Posts tagged: Students on Ice

One student’s connection to the Arctic

Last summer, at the age of 16, I went on the trip of a lifetime to the Arctic with the ‘Students on Ice’ group. We followed the path of the Vikings, measuring climate change along the way.

April 18, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Donations needed for Iqaluit families

As many of you have heard, on Sunday, February 26, a devastating fire in a block of row houses in Iqaluit, Nunavut has left dozens homeless and with only the clothes on their backs. Donations have been flooding in, but more are needed.

February 28, 2012
Posted by Sara Falconer

GAIAactivism

Imagine a day of gathering where communities all over the world are out discussing the environment. That is what GAIAactivism is about. If each member gets their school, organization or community out to listen to environmental talks on the same day, we will have a huge event.

October 27, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

VIFF: Burning Ice

Regular readers of this blog will know that I went on a journey to the Arctic this summer with Students on Ice. Together with a group of high school students, scientists, artists and educators, we witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change on the places and people of the North.

October 09, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice: Youth gone wild

This summer, I participated in the Students on Ice Arctic expedition 2011. It was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve ever had, living on a ship for two weeks with scientists, artists, Inuit and activists both old and young.

September 08, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

Video: WWF and Students on Ice

As we get ready for the long weekend, I’m reflecting on “how I spent my summer vacation.” And wow, what a back-to-school assignment it was!

September 02, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice: Torngat National Park

I had the opportunity to hitch a ride with the Students on Ice expedition, joining the gang as it completed the crossing from Greenland and made landfall in Saglek Bay, at the southern end of Torngat National Park in Labrador.

August 10, 2011
Posted by Martin von Mirbach

Students on Ice: Found songs (Days 5, 6, 8, 9 & 12)

Several of my daily Students on Ice posts were lost in the satellite transmissions from the Arctic. I hope you enjoy them now!

August 09, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice, Day 13

We’ve packed a lot into the past 13 days. Some evenings, I have to look at my little notebook to remember what we did that morning.

August 08, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice, Day 10: We are family

“Are any of you still under the impression that the cause of climate change is a source of debate in the scientific community?” asked oceanographer Eric Galbraith.

August 03, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice, Day 7: Don’t Stop

This morning we were relieved to awake to calmer waters (finally!) off the coast of Greenland. Both kids and “grown-ups” have some colour in their cheeks again, and together with CBC Ottawa news host Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld, we started production on the first episode of Students on Ice Broadcasting Corporation (SOIBC), our nightly live “broadcast” aboard the Clipper Adventurer.

August 02, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice(land), Day 4: Go West

For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and beyond. Sure, I wondered what places, people and species we’d encounter – but first and foremost, I wondered if I’d be feeling green (and not in the eco sense of the word).

July 28, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice videos!

Here is the link to the wonderful videos that Pascale Otis at Students on Ice has been creating and posting daily. I don’t know how she does it, but I’m glad she does!

July 27, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice, Day 3: Children of the sea

We stopped for lunch at a farmhouse. The students piled out of the bus and made a beeline for two shaggy dogs, and an equally shaggy, caramel-coloured Icelandic horse in the yard. Johnny grinned at me and said, “I can’t sleep. I want to see everything!”

July 27, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

Students on Ice Day 2: Bridge over troubled water

On this second day of our journey with Students on Ice, we witnessed incredible power of the Earth, both destructive and creative.

July 26, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer
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