Bruneians Sign Up For Gold Award Group At JIS

Bandar Seri Begawan - Six Jerudong International School students are the first Bruneians to sign up for the prestigious Gold "International (or Duke of Edinburgh's) Award", according to a press release.

JIS said it is committed to sending future groups to the world's poorest continent to take up the challenge of the Gold Award.

A second group of 18 students, including six Bruneian nationals, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (at 5895m the highest peak in Africa, higher than Mt Everest's Base Camp) and helping local Masai in Tanzania to clear some land for a community area.

The first JIS Gold Award group of twelve students visited Kenya in July 2007, climbed Mount Kenya (at 5895m, Africa's second highest peak) and refurbished a Masai Bush School.

They also had to complete 12 months of community service, regularly practiced a skill and followed a course of physical recreation.

Jerudong International School is an independent operating authority for the international award in the Asia Pacific region.

The Bronze Award has been running at JIS for a number of years. In 2005 the Silver Award was established.

In September 2006, the gold award was introduced at JIS and into Brunei for the first time. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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