A group of Orange teenagers met His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award during his visit to Sydney last Tuesday, 21 November.
His Royal Highness met the six Silver Duke of Edinburgh participants from Orange during his visit to the Sydney PCYC in Woolloomooloo, Sydney.
From left to right: Lynette Edwards, Jordyn Wright, Joanne Wright, Shontay Knight, Jason French, Katrina Hausia
Orange Mayor Jason Hamling said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the participants to meet Prince Edward and discuss their experience of the Duke of Ed Award with him.
“His Royal Highness Prince Edward’s visit to Sydney is an incredible opportunity for our local kids to meet him and discuss with him life skills learned through The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award,” Cr Hamling said.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a youth development program, empowering all young Australians from 14 to 24 to explore their full potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world, regardless of their location or circumstance.
Some of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award participants with their Bronze Award in 2020.
There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold, each progressively requiring more challenging and more time commitment.
The Orange teenagers who met the Prince are Shontay Knights, Lynette Edwards, Joanne Wright, Jordyn Wright, and Achok Aluk. They are participants in The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. The teenagers are part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards run by Orange City Council.
The meeting with the Prince was part of The Adventurous Journey section of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, encouraging a sense of discovery while exploring an unfamiliar and challenging environment with an agreed team goal.
The Orange group was in charge of their trip to Sydney, including organising transport and accommodation and also finding some cultural sites to explore during their three-day trip.
More than 775,000 young people have participated in the Award in Australia in the past 58 years.
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