Scenes from IPF’s Skype Classes from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
During the 2019-2020 austral summer research season in Antarctica, the International Polar Foundation has organised a number of Skype classes with school children from around Europe.
Since the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica was first built in 2007-2009, every season the International Polar Foundation has been organising video lectures with schools all around the world. Outreach to younger generations has always been of particular importance to the International Polar Foundation, to encourage young people to consider careers in STEM subjects (science, engineering, technology and mathematics) and also to raise awarenes about things everyone can do to reduce their environmental footprint.
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Henri Robert, IPF's Science Liaison Officer and Deputy Station Manager, starts a new video lecture with a school in Europe via Skype.
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The students at the Institut Montjoie in Brussels, Belgium listen intently to the explanations Henri Robert and Valentina Zvallia from the BELSPO-sponsored MICROBIAN project give about the research going on at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.
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The students ask Henri and Valentina questions about life in Antarctica.
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The goal is to encourage young people to consider careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as well as raise awareness in young people about the need to take action to reduce their environmental footprint.
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A 4th grade class from the Ecole de Wisterzée in Court-Saint-Etienne, Belgium poses with Henri Robert on Skype in the background.
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Henri has a beautiful view from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica's tower. He often shows the amazing landscapes around the station to the students he's talking to.
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The young primary students at Escola Reina Elisenda Virolai in Barcelona, Spain are excited to chat with Henri Robert and Beatriz Ronser, who also works in the BELSPO-sponsored MICROBIAN project. Many girls in particular from the Escola Reina Elisenda Virolai were very interested in becoming scientists like Beatriz so they, too, can one day do research in Antarctica!
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The children are very excited to hear from researchers all the way in Antarctica!
© Escola Reina Elisenda Virolai / International Polar Foundation
