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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (also called the D of E) is a very well-known and popular youth programme in (0)theUK that aims to help young people aged 14-24 reach their full potential!
1) gives young people the chance to develop their character and their life skills as they lake part 2) all kinds of exciting extracurricular activities. Started as a small all-boys programme in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh, today 275.000 young people 3)……….different backgrounds are working towards 4) ………….D of E al any one time in the UK!
Participants can progress through three levels of the D of E, the bronze (challenging), the silver (more challenging) or the gold (extremely challenging and 5)………..for the faint-hearted). It’s definitely not easy to achieve any of the awards. Activities are organized in four areas: Volunteering, which could mean volunteering 6)…….. an animal rescue center or working in a charity shop for six months: Physical, which might be getting a certificate in parachuting or flamenco dancing: Skills, which could be doing a jeweler-making, first aid or cookery course: and Expedition, which could be planning a rowing trip 7)…….the Danube in Germany. All this can take anything from three months to three years! The best thing is - young people can pick exactly 8) activities they want to do in each category'. Ultimately, it’s all worth it and all the gold awards are presented 9)………. the Duke of Edinburgh himself at a royal palace.
From beginning to end. it’s great fun doing a D of E and employers, colleges and universities gel excited if 10)……………… see it on a person’s CV.
The important thing, though, is that "You learn to love something, work hard, be focused and disciplined and then you will be ready11) when the right opportunity comes your way." as opera superstar Katherine Jenkins said12)………..completed her silver award.