As part of MacLachlan College’s Duke of Edinburgh Young Canadian Challenge Program, 7 Upper School students recently completed a 2 night winter camp in Algonquin Park.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was founded in 1956 by His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to help young people develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and to their communities. The concept of The Award is one of individual challenge. It offers young people a balanced, non-competitive programme of voluntary activities which encourages personal discovery, growth, self-reliance, perseverance, and responsibility. The Award currently runs in 130 countries world-wide, and to date 7 million young people have challenged themselves by doing the Award.
