News of EducaPoles
This section presents the latest news on the International Polar Foundation's educational activities and projects. It also contains general interest news on the polar regions, climate change and sustainable development for the educational world. Our RSS feeds will inform you when news are published on this website.
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Flat Stanley’s Antarctic expedition
23.03.2016
Last February, the International Polar Foundation (IPF) received an e-mail from Auni, an 8 year old student in the United States. She was working on the Flat Stanley project in school and wanted to know if her Flat Stanley could travel to Antarctica.
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Great flags designed by school children for Antarctica Day 2015!
14.12.2015
Antarctica Day on December 1st was celebrated by people around the world to recognize the peaceful protection of Antarctica as an international space. More than 50 countries work together to protect the Antarctic environment and share their scientific research using a peaceful agreement called the Antarctic Treaty System.
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Primary School activity: Design a flag for Antarctica!
12.10.2015
Deadline: 13 November 2015 Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest continent – and it doesn’t have a flag! More than 50 countries work together to protect the Antarctic environment and share their scientific research using a peaceful agreement called the Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctica Day on December 1st celebrates the peaceful protection of Antarctica as an international space. Be part of the celebration!!
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Climate change and sustainable development: now is the time !
30.09.2015
With the recent UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York and the upcoming 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – the COP21 – in Paris starting in late November, this is a great time to talk about climate change and sustainable development. How will you follow what's going on at your school ? What types of projects could…
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Are you an expert on sustainable energy management in Antarctica?
23.07.2015
As part of the Polar Quest 2 project, classes designed an energy project for their school and the teacher from the winning class, Roger Radoux, went to the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica. Based on his experiences, the International Polar Foundation has created a series of quizzes to test your knowledge on Antarctica, the technical aspects of the Princess Elisabeth Station and practical aspects of polar science and fieldwork. Can…
