Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 2007

Get the latest from Hayley at Southbank Centre in London, and find out how you can follow her during the expedition. (Duration: 45 secs)

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Deadline: Wed 19th Sept, 5pm GMT (6pm UK)
Everyone is welcome to participate. Enter your question for Hayley before 5pm the day before her broadcast, using the comment box at the end of this page. If you are a pupil at Kidbrooke School your Cape Farewell teacher co-ordinator should be helping to collect your questions and messages.
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Watch the first clip from Doriana at Southbank Centre, London (from Tuesday 11 September), find out how you can follow her during the expedition and read the initial questions posted on the website. (Duration: 45 secs)
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Hear from artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey as they carve a “Snow Cam” and create their glacial “Ice Lens” during the 2005 expedition. (Duration: 1:54 mins)

Hear about the launch event from Akash at Southbank Centre, London (from Tuesday 11 September) and find out how you can follow him during the expedition.  (Duration: 50 secs)
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Hey guys its hayley here just writing to tell you what we have been up to these past few days. For the first day we basically got settled into our rooms and unpacking etc. Then yesterday was really exciting when we had the launch. How ever many of us there were we were seperated into two boats we went past parliment a few bridges one in particular London Bridge. It was absolutely fab going super fast in the boats and i wish you all could have been there remeber get your messages in before thursday 20th september when im goin to be blogging live at 2.30 pm. I would just like thank you all for coming and supporting me and Jes Burdett and i hope you have a good two weeks in school ha ha miss you all hope to see you soon lots of love Hayley xxxxxxxxxxx

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Cape Farewell launched its first international Youth Expedition on Sunday 9th September at Southbank Centre. Hundreds of well wishers cheered the twelve students on their way, as the expedition launched on the Thames to a brass fanfare from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Embarking on a landmark arts, science and media project, the students will voyage from Longyearbyen to the frozen extremes of Spitsbergen, Svalbard in the High Arctic.
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Hear from Suba, on a mooring mast for the airship used by Amundsen in 1926, as she traces the rich history of polar explorations in Ny-Alesund. (Duration: 32secs)

Rough Science: Sea Level Rise
A simple explanation of water levels and glacier melt – part of the Rough Science series from science teacher Mike Vingoe (Riddlesdown High School) filmed on-board the Noorderlicht during the 2004 voyage. (Duration: 1.10min)

Rough Science: Thermohaline Circulation
A simple experiment demonstrating that water at different temperatures and different levels of salinity don’t mix. Part of the Rough Science series from science teacher Mike Vingoe (Riddlesdown High School) filmed on-board the Noorderlicht during the 2004 voyage. (Duration: 1.20 mins)

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Doriana, Shona and Amélie set off on their Cape Farewell journey by meeting the Canadian Minister for Environment, The Honourable John Baird with Rebecca Zalatan and Martin Rose from the British Council, Canada.

The 3 Students were also wished bon voyage by all their felllow students at a special launch for the team.

Earlier this week we had some sad news that Lydia, one of the students joining the voyage from Germany was not able to go to the Arctic due to illness. Katharina will be going to the Arctic on behalf of Lydia and her school.

The whole Cape Farewell team are wishing you a speedy recovery Lydia. We’re sorry you couldn’t make it to the Arctic, but your involvement so far has been fantastic and I’m sure you’re going to carry on doing great things for your school and climate change.

get well soon