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International Award

Skill, Service and Physical Recreation

Students have to complete an activity for each of these sections for between 3 and 18 months depending on the level of award they are completing and their previous experience.

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Students will set a SMART goal for each of their activities, this will ensure that they are working towards something and are completing something that is meaningful.

 

The Skill, Service and Physical Recreation are extra-curricular activities, and may not be activities that you take part in as part of your school curriculum. 

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At the end of their completion, their supervisor or assessor will need to write a comprehensive statement about their participation and progress throughout their activity.

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Skill

The aim of this section is to encourage the development of personal interests and practical skills. These interests should be of a non-physically demanding nature and may be hobbies, vocational or job related skills, social or individual activities, cultural activities or life skills.

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Examples of activities:

  • Playing an instrument

  • Sports officiating

  • Photography

  • Debating

  • Public speaking

  • Drama productions

Service

The aim of this section is for candidates to give useful service to others. It seeks to give participants a sense of responsibility to each other and the community, and to help them become better citizens. By undertaking service regularly over a period of time, rather than in a short concentrated time period, it is hoped that the young person will develop a lifelong commitment to voluntary service and community involvement.

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Examples of activities:

  • Visiting people in need such as the elderly or disabled

  • Sports Coaching

  • Fundraising for a charity

  • Working in an environmental clean up campaign

Physical Recreation

This section aims to encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performance through training and perseverance. It is based on the belief that a healthy body is a good end in itself and can often help to develop a healthy mind.  Students will need to record and log their activities if they are going to the gym for example to use as their evidence of participation.

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Examples of activities:

  • Athletics

  • Fitness activities

  • Martial arts

  • Adventure sports

  • Winter sports

  • Water sports

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