About the International Polar Foundation

EducaPoles is the International Polar Foundation's educational site.

It sets out to sensitize young people and the educational world to the importance of the Polar Regions and of climate change by proposing adapted teaching tools and projects.

Three other complementary websites focusing on various aspects of the IPF activities are available: IPF website, SciencePoles and ExploraPoles.

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Teacher Koen Meirlaen performs the experiment at the Princess Elisabeth station in Antarctica.

Join the Sun Shadows Project!

You don’t need much, just some sun and a long stick!Pupils and teachers in Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom and Antarctica will join forces to measure the shadows of a 1m long stick! We compile…





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