2008 Youth Expedition

"I'm sad that this experience had to end, however now I am here to share my experiences with the whole community. I was inspired by so many people during my trip and now I have realised that the world is really changing and so is the climate so if we carry on the way we are we will seriously damage the planet. So let's make a difference!"
Amy Sturgess, student who joined the 2007 Youth Expedition

In September 2008, Cape Farewell returns to Greenland, furthering our knowledge of this Arctic region, but visiting the west coast for the first time. There will be two expeditions – a Youth Expedition run in collaboration with the British Council, Canada and our fifth Art/Science Expedition.

Cape Farewell Canada

7 September - 20 September 2008

Landmark International Youth Expedition 

The 2008 Youth Expedition follows the success of the 2007 expedition to the High Arctic.  Cape Farewell's first Youth Expedition in September 2007 saw 13 students from England, Germany and Canada travel aboard the Noorderlicht to Svalbard in the Arctic. Whilst in the Arctic, the students completed landmark Art/Science projects before returning to their local schools and communities to talk about their experiences and raise awareness about the impact of climate change in the Arctic.

The 2008 Expedition will see an extension of this programme with 28 students from across the world participating in the expedition. Organised in collaboration with the British Council, Canada, the students will act as youth ambassadors for their schools and communities. From the Arctic they will each complete art and science projects and talk live to their schools, communicating the global impact of climate change to their local communities.

The 2008 Youth Expedition will be broadcast online.  Join us in September as we track the journey of these youth ambassadors. Follow the preparations and watch the expedition as it happens on the dedicated Youth Expedition website www.capefarewellcanada.ca ›

The whole of the Youth Expedition embodies everything Cape Farewell is about. Each participant had to engage with both science and art. The art they have been producing has been inspired by the science they learnt, what they experienced during the voyage and their own narratives of being in the Arctic. Unlike school, boundaries between subjects have not been important. Their learning was experiential and in many cases the voyage was a life changing experience".
Cape Farewell Education Director, Suba Subramaniam on the 2007 Youth Expedition

Related Links