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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Polar Quest: A Contest for Flemish High School Juniors
02.02.2010
Polar Quest is the new educational project from the International Polar Foundation, supported by the ‘Actieplan Wetenschapscommunicatie' of the Flemish Government.
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Settling in at Utsteinen
02.12.2009
The beginning of the season has been warm, and happily enough,accompanied by fantastic weather like we had two years ago (and thankfully not like last year).
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Ikanda
27.11.2009
1,400 6th grade pupils participated in IKANDA, the first congress for children in Flanders, held on November 17th, 2009. The congress was organized by the Education Department of the Flemish Government and the Flanders District of Creativity. IKANDA is a place where passion and talent come together.
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BELARE 2009-2010: The New Season has just begun
16.11.2009
After the briefing of Friday October 16th in the headquarters of the IPF, we can now confirm that the new season for the Princess Elisabeth Station has started! 44 people will take part in this season, staying between 1 and 5 months on the spot. The objective for this year is to finalize the tests of all the technical systems of the station.Moreover, a new satellite antenna will be installed…
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Life and climate in Greenland : Chris Paton’s interview - Part 2
02.11.2009
Chris Paton is a 35-year-old English and Geography teacher who has been living in Uummannaq for 4 years. Uummannaq is a 12km2 island located about 650 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the northwest of Greenland. The second part of Chris Paton's interview is about life and the climate in the Arctic.
