Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 2007

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)

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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

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Katharina
Walddörfer Gymnasium, Hamburg, Germany

Science Project
Katharina’s project is about the climate in Svalbard and how it has changed over the years. She will work with scientists in Svalbard to collect data about air pollutants and carbon dioxide.

Art Project
Katharina hopes to write a children’s story based on the life of a polar bear. She will base it on her research during the voyage and images she brings back.

“Hi I’m Doriana. It’s almost summertime… it’s going to be hot and I hate it.” Meet Doriana in footage from the workshops at Victor Sammurtok School and hunting caribou near Igluligaarjuk in Nunavut.  
(Duration: 46 secs)

Hear from Akash and the Cape Farewell crew at Villiers High School, in footage filmed at the workshops earlier this year.
(Duration: 1:02 mins)

“What worries me about it is the fact that we won’t see it coming until it’s right here and right now… that’s climate change creeping up and us ignoring what’s happening…  until it’s there in our face and we can’t do anything about it.” Meet Nonie and hear from her in footage from the workshops at Canford School earlier this year. (Duration: 1:03 mins)

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Dan Harvey (Artist and Art Mentor)
Dan Harvey is an artist who has been on all the voyages to date with his partner Heather Ackroyd. Together they have created many memorable pieces of art as a result of their experiences in Svalbard. Dan will help the 12 pupils with their individual art projects and create a collective piece of art.

Hear from Liam on what inspired his film project and his motivation for being on the voyage. (Duration: 48 secs)