Schools
School Visits
Since returning from Antarctica the members of the expedition team have been visiting schools all over the world to share their experiences.
Here is a list of some of the schools the team members will be visiting over the next few months:
January 20th Queen's Gate Primary School, London, UK
January 26th Singapore International School
February 3rd Crompton Primary School, Oldham, UK
February 4th Karori Mal College, India
February 9th Hernehill CEP Primary School, UK
February 12th Heritage School, Limassol, Cyprus
February 15th Twizel School, New Zealand
February 15th Tekapo School, New Zealand
February 19th International School, Brunei
February 19th Omarama School, NZ
February 20th Twizel Community School, NZ
February 23rd Rodmersham Primary School, UK
February 24th Chapel-en-le-Frith Primary School, UK
February 27th Cheltenham Ladies College, UK
March 2nd Nanyang Girls High School, Singapore
March 5th American International School, Cyprus
March 8th The English School, Cyprus
March 8th Reefton School, NZ
March 9th Rununga School, NZ
March 10th Loreto Convent, Darjeeling, India
March 11th Narek School, Cyprus
March 11th Sydenham High School, UK
March 11th Cator Park School, UK
March 12th Robert Napier School, UK
March 12th Gyan Jyoti College, Siliguri, India
March 12th Army School, Bengdubi, India
March 13th Sekolah Menengah Secondary School, Brunei
March 13th Highfield School, NZ
March 15th Hampton College, UK
March 15th Orton Wistow Primary School, UK
March 16th The English School, Cyprus
March 22nd The Junior School, Cyprus
March 25th Hua Yi Secondary School, Singapore
April 3rd Maktab College Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien, Brunei
April 10th PTE Sixth Form Centre, Meragang, Brunei
April 17th Sekolan Menengah Peniiran Isteri Hajah Mariam, Brunei
April 23rd Maktab Sains Science College Paduka Seri Bagawan Sultan, Brunei
May 10th Horizon Primary School, Singapore
June 29th Highsted Grammar School, UK
July 6th Sackville School, UK
If you would like to receive a visit from a team member and hear about the expedition first hand, see 'Meet the team' below and fill in the form at the end of this page.
Class Worksheets for Teachers
The Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition team would like to get young people involved and thinking about Antarctica. To enable you to easily integrate the expedition into your classroom we have compiled a few science and english based worksheets. These worksheets are aimed at pupils aged between 5 and 12. We hope that by incorporating these into your lessons you can begin a dialogue with your class about the fragile nature of Antarctica and foster a interest in the more remote parts of the globe with the young.
We hope you find some of these resources useful and please do not forget to send in as many photos as you like of your school taking part.
Click any of the worksheets below to view and download:
- English: Poetry Sheet
- English: Poster
- English: Wordsearch (Pupils)
- English: Wordsearch (Teachers)
- Science: Iceberg (Pupils)
- Science: Iceberg (Teachers)
- Science: Salt (Pupils)
- Science: Salt (Teachers)
- Science: Warmth
Meet the Team
If your school would like to receive a visit from the expedition, ask a teacher to fill in the form below. Where possible, the team member will bring expedition food, clothing and equipment with them for students to try, as well as images and film footage from the expedition to describe their experiences in Antarctica.
Fill in the form below to express your interest in receiving a school visit from a team member. You will be contacted by a representative of the expedition to confirm the details. Please note that there is a small administration charge for each visit, dependent on your country.
Introducing Aurora!
Aurora is our virtual team member who, throughout the expedition, has been passing on interesting facts about the Antarctic on the progress page and keeping an eye on all those schools participating in our schools challenge.
Did you complete the challenge?
How did you do? Did you get to the South Pole? Did you beat the team?
We'd love to hear from anyone who took part in the challenge. Send pictures of you and your friends taking part in the Challenge to Aurora at info@commonwealthexpedition.com and we will put them up on this page - Don’t forget to tell us your name, age and school! And remember, we have certificates waiting for all those who managed to reach the South Pole - all we need is a picture of your progress chart and we will send you your certificates.