea · 09/09/2014 17:03

Dh did amateur radio, I did piano and learnt to drive for gold.

There's a big list of ideas linked to on the right hand side of this page

Leeds2 · 09/09/2014 17:01

My DD did helping out with the school magazine. Wrote an article for it, proof reading etc.

I know others did helping out behind the scenes with the school drama productions. One friend went to lunchtime Spanish conversation sessions with the Spanish assistant, which helped her with her GCSE too!

If you go on the Dof E website, there are loads of things suggested, but I remember we struggled to find things that DD could access.

MaureenMLove · 09/09/2014 16:56

If you can hold on until tomorrow, I've just taken over as the rep at my school for DofE! I know very little about it at the moment, but I've got a briefing tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to assist!

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