50-604: Former pupils of Bolton School are known as Old Boltonians . The Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Associations are active with over 9,000 members and nationwide reunions throughout the year. Notable alumni include: Bolton School Bolton School is a private day school in Bolton , Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery (ages 0–4), co-educational infant school (ages 3–7), single sex junior schools (ages 7–11) and single sex senior schools including sixth forms (ages 11–18). With over 2,500 pupils, it
100-695: A Constitution for The Award in New Zealand was adopted. In New Zealand the Award is referred to as the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award. The name draws on one of New Zealand's greatest adventurers, Sir Edmund Hillary . The Award has also previously been called "The Young New Zealanders Challenge of the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award". The Award was founded in the Netherlands in 1997 by Wim van der Laan and Maurice Jurgens. Known as "The International Award for Young People", it
150-973: A certificate from the Gaisce or an International Award Certificate instead of a Duke of Edinburgh certificate. Awards modelled on The Duke of Edinburgh's Award are presented by sponsoring organisations affiliated with the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association in 144 nations: 29 located in the Americas; 36 in Africa; 32 in Asian Pacific countries; and 47 in Europe, around the Mediterranean, and in Arab countries. The prestige, scope and awareness of these awards vary from country to country and often – unlike awards programmes in Ireland and
200-575: A good reputation at these levels. Pupils are given the opportunity to complete their Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award . In Year 11, pupils are encouraged to take part in National Citizen Service , which feeds into the Sixth Form Community Action scheme. Both schemes encourage pupils to give their time to their local communities. The school maintains an outdoor pursuits department and operates Patterdale Hall,
250-464: A governor of the school in 1898 and a year later bought the freehold at Westbourne and offered it the school. He also financed the necessary building alternations. The school remained in these premises at Westbourne until 1932. In 1906, Bolton High School for Girls and its headmistress, Olivia Dymond, were congratulated by inspectors for "exercising a good influence on the girlhood of Bolton, not only intellectually but in other ways, not less important in
300-594: A grant from the Industrial Society funded the construction of a new Boys' Division chemistry block which opened in 1958. The main wings of the Boys' Division and Girls' Division were completed in 1965 realising Lord Leverhulme's plan to have purpose-built school buildings. In 1982, the Leverhulme Pavilion at Oldfield was opened by Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme , Lord Leverhulme's grandson. Other additions to
350-465: A network of 60,000 volunteers acting as award leaders, supervisors and assessors. The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award can be found in over 1,200 locations and institutions across Australia including cities, rural and remote areas, through Government and independent schools, universities, indigenous communities, refugee support programmes, detention centres, community organisations, disability groups and other youth programmes. The National Chairman
400-734: A residential outdoor pursuits centre on the shores of Lake Ullswater in the Lake District. Pupils gain experience of the world of business and commerce through the 'Business Awareness' course held at Patterdale Hall. The Boys' Division Senior School and Boys' Junior School offer annual residential outdoor pursuits trips to Patterdale Hall to all age groups, from Year 4 to Year 13. The Girls' Division Senior School and Girls' Junior School also offer these trips to selected year groups from Year 5 and up. The team at Patterdale Hall, alongside outdoor education staff based in Bolton, assists girls and boys in achieving
450-522: A secular and modern interpretation of the original plan uniting the Girls' and Boys' Divisions. The school has over 100 clubs and activities for pupils to take part in at lunchtimes and after school, in addition to orchestras, choirs and sports teams. The Boys' Division has a strong sporting heritage, with in-school trophies for football, cricket and gymnastics dating back 100 years. The school also takes part in regional and national schools' competitions and has
500-516: Is a member of the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS). In 2009, the old system of keeping track of progress through paper Record Books was replaced by the introduction of a major new online system – e DofE. Participants use this system to track their progress, while Leaders use it to oversee participants' progress. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award programmes take between one and four years to complete, and they must be completed by
550-666: Is currently Gary Nairn , and the National CEO is Peter Kaye . The Hon Larry Anthony is the chair of The Friends of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia and Andrew Murray AM is the deputy chair. In Bangladesh, the award is offered through The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation Bangladesh, which has been based in Dhaka since 2008. Various schools and universities participate. The first Duke of Edinburgh's Award ceremony in Canada
