For participants
Are you looking for a challenge that can be met? Do you want to improve in what you enjoy and also get a certificate that will be suitable for your future studies and career? Try DofE! It is for everyone between the ages of 14 and 24.
Why should I do it?
- you will improve in the activities that you enjoy
- you will spend time help others
- you will gain outdoor skills
- you will receive an internationally recognized certificate
How does DofE work?
You will choose activities in the three areas of DofE: developing a Skill, Physical Recreation and Voluntary Service. You then spend one hour per week on each of them. In total, DofE will take you three hours per week. In the end, you will go on an Adventurous Journey with your friends.
Volunteering
While volunteering, you can work on yourself, but also help others. You will need to develop your tolerance, responsibility, and patience. Volunteering is not only tutoring your classmates, but also cleaning the forest, working with children, helping in a food bank and much more. You can ask your Leader about other volunteering options.
Examples of activities
Physical Recreation
Doing a Physical Recreation activity will help you improve your performance and your health. Maybe you can work on your teamwork during volleyball, or meet new people during skating. You don’t have to be the best and win medals left and right, but you should want to push yourself a little further. You can also learn to live a healthier life.
Examples of activities
Skill
There are a lot of options to choose from in this area. From playing a music instrument or studying foreign languages to cooking or programming. You will set achievable goals, thus improve yourself, work on your talent, or acquire completely new skills. An important thing is that you will enjoy it.
Examples of activities
Adventurous Journey
The Adventurous Journey is a challenge for you to overcome the fear of the unknown, as well as an opportunity to get out of the town for a few days with your friends, discover interesting places in the Czech Republic or abroad. The Adventurous Journey always has its purpose, for example mapping out the forgotten places, collecting plants (for your herbarium), or going down the river.
Examples of activities
You can choose from a large number of activities in the DofE areas. You set a goal that will motivate you and help you move forward.
You will choose one of l the three levels. This will determine, how long you are going to spend on the programme.
During the Adventurous Journey, you will work as a team and spend a few days in nature with your friends. An experienced Award leader will be present.
For entering at the Bronze level, you will pay CZK 200, for entering at the Silver level CZK 400, and for entering at the Gold level CZK 600. If you have completed a preceding level, the fee for the following level gets lowered to CZK 200. If you move from the Bronze level directly to Gold, you pay CZK 400. The maximum a participant pays is CZK 600 for all the levels. More information about the fees can be found here .
- 6 months
- from the age of 14
- 6–12 months
- from the age of 15
- 12–18 months
- from the age of 16
Prestigious certificate
By completing the programme, you get an international certificate, which can help you when applying to university. Employers all over the world recognize it as proof of acquired skills (like team-work, communication, etc.). In addition, you will receive a badge that’ll place you among the worldwide family of graduates. DofE exists in more than 130 countries!
You will receive your certificate and a badge at the ceremony from important personalities.
Join DofE!
It is easy and will take you 2 minutes. You can start anywhere, anytime
Eliška
"For me, DofE has always connected, and still connects, the four most important areas of my life. Improving in the activities I enjoy, caring for those who have not been so lucky, contacting inspiring people and, last but not least, accepting new challenges. ”
Jakub
"My goal at DofE was to cycle to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to that, I gained a lot of travel experience and learned things that I would not learn at school. I know that they will be useful to me mainly in my future job. "
Tom
"Our teacher told me about DofE and at first I thought it would be some nonsense. Then I set about it and found that it was a worthwhile program. In volunteering, I founded a non-profit organization that trains children in parkour. "
Kamila
“The first time I encountered DofE was in England, and I liked the idea of doing activities that I normally do with a purpose. DofE helped me figure out what I wanted to do in the future, and now I study medicine.”
Lukáš
"I can't imagine my life without music, sports and the media. At DofE, I was able to focus on everything I enjoyed and also receive prestigious awards for it. Thanks to DofE, I also met Countess Sofia, the wife of the British Prince Edward. "
Lucie
"I've been swimming since I was a child and I wanted to push myself a little further, so the idea arose to swim across Gibraltar. I was successful and thanks to that I received an invitation to dinner with the British Prince Edward, who leads DofE worldwide. I also learned a lot in the field of volunteering, where I trained the children's swimming club. "
Dofe Club
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Ceremonies
Find out what the receiving of the DofE certificate and badge looks like, and sign up for your ceremony.
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