Gold Residential Project
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The Gold Residential Project is for Gold Award participants only.
This section of The Duke of Ed encourages you to broaden your life experience by working with others towards a common goal. It takes place in a residential setting.
It encourages personal achievements, enhanced social connections with new and interesting people and is a truly life changing experience.
Requirements
- You must participate in a purposeful activity away from where you live with people who are not your everyday companions—in Australia or another country.
- Your activity must run for at least 5 days and 4 nights.
Activity ideas
Personal development courses
- Coaching and activity courses
- General training and adventure courses
- Residential language courses
- Leadership development courses.
Activity based
Community service
- Construction project
- Leader for a school camp or school holiday camp
- Environmental conservation project
- Community service projects—overseas or in Australia.
Intercultural
- Cultural experiences—including overseas student exchanges.
For more ideas, check out the list of Award activity ideas or .