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#1732854945610600-416: Is one of the largest independent day schools in the country. Established as Bolton Grammar School , it is not known exactly when the boys' school was founded although it is recorded in 1516. In 1525, William Shaw of Wigan sold land worth 33s 4d p.a. towards the maintenance of a schoolmaster to teach grammar in Bolton. In 1644, it was endowed by Robert Lever and so began the start of a long relationship with
650-556: Is used exclusively by the Boys' Division. Bolton School's alumni are known as Old Girls and Old Boys . Former Boys' Division pupils are also known as Old Boltonians . The Old Girls' and Old Boys' Association organises reunions and events, keeps former pupils informed of current events at the school and of the successes of their peers, and invites Old Boys and Old Girls back to the school to share their expertise and life experiences with current pupils. The school's Old Boys run and take part in three sports clubs: The Old Boltonians AFC,
700-509: The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , which has since expanded to 144 nations. The awards recognise adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self-improvement exercises modelled on Kurt Hahn 's solutions to his " Six Declines of Modern Youth ". In February 1955, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was first announced. It was at first "for boys" aged 15 to 18. It was first administered, and largely designed, by John Hunt , who had led
750-524: The United Kingdom – there is no connection to the head of state and awards are simply issued by private youth charities. In the United States, for instance, only about 7,000 of the estimated 47 million eligible persons age 14 to 24 annually participate in the programme. The Award was established in Australia in 1959 on the initiative of Sir Adrien Curlewis (son of Herbert Curlewis ) in 1958. By 1962
800-626: The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 , and had retired from the army to run The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. It was designed to attract boys who had not been interested in joining one of the main British youth movements, such as the Scout Association . In the first 12 months, 7,000 boys had enrolled for the scheme. The programme borrowed from the Moray Badge, instituted at Gordonstoun School by its headmaster , Kurt Hahn , in 1936, and
850-531: The Award Programme Foundation, implementation of awards are undertaken by 154 local institutions, including governments, NGOs and universities. Despite the long history of the programme in India, only about 19,000 youth annually participate. As in many other nations, awards in India are granted in three levels – Gold, Silver and Bronze – based on the complexity and time commitment of the projects undertaken by
900-551: The Award Scheme. India awards the "International Award for Young People" to youth who complete a self-improvement programme based on the Duke of Edinburgh's award model. The programme was first introduced to India in 1962 and was originally operated by the Indian Public Schools Conference. In 1989 the Award Programme Foundation, a registered charity, was established to oversee management of the award. According to
950-520: The Award has seen a rapid expansion, engaging over 10,000 young people and over 2,000 Award Leaders and adult volunteers, with millions having participated around the world, finding their purpose, passion and place in the world. In Singapore, the award is referred to as "National Youth Achievement Award". It is a full member of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Association and was officially launched in Singapore on 9 May 1992 by president Wee Kim Wee at
1000-526: The Award in South Africa, from the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. It provides a framework for youth-at-risk, providing them with a positive, affirming alternative to the social challenges which they face within their communities. The Award Programme is a long-term process, taking between three and five years to complete all three levels of Bronze, Silver, and Gold. In the United States ,
1050-590: The Boys' Division and Girls' Division buildings began in 1924. In the same year, the school was granted a coat of arms. The Boys' Junior School was established at Broomfield on Chorley New Road in 1928 and in 1938, the school moved to the Park Road site where the Bolton High School for Girls had once been situated. The 1950s saw the creation of a new sports level and the building of the Tillotson Pavilion, and
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#17328549456101100-532: The County Badge adopted in Moray in 1941. In November 1957, it was announced that girls would be invited to participate. On 19 June 1958, the programme was extended to girls, with the first girls allowed to join from 1 September 1958. The programme for girls was not the same as that for boys, and was for ages 14 to 20. The first girls received their Gold Awards on 3 November 1959 at Buckingham Palace. From January 1965,
1150-479: The Gold Award for boys and girls was made more similar. The first Gold Awards were achieved in 1958, and the charity was established in 1959. A single programme for young people aged 14 to 21 was launched in 1969, and extended to those up to 25 years of age in 1980. In 2013, the Duke presented Awards at St James's Palace which included his 500th Gold Award Presentation. The first Duke of Edinburgh's Award ceremony
1200-461: The Istana. In South Africa , the Award is referred to as the "President's Award for Youth Empowerment". The Award was first established in 1983 under the name "Gold Shield Award", but in 1992, in anticipation of Nelson Mandela becoming the first president of a democratic South Africa, the name was changed to "President's Award for Youth Empowerment". The President's Award has a full licence to operate
