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This section presents the latest news on the International Polar Foundation's educational activities and projects. It also contains general interest news on the polar regions, climate change and sustainable development for the educational world. Our RSS feeds will inform you when news are published on this website.

  • The BELDIVA scientific team at Princess Elisabeth station

    05.08.2009

    From 26 January to 17 February, 6 members of the BELDIVA team traveled to Antarctica to analyse the diversity of microorganisms around the Princess Elisabeth station.

  • Alain Hubert Welcomes Mathieu and Bruno Tacq at Class Zero Emission

    27.07.2009

    On 14 July, Alain Hubert, President of the International Polar Foundation, welcomed at Class Zero Emission (CZE) young Mathieu Tacq, a 12 year-old boy who constructed a scale model of the Princess Elisabeth Station with the help of his father, Bruno.

  • A Successful First Season for Class Zero Emission

    07.07.2009

    With the first season of Class Zero Emission behind us, it is time for the International Polar Foundation to release its first assessment of the project. With 1700 pupils (1000 flemish-speaking and 700 French-speaking) having attended the workshop since its opening in March 2009, the IPF's educational team is quite satisfied with the general outcome.

  • IPF Workshops at the Saint-Hubert Foundation

    19.06.2009

    On September 24th, the Saint-Hubert Foundation is organizing a day dedicated to environmental education in order to bring children to learn to respect nature at a young age.

  • IPF Presents the “Zero Emission” Concept at the Congrès des Sciences

    08.06.2009

    The 47th edition of the Congress of Sciences will take place from August 25 to 27 at the University of Mons - Hainaut (UMH). This year, the theme will be: "A World of Networks...Built over the Past 4 Billion Years".

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  • This is the first part of Class Zero Emission, where we discuss climate and how it works. A presenter explains how the different greenhouse gases work using a digital animation.
  • Using a large world map with magnets with pictures and chemical symbols on them, the children learn about the causes and consequences of current climate change.
  • Before the students leave on an expedition to the Poles, one of them gets dressed up as polar scientist.
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  • The sledge that Alain Hubert (explorer and founder of the IPF) pulled during his Arctic Arc expedition.
  • The Polar Regions: the second part of Class Zero Emission. Students learning by playing with a 3D puzzle of the Arctic.

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