{"id":5722,"date":"2026-05-01T13:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&#038;p=5722"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:14:15","slug":"year-9-duk-of-edinburgh-program-parent-information-night","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/year-9-duk-of-edinburgh-program-parent-information-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 9 &#8211; Duke of Edinburgh Program Parent Information Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parents\/Carers,<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Year 9 2026 Duke of Edinburgh Program<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Parent Information Night<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for completing the initial Expression of Interest form for the <strong>Duke of Edinburgh Award Program<\/strong>. We are pleased to share that we have received interest from a large number of families in the Year 9 cohort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We kindly invite you to an information evening about the <strong>Duke of Edinburgh Award Program<\/strong> for our Year 9 students. This meeting will be held on <strong>Tuesday 26 May (Week 6)<\/strong> in the <strong>Montagne Centre<\/strong> from <strong>6:00pm to 7:00pm &#8211; please enter via Gate 5, Terry Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the evening is to provide families with an overview of the Duke of Education Bronze Award program, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What the program involves\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The skills, service and physical activity components<\/li>\n<li>The Adventurous Journey requirements<\/li>\n<li>The benefits for students\u2019 personal development and leadership<\/li>\n<li>The costs involved and what these cover<\/li>\n<li>Key dates, expectations and next steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be an opportunity for parents and students to <strong>ask questions<\/strong> about the program.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and carers are warmly invited to attend and we <strong>encourage you to bring your son<\/strong> so he can hear the information firsthand and begin thinking about if he would like to participate.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there and supporting our Year 9 students as they take on this exciting opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Kind Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Mr David Sullivan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Miss Katie Stern\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mrs Sarah Davis<br \/>\n<strong>Principal \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Duke of Edinburgh Leader \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Duke of Edinburgh Leader<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the Principal &amp; Duke of Edinburgh Leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-5722","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}