SMGS Duke of Ed Larapinta Trail Adventurous Journey The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Snowy Mountains Grammar School continues to focus on fostering the lifelong skills of perseverance, resilience, teamwork and optimism through individual participation in a number of components. The Adventurous Journeys are undoubtedly the most rewarding and life-changing part of the program [...]
Students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Snowy Mountains Grammar School embarked upon their first Adventurous Journey for 2022 from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April. The expedition party comprised fifty-five students from across the Bronze, Silver and Gold Levels of the Award, with eight accompanying staff members. The goal for this Adventurous [...]
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award students at SMGS have adapted to the rapidly changing conditions int the world around us and are continuing to participate in the different elements of the Award. Our students have adjusted their activities to include sewing masks for our local medical centre and collecting rubbish from the lake foreshore for [...]
The SMGS Duke of Ed Program is now accepting new students for 2020. Melissa Bell, SMGS Head of Faculty – Education Support and Enrichment will be presenting to the Year 9 & 10 students at their stage meeting this Thursday February 6 2020. Parents, if you would like to learn more about the 2020 program [...]
The SMGS Duke of Edinburgh’s Award adventurers have returned from their epic four-day adventure in the Jagungal Wilderness. The expedition party of 23 students from years 9 -12 along with four staff hiked 52km on foot with four days provisions in a hiking pack, summiting two incredible mountains: Round Mountain - 1755m above sea level, [...]
