The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Expedition Services & Training
The Sunnywood Project is an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) for the Expedition Section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Section
As a DofE Expedition AAP, we can work with established groups such as, schools and youth groups, as well as individuals to provide training for expeditions and assistance of facilitation of expeditions.
Established Groups
Whether you've got an idea, a plan, or starting from scratch - We can help you get your Expedition off the ground.
We can help you:
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With organising programmes of training, practice, and qualifying expeditions.
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With organising the expeditions for groups that you have trained.
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By providing a team of supervisors to supervise expeditions where you have trained the groups and planned the expedition.
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By providing a few supervisors to work alongside your staff and under your direction.
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By providing assessors for your expeditions
Find detailed examples of our packages below:
Bronze Package (4 Day)
from £160 (per participant)
Combination of the following:
1 Day 'Classroom-based' Training covering:
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Campcraft
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Food & Cooking
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Clothing & Equipment
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Rucksack Packing
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Emergency Procedures
1 Day Navigation Training Outdoors covering:
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Setting the map
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Reading the landscape & identifying features
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Navigation strategies
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Elevation and contours
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Scales and journey times
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Compass skills
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Countryside code and Emergency Procedures
2-Day Qualifying Expedition
Additional 1-day Practice Walk with instruction: £45 pp.
Additional 2-day overnight practice Expedition: £100 pp.
Silver Package (8 Day)
from £350 (per participant)
Combination of the following:
1 Day 'Classroom-based' Training covering:
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Campcraft
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Food & Cooking
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Clothing & Equipment
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Rucksack Packing
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Emergency Procedures
1 Day Navigation Training Outdoors covering:
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Setting the map
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Reading the landscape & identifying features
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Navigation strategies
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Elevation and contours
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Scales and journey times
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Compass skills
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Countryside code and Emergency Procedures
3 Days / 2 Nights Practice Expedition
Including 1-day of additional instruction before 2-days of remote supervision
3-Day Qualifying Expedition
Additional Practice Expedition: £128 pp.
Gold Package (9 Day)
from £450 (per participant)
Combination of the following:
1 Day 'Classroom-based' Training covering:
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Campcraft
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Food & Cooking
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Clothing & Equipment
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Rucksack Packing
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Emergency Procedures
1 Day Navigation Training Outdoors covering:
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Setting the map
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Reading the landscape & identifying features
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Navigation strategies
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Elevation and contours
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Scales and journey times
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Compass skills
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Countryside code and Emergency Procedures
3 Days / 2 Nights Practice Expedition
Including 1-day of additional instruction before 2-days of remote supervision
4-Day Qualifying Expedition
Additional Practice Expedition: £160 pp.
Additional Acclimatisation training day if Qualifying Expedition is in Wild Country: £50pp.
We're happy to talk through any specific needs or alterations you might need, including assistance with campsites and route ideas.
Individual DofE Participants
Maybe you've got an Expedition coming up or maybe it's been a while and you'd like a refresher - Our training days are perfect to get you up to speed in the following areas of Expedition readiness:
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Campcraft, equipment and hygiene
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Food and cooking
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Emergency procedures
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Navigation and Route Planning
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Kit selection and care
When available, you can view and book our training courses below!
If you're looking to complete your Expedition section with a practice or qualifying Expedition, we also run Open Expeditions. These will be announced through our Social Media channels and listed below, but feel free to get in touch with us if you would like more information.
