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There is a lot happening at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Perth & Kinross Association SCIO. Explore our latest blog posts and let’s celebrate all the achievements and difference we make to Young People!

What sustainability means to our Young People

Dec 2, 2022 | Megginch Castle, Skills Development, The Starfish Way

This week our open group of Starfish Way participants started making beeswax wraps, which is a more sustainable way to using cling film. Our young...

Dog Training at Megginch

Nov 24, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Megginch Castle, Outdoor Learning

Laura from Bullerz K9 is joining us at Megginch for the next few Mondays with her lovely dog Cairo to help young teenagers learn a bit about dog ownership and training.
We all had a lovely first session together talking about breeds, common behaviour and the basics of owning a dog. Click here to see some photos of the joyful faces of our Young People!

Congratulations Holly!

Nov 11, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Success Bulletin

Holly just completed her Bronze skill section by taking our Cooking for Fun module on the Distance Learning Hub. Click here for some tasty photos of her cookings!

Funding News for a new Minibus!

Oct 26, 2022 | Funding, News

THANK YOU True Colour Trust for supporting our core work and the Starfish Way !

We are so happy to be working with the lovely people at The True Colours Trust who have kindly awarded us funding towards our new minibus.

Vote for us: Asda foundation Green Tokens

Oct 19, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, News, The Starfish Way

We are happy to announce you can now vote online to support DofE Perth and Kinross! Your vote matters and helps us support as many Young People as possible.

Support us with your Amazon purchase!

Oct 6, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Funding, News

You can now select our Perth and Kinross Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Association on smile.amazon.co.uk. Amazon automatically donates a certain amount of your purchase to us. And with your help we can fulfill our vision to help Young People grow!
Find out how to set up smile.amazon in this post.

Job Opportunity: Activities Development Worker

Sep 28, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Job Opportunities

Help young people be the best they can be – we are looking for experienced Development Workers (ASN/Young People) – Outdoor activities and potential for some indoor learning (yoga for example etc) on a part-time and freelance basis.

Silver Expedition

Sep 23, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, News

NewsSilver ExpeditionSouthern cairngormsHuge congrats to our amazing young people. Brave, strong and kind... one and all!Contact us for your...

Funding News: Chance to Flourish

Sep 17, 2022 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Funding, News, The Starfish Way

We are delighted to announce that Chance to Flourish will support our vital work!

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Precious Peatlands #COP28

Dec 10, 2023 | Duke of Edinburgh's Award, How to combat Climate Change, News, Special Days

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