Adventurous Journey Steps

1. Choose a Type of Adventurous Journey

Decide whether you want to undertake an Expedition (a journey with a purpose) or Exploration (a purpose with a journey)

2. Gather a Team

If you are undertaking an Expedition or Exploration, form a small team.

3. Choose Your Assessor

Choose your Assessor. For a journey, you may also need additional adult volunteers to assist you with training and preparation, and on the actual journey itself.

4. Journey Purpose

Define the purpose for your journey. Please note for Expeditions and Explorations, each member of the team may have different purposes to pursue.

5. Plan Your Journey

Plan your journey with your Assessor(s). At this stage you will need to define what training and prepartion is needed. Please note that for Expeditions some training is mandatory.

6. Journey Planning Approved

Seek approval from your Coordinator.

7. Training and Preparation

Undertake relevant training and preparation. Your Assessor(s) and Coordinators are there to guide you on what training is required. This may be such things as first aid, safety, route planning and navigation, and team building and leadership.

8. Practice Journey

Once you have completed your training and it has been signed off by your Assessor(s) you can go on your practice journey. Please note that at least one practice journey must be undertaken, and in some cases more than one is required.

If you have started your Award at Silver or Gold levels you may need to undertake two or three practice journeys prior to your qualifying journey. Please discuss this with your Assessor(s) and Coordinator. crossing the river in Laos

9. Qualifying Journey

Undertake and complete your qualifying journey.

10. Keep a Record

Keep a journey log/report. This may be a written report, a scrapbook, or even a video.

11. Final Assessment

Once you have completed your qualifying journey and your journey log, ask your Assessor to complete your final assessment in your Record Book.

12. Submit Your Records

Once you have completed all your sections, submit your journey records, either by Record Book or Online Record Book to your Coordinator for final Assessment of your Award.