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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A CZE activity selected by the IPY for its October 2009 Polar Week
05.10.2009
The first IPY Polar Week will take place from the 5th to the 9th of October. For this occasion, the international office of the International Polar Year selected a number of pedagogical activities, including one of the Class Zero Emission activities of the IPF!
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Life in Greenland : Chris Paton’s interview - part 1
05.10.2009
Ever wondered what it's like to live above the Arctic Circle? Read this interview for a glimpse of Greenlandic culture! 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. Contacted by Chris Paton last spring, the IPF's educational team set up a…
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IPF on congress for sciences teachers in Flanders
15.09.2009
The IPF participates in the Flemish congress for sciences teachers 2009 at Ghent University and the University college Ghent.
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CZE: A New School Year Has Begun!
08.09.2009
Class Zero Emission has opened its doors again for the new school year. Forty-five fifth graders from Forest were the first class of the new school year when they spent half a day on September 7th participating in the interactive CZE workshop.
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The BELDIVA scientific team at Princess Elisabeth station
05.08.2009
From 26 January to 17 February, 6 members of the BELDIVA team traveled to Antarctica to analyse the diversity of microorganisms around the Princess Elisabeth station.
