Residential Project
Gold Award only
The Residential Project offers unique experiences that truly broaden horizons and challenges their outlook. The project gives a shared purposeful experience with people who are not your usual companions, working towards a common goal in an unfamiliar environment.
Benefits
- Learning how to plan, prepare, undertake and complete the project as part of a team.
- Broadening experience through involvement with others
- Experiencing an unfamiliar environment
- Experiencing a sense of shared purpose with people who are not usual companions
- Working towards a common goal
- Developing the attributes of determination and perseverance
Requirements
- Be undertaking the Gold Award and choose the experience themselves
- Undertake shared purposeful activity which provides opportunities for broadening interests and experience.
- Reside away from your usual place of residence for a total period of no less than five days and four nights.
- Be in the company of others who are, in the majority, not your usual companions.
- Undergo briefing and/or training (if required) prior to or during the residential period so that they are able to contribute fully to the activity and derive full benefit from the experience.
- Not gain materially from the experience (although assistance may be sought for transport, accommodation and meals).
Time Requirements
| Level | Days | Nights |
| Gold | 5 | 4 |
Examples Of Residential Projects
This project requires a shared activity with a group in a residential setting for 5 days and 4 nights. Some examples of projects to give you a flavour of what you could do include:
