Duke of Edinburgh Captain, Tahlia Guzzardi

This year, we have had many girls achieve their Bronze, Silver and Gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

This is a fantastic achievement for these girls, and I have been proud to have played a part in helping them learn about the Award Program, choose their activities, understand how to log their hours with the online record book system, and plan their own Adventurous Journeys.

As the journeying component is often the most challenging, it has been amazing to see students from a variety of Year levels improve their navigation and camping skills through our Outdoor Education Club.

I have also run informative sessions for students in Years 9 to 11 to further spread the word about the purpose, process, and benefits of this internationally recognised Award Program. I also completed training to become an official Award Leader to better support the involved students.

Another highlight this year was initiating the School’s involvement with the Compass Award Program for interested Year 7 students as a way to experience what undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award could be like in the future.

Overall, I have enjoyed working with Mr Brown to assist and inspire other girls to pursue their personal development through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program.

I hope the enthusiasm towards the Program at St Cath’s continues to grow.