duke of edinburgh award
expeditions for schools, colleges & youth groups
Snowgoose Mountain Centre will be happy to design a programme of training and expeditions especially for your group at your own convenience. Our comprehensive and high quality service will ensure that participants take as much away from their involvement in the Award as possible and that your life as a DofE leader is as easy as possible. We normally deal with multiples of group numbers of 4 or 6 students. We require a minimum number of 4. While we have established examples of the programmes on offer we will however work with you to design a programme that meets the needs of your group. This can include extra training or practice expeditions for groups with limited experience.
programmes
Normally we do not deal with Bronze Expeditions – mainly because of our location – however we are happy to look at this on individual group basis. The templates for schools, colleges & group DofE expeditions is the same as those for our more individual pre-dated Open DofE Expeditions. Here there is a comprehensive overview of all the DoE Expedition Options Snowgoose Mountain Centre can offer. DofE Expedition Programmes. These may be modified to suit the needs of your own group.
direct entrants
For DofE Silver and Gold direct entrants (those who have not done Bronze or Silver) we recommend including an extra practice weekend. This is for the safety & enjoyment of participants.
what we include
- DofE Expedition information if required
- Comprehensive pre-expedition paperwork pack for participants and parents, including consent forms and kit lists etc.
- Assistance with expedition paperwork. We will help to complete operating authority notifications, green forms and risk assessments.
- An informed point of contact at Snowgoose Mountain Centre to provide continuing support throughout your expedition programme.
- High quality training with fully qualified & accredited outdoor practitioners.
- Information for parents as required.
- Training materials and helpful handouts for participants.
- Accredited supervision throughout the expeditions from experienced and friendly instructors.
- Accredited assessors for the qualifying expedition.
- Free use of our group kit.
- We do not include off the peg / pre- planned expedition routes.
group kit
We provide the following essential group kit free of charge:
- Tents
- Stoves, Pans and Fuel
- Group Shelters
- First Aid Kits
Expedition Areas
We will work with you to choose a suitable location for your group in the West Highlands for a new and more adventurous location. HOWEVER – we strongly believe that the expedition must be planned in full by the participants – we do not provide ready made & pre- planned expedition routes! Our base is just 4 miles from Fort William on the west coast of Scotland – an outdoor adventure mecca in the West Highlands. We are accessible to remote wild country areas – both land, fresh and coastal areas and an ideal venue especially for Gold Expeditions.
Cost
All training and expeditions cost £45 per person per day plus overnight bunkhouse. Our simple pricing policy will makes it easy for you to manage a budget. We can offer a 10% discount on the cost of expedition training, Practice & Qualifying Expeditions on a minimum number of 8 persons booking at one time. Extra Costs:-Snowgoose Mountain Centre can provide all the necessary specialist outdoor equipment for paddling expeditions (canoes, kayaks, paddles, buoyancy aids, barrels, etc) @ £15 approximately per person per day. We do not include the cost of food or extra transport out with of our area.
