1. And the winners are … Yes! four teams will visit Arctic this summer!
2. Last days of registration – EDU-ARCTIC Final Conference
3. We’re not slowing down: check out upcoming lessons
4. Final BIG SURPRISE – inspired by YOU!

1. And the winners are … Yes! four teams will visit Arctic this summer!

The last, 3^rd edition of Arctic Competition was unique. For the first time, up to two students could be a part of a team. More importantly, competition level at the third stage was extremely high: only four teams out of 14 finalists from seven countries could win. Also, the level of proposed projects and students’ preparation was really impressive. It was very hard to choose the winners, who will go to Faroe Islands and Svanhovd, northern Norway (two teams in each location).

We are very happy to announce the best of the best:

• Thomas Wielfaert with Ines Tavernier from Belgium
• Annelia Vakrinou with Eirini Siotou from Greece
• Katarina Ahlin Rezar with Adela Zigert from Slovenia
• Judith Zaragoza López and Tarik El Aichouni Jouied with Jordi Escofet Miro from Spain

This year, more than ever, we were astonished by the creativity, consciousness and involvement shown by participants. From model simulating Polar Day and Night, through analysing heavy metals in bears’ fur or studying effects of UV radiation on Valerian plants, to nanoplastics in the sea ice: they were all great ideas, with fresh approach and very mature background.

Congratulations to all the students and their teachers-mentors!

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2. Last days of registration – EDU-ARCTIC Final Conference

Two days of amazing lectures tackling Arctic issues from various perspectives, hands-on activities, teachers’ testimonies, good practice and guided visit at Atmosphere Observatory of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Guyancourt: no chance for boredom during the final conference summarizing our project on 23-24 May 2019. There is still time to register: https://edu-arctic.eu/conference

If you are not able to attend in person, you may still share your experience in the EDU-ARCTIC project. Prepare a poster (A1 format) illustrating project-related activities, achievements and ideas, send it via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. till 17^th May; we will print it and display during poster session!

3. We’re not slowing down: check out upcoming lessons

Springtime is often a rather tensed period at school: end of semester, exams, notes, the spectre of summer vacation is looming

Everyone could use a moment’s grace combined with interesting stories, so let’s:

• visit Iceland, the land of ice air and water (8^th May, 09:00 UTC)
• check if climate modelling is a key to our future (9^th May, 07:10 UTC, repetition: 10^th May, 07:05 UTC)
• appreciate what tiny organisms do for is as microbial factories (9^th May, 08:10 UTC)
• dive deep into origins of life (9^th May, 10:00 UTC)
• Geothermal energy, Iceland (9^th May, 9:00 UTC)
• meet actual reindeers (10^th May,08:00 UTC)
• get familiar with alien species (13^th May, 09:40 UTC)
• learn all about Earth’s history in a speed up (14^th May, 09:00 UTC, repetition – 20^th May, 09:00 UTC)
• play with Earth-jigsaw (14^th May, 11:00 UTC, repetition – 30th May, 09:00 UTC)
• Hydropower, Iceland (15^th May, 9:00 UTC)
• observe history of life on Earth (16^th May, 08:00 UTC, repetition – 21^st May, 09:00 UTC)
• visit 7 wonders of Nature (16^th May, 10:00 UTC, repetition – 21^st May, 07:00 UTC)
• try to live among rocks (20^th May, 08:00 UTC, repetition – 30^th May, 10:00 UTC)
• learn all about maps (22^nd May, 10:00 UTC)
• Sustainable energy (22^nd May, 9:00 UTC)
• join tourists in polar station (23^rd May, 09:00 UTC)
• dive into glacial caves (28^th May, 11:00 UTC)
• solve the biggest mysteries of science (30^th May, 11:05 UTC)

Remember, if you find it hard to fit EDU-ARCTIC lessons into your schedule, you can choose your time and topic – write to us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will set a convenient date!

4. Final BIG SURPRISE – inspired by YOU!

Do you remember finalists of 2^nd edition of Arctic Competition? One of them was Yngva, a 13 year old student from Faroe Islands, along with her teacher, Niklas. Yngva’s idea was to help spreading knowledge about the Arctic with a mobile quiz. We found it very inspiring, so we decided to implement her idea! The official premiere of our brand new EDU-ARCTIC mobile app will take place during the Final Conference in Paris. Lots of questions from various polar domains and areas will be soon available for downloading for free! Follow us on Facebook not to miss all the details! And the name of the app is …. Secret. For now. Stay tuned. Or try to solve the encrypted keyword below. First five good guesses will be awarded. Send your answers to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.