Feb
09
Here is one of our four exercise books that your students can work through and learn about the Inuit Culture, we also have three other exercise books: Expedition Life, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences. Once all four exercise books have been completed by a student, they will then earn themselves a certificate for passing through our Polar Academy.
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Feb
09
British Polar Explorers plan the coldest and most remote Diamond Jubilee tea party. While the rest of Britain is hanging up the bunting at home, an intrepid British team will be waving flags and eating cake up the highest point of queen Elizabeth Islands in Northern Canada, just 500 miles short of the north pole. The historic Arctic Jubilee Expedition aims to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II by visiting the highest point on the Queen Elizabeth Islands, renamed by Canada on the coronation of HM the Queen in 1952. Barbeau Peak has only been summited 8 times throughout history and is the highest point within the British Empire Range as well as the Arctic Cordillera. More people have summited Everest than Barbeau Peak, outlining the remoteness and the momentous impact of the project.
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Feb
09
“We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint.” To celebrate the quest of Captain Scott and his team a century ago, SWGfL are delighted to announce a brilliant writing competition in collaboration with ETE: Education Through Expeditions! 100 years ago, Captain [...]
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Nov
21
Are you interested in learning the skills needed to travel safely in the Polar Regions? Are you planning an expedition or simply would like to experience a unique opportunity to see what polar exploration is all about? If the answer is yes, then why not join me on a Polar Training Course.
“A wealth of knowledge and experience which gave us the confidence to embark on an expedition”
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Oct
04
This Christmas at Education Through Expeditions we are raising funds with the launch of our Polar Pudding. Due to popular demand our Polar Pudding is back for the 3rd year running. If you work for a company which would like to make this a campaign, a member of a group or society, a teacher at a school, or would just love to buy a single pudding for Christmas, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
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Sep
12
Antony Jinman and the Education Through Expeditions team welcome you back to school and are available for school assemblies, “Polar Fun Day” activity days and workshops. For the past three years he has been developing his school outreach program, visiting schools and communicating his passion for expedition to children, hoping to inspire them as he was by his hero Captain Scott. This work has flourished to become Education Through Expeditions.
This project (Education Through Expeditions) is a unique pioneering web based resource for teachers, whose purpose is to inspire and educate children of all ages across the world about global climate change issues and to create a greater respect for the planet.
Please contact Josephine on 01752 588346 or talk@etehome.org for more information.
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Sep
04
Education Through Expeditions (ETE) is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company that was founded by Plymouth born Polar Explorer, Antony Jinman, in January 2010. ETE was formed with the purpose of connecting explorers and researchers with schools from all over the world.
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Sep
03
APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the wider cryosphere. I am proud to have joined the Council and into the role as the head of the Education and Outreach Committee.
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Jul
27
As I struggled within school, I never would have believed that I would have been standing at Bristol Cathedral receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Education. I am extremely proud of this achievement and deeply honoured to have been asked to speak and share in the experience of graduating from the University of the West of England.
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Education Through Expeditions is Antony's community interest company, which aims to foster environmental understanding through an online educational resource. You can visit the site at: etehome.org