1250-582: The Lever name. During the 17th century, the school moved from its original Tudor building to new premises beside the Parish Church in Bolton. Bolton Girls' Day School was established on 1 October 1877 as one of the earliest public day schools for girls in the country. The schoolroom was in the Mechanics' Institute, and the first intake was 22 girls. The school was renamed Bolton High School for Girls and moved to
1300-516: The Middle Ages. The cock and bugle are heraldic puns: the Lever name transposes to "se lever" in Norman French, the language of heraldry, which means "to arise"; the cock is the bird whose crow causes the world to arise, while the trumpet sounds "Reveille". In order for the school to differentiate itself, additional appropriate symbols were added: The Girls' Division was given permission to display
1350-566: The Old Boltonians' Golf Society, and the Old Boltonians' Rugby Union Football Club. Membership is open to all former pupils and staff. For details of notable former pupils please see the List of people educated at Bolton School . Duke of Edinburgh%27s Award The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (commonly abbreviated DofE ) is a youth awards programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by
1400-404: The Park Road site in 1891. Its new building was opened by the suffragist Mrs Millicent Fawcett and the school had 67 girls on roll. In 1899 Bolton Grammar School for Boys moved to its current location on Chorley New Road shortly after its amalgamation with Bolton High School for Boys . The move was made possible by Sir William Hesketh Lever . He had agreed to put up £5,000 and to be co-opted as
1450-601: The President's Youth Award of Zambia. In 1990, a National Youth Award Committee was elected and operated under the National Youth Development Council (NYDC). In May 1991, a pilot project started with 50 young individuals and by December the same year 30 had qualified for the Bronze Award level. In the mid-1990s, the Award got a new lease of life when private schools began to adopt the Award, reporting directly to
1500-534: The Prémio Infante D. Henrique became a licensee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and adopted the international brand. The Prémio Infante D. Henrique consists of a programme of personal and social development of voluntary and non-competitive activities in four areas: The Award was first introduced in 1991 by Sister Agnes in the Roman Catholic Parish of Motru, being carried on locally until 2011. Since 2011,
1550-649: The award is offered through "The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA" organization, based in Chicago . Various schools and some Scout councils participate. "The Duke of Edinburgh International Award", "The International Youth Award", or simply "The International Award" was founded in Zambia in 1989. Although the concept was introduced in September 1981, it was only in 1989 when the Zambian government decided to integrate it into
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1600-431: The award was available in all state and territories and today over 30,000 young Australians commence a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award each year. The Duke of Ed in Australia is a widely recognised organising and accrediting framework of non-formal education and learning. Over 775,000 young Australians have now completed their award and approximately 45,000 are actively participating in the award programme each year, supported by
1650-431: The award. "The Prince Mohato Award" was established in 1976. Its current patron is King Letsie III . As with other nations, the award is presented in three levels and eligible youth are those age 14 to 25. The chairperson of the awards programme is Maureen Nyathi. In Malaysia, the award is referred to as " Anugerah Remaja Perdana, RAKAN MUDA". It is a Full Member of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Association and
1700-424: The chosen activities. Each progressive level demands more time and commitment from participants: Bronze 3–6 months; Silver: 6–9 months; Gold: 12–18 months. Participants are required to show regular activity and commitment to the award for the duration of their DofE programme, which is usually at least one hour per week. In Northern Ireland , participants completing The Duke of Edinburgh's Award can choose to accept
1750-513: The expedition part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award . Between 1999 and 2007, Boys' Division pupils constructed a concrete yacht during Technology lessons and lunchtimes as a millennium project ("The Third Millennium Ketch"). It was launched in May 2007. Named "Tenacity of Bolton", the ketch allowed Year 8 and 9 pupils the chance for sailing voyages in the Irish Sea. In September 2014, "Tenacity of Bolton"
1800-651: The formation of their characters." School uniform and compulsory games were introduced during Miss Dymond's tenure as headmistress. In 1913, Sir William Hesketh Lever jointly endowed the Bolton Grammar School and the Bolton High School for Girls , on condition that they should be equal partners known as Bolton School (Girls' Division and Boys' Division) . On 1 April 1915, the Bolton School Foundation formally came into existence. Construction of
1850-453: The gold medal starts from 16. Despite the fact that there have been fewer than ten gold medal winners in eight years, there has been an exponential increase of the number of applicants in Korea. It reached its peak in 2011, which recorded 3,500 applicants and there are over 6,000 young people, who have completed their awards by 2015. Also, there are 17 organisations or associations that are supporting
1900-489: The individual award participant. "Gaisce – The President's Award" ( Irish : Gaisce – Gradam an Uachtaráin ) was established by a trust deed under the patronage of the President of Ireland on 28 March 1985. It joined the Duke of Edinburgh's International Awards Association in 1988. There are three awards: bronze, silver and gold. The profile of the award was raised substantially during the term of Mary Robinson . The award
