Ice-Fun in School!

On the 21st June, Antony Jinman (expedition leader) visited Brixham Primary School in Devon to inspire and educate about the Polar Regions and Captain Scott. Starting with his North Pole expedition of 2010, the children were amazed at the trials that still face the modern day explorer. A world far away from Devon, and a landscape that some could never have imagined! Antony then went on to discuss Captain Scott, who was of course, very local to this village school.

With the recent release of the DVD of “The Great White Silence” - a film by Herbert Ponting, originally seen in 1925, and recently restored by the British Film Institute - it is now possible to take children back in time and show them what life was like for the Terra Nova expedition. Each scene is individually selectable, and so the school could switch from Penguins to Whales and from Ships to Skis, giving them a well-rounded experience of life at the South Pole in the era of their great-grandparents. The film also includes original text that describes each screen, and the event saw children as young as 5 following the progress of the expedition and becoming enthralled at what they saw.

This kind of learning is exactly what Education Through Expeditions (ETE, the company running the outreach for the ISCE) is all about. Inspiring children through the experience of worldwide environments, and providing positive role models, such as Captain Scott and his team, on which the future generation can include in their own aspirations for life.

The education and outreach work conducted by ETE on behalf of the ISCE has recently included the following Polar Fun Days and School Visits:

September 2010

St Marys Primary School, Plymouth
Borringdon Primary School, Plymouth

October 2010

St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington
Bromley Heath Junior School, Bristol
Woodlands School, Plymouth
Longcause Community School, Plymouth

November 2010

Hyde Park Primary School, Plymouth
Kings Hall School, Plymouth
Thornbury Primary School, Plymouth

December 2010

Bournemouth University
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth

January 2011

Coxley School, Somerset
D’Overbroecks School, Plymouth

February 2011

Austin Farm Primary School, Plymouth
March 2011
Bridgewater Childrens University
Plymstock School, Plymouth
Alderman Knight Special School, Plymouth
Ice Sculpture Polar Fun Day, Plymouth
Powells School, Cirencester

April 2011

Holy Cross Primary School, Plymouth
Polar Fun Days at libraries across Plymouth
May 2011
Woodlands School, Plymouth

June 2011

Plymouth Gifted and Talented Programme Polar Fun Day
West Hill Primary School, Dartford
Brixham Primary School, Plymouth
Ford Hill Primary School, Plymouth

If you are interested in taking part in the fantastic education and outreach possibilities of the Scott Centenary with the ISCE and Spirit of Scott Expeditions, then please contact us.