Darwin Values Awards
Darwin Values Awards
What are Darwin Principles?
The Darwin citizenship award is about teaching children to care for themselves and each other, to learn to care for the school and local community
and respect the global environment.It gives children the opportunity to develop and
evolve into citizens of the future.
These are the Darwin principles…
What is the Darwin Values Award?
• The award is split into the following categories;
• Volunteering• Physical• New skills• Residential, Expedition and Environment• Community and Charity• Personal Skills and Future Wellbeing
What is the Darwin Values Award?As each child progresses through school they will move on to different
levels of the award, these are:
• Earthworm Award - Nursery• Penguin Award - Reception • Iguana Award - KS1
• Galapagos Award - Years 3/4• Beagle Award - Year 5
• Bronze/Silver/Gold - Year 6
• At the end of each level the children will be presented with a prize
and a certificate.
Darwin Principles
• Each half term we focus on one of the Darwin Principles.
• The principle is introduced during assembly and the children complete more work during
‘Darwin Day.’• However, we like the children to remember
that principle and apply it throughout their time at school.
This half-term we are looking at…
Changeability and new beginnings!
What does changeability mean?
You can be
whatever you
want to be!
Don’t be afraid to have
a go!
It’s never too late to
change!
What does changeability mean?
Turn over a
new leaf!
Forget the past, focus on the future!
Can we do it?Yes we can!
What does changeability mean?
F.A.I.L.
First attempt
in Learning.
A change is as good as a
rest!
Become who you want to be!
What does changeability mean?
Embrace new
things!
Try it, you might like it!
Don’t be afraid to have
a go!
This guy has lots of changeability!
When Australian Rules football became too physically demanding
for Ahmed Kelly because of his disability – he changed to swimming, and is now a
Paralympian!
Click on me to watch the video!