1950-442: The participant's 25th-birthday. The programmes are at three progressive levels which, if successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award. With assistance from adult Leaders, participants select and set objectives in each of the following areas: To achieve an award, the participant must work on each section for a minimum period of time, and must be monitored and assessed by someone with knowledge of
2000-568: The programme has expanded nationwide, where it was successfully implemented in several cities of Romania. In April 2013, the license for Award Romania was signed in the presence of Secretary-General John May, and it became a National Award Authority. Starting in June 2013, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award has Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown , as Patron in Romania. Since then,
2050-878: The programme in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) as of 2013. The scheme in Ghana is named the Head of State Award. It began in 1967, and by 2021 about 750,000 young people had taken part. The "Hong Kong Award for Young People", formerly known as "The Duke of Edinburgh's Award", is one of the active members of the International Award Association . The Hong Kong Award was incepted in 1961. Currently, there are roughly 53,000 youth participants in Hong Kong . More than 600 different user units, including schools, universities, uniform group youth organisations and community centres, are running
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2100-586: The refurbishment and extension of the Junior Boys' School (Park Road). After ten years planning, building work began on the £7million co-educational Riley Sixth Form Centre in the Summer of 2012 and the facility was ready for use in the Autumn Term 2013. The Riley Centre was named after its lead benefactor Ian Riley who was a pupil from 1974 to 1981. It stands where Leverhulme envisaged a chapel and has been described as
2150-409: The same arms on a lozenge (i.e. diamond) surmounted by a true-lovers' knot. The Girls' Division does not make use of the crest. This is unusual in heraldry; although unmarried ladies' parental coats of arms would be displayed in this manner, female institutions such as convents normally utilise a shield. The school's motto is Mutare Vel Timere Sperno , meaning "I scorn to change or to fear". This
2200-546: The school's facilities include the sports complex and swimming pool in 1986; the Arts & Conference Centre, opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1993; and Patterdale Hall, an outdoor pursuits centre at the southern end of Ullswater in the Lake District . In 2008, the school began a £19m expansion and renovation project which saw the construction of a new Infant School (Beech House), a new Junior Girls' School (Hesketh House) and
2250-410: Was established in Korea in 2008 by Korea Youth Services Centre. The award is currently supported under The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which is an organisation organised by the government. The applicants have to be in an age in between 14 and 25. Anyone who is over 14 but under 25 can challenge for the bronze award, but the applicants have to be at least 15 to start the silver medal, as well as
2300-531: Was gifted to the Tall Ships Youth Trust to be operated by the Trust, with Bolton School pupils continuing to make use of the ketch. The school coat of arms was granted to the Boys' Division in 1923. The devices of two black diagonal stripes, the edges of the upper one scalloped, on a silver shield together with the cock and bugle crest have been used by the Lever families of Great, Little and Darcy Lever since
2350-465: Was held in 1964. By 2011, approximately 500,000 Canadians had received the award over the programme's 57-year history. In 2013, the Royal Bank of Canada announced a $ 1 million grant to help fund marketing and publicity efforts to increase awareness for the programme. Participation in the Award has been available for many years. "The Prince Makhosini Award" had 3,000 young people participating in
2400-499: Was held in the United Kingdom in 1956. Participation in DofE programmes and the number of awards achieved has grown every year since 1956. Young people take part in Duke of Edinburgh's Award programmes run in designated DofE centres – including schools, youth clubs, Air cadets , Army Cadets and businesses – throughout the country. Over 6 million people have taken part in the DofE since 1956 (8 million worldwide). The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
2450-750: Was officially launched in Malaysia on 6 Nov 2000. The gold award will be awarded by the Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sport at an award ceremony. In New Zealand, although one or two organisations started taking part earlier, it was not until 18 July 1963 that the Governor-General, Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae , held the inaugural meeting of the National Council of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in New Zealand at Government House in Wellington, when
2500-527: Was officially recognised by the ministry of education in 2007 as a substitute for community service in secondary education and is currently being offered by 45 institutions. The "Prémio Infante D. Henrique " is the Portuguese version of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award targeting those between 14-and-24-years-old. It was established in 1988 in Porto by The Duke of Braganza , who remains its honorary president. In 2015
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