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The Youth Programme

Education has always been at the heart of Cape Farewell and the partnership between artists, scientists and educators began on the very first Art/Science Expedition in 2003.

From the first expedition came the creation of a GCSE unit on extreme landscapes for the Geography 21 curriculum; The High Arctic: North to Svalbard and in 2004, on the second expedition Cape Farewell developed the GCSE science resource Life in The Water. These resources were developed alongside a long standing aspiration to take students to experience the Arctic firsthand which was realised in 2007 with the first Cape Farewell youth expedition.

Explore the youth programme pages to download our free CGSE resources and to learn more about our youth expedition programme and engagement programme.

We'd like to develop a space within the youth programme for sharing experiences and a forum for creative ideas, project outlines, resources and lesson plans around climate change. We'd love to hear from you if you are interested, or have done some imaginative cross-curricular work in climate change education in primary or secondary schools.

Find out about the latest youth programme opportunities, events and news. Join the mailing list and let us keep you informed about what's happening.

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Shona Couturier 2007

"I was one of the twelve students chosen to take part in the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition in September 2007. I got involved in the project through my school and from the start it was something I was interested in, it was something I’ve never done before, a challenge. It was also a different way of thinking; combining art and science isn’t done in the curriculum."

Satellite image showing sea surface temperature from The High Arctic student resource
Workshops with schools as part of the Youth Programme in 2007
Satellite image of the High Arctic environment. Image: NASA
A polar bear picks up the scent of the Noorderlicht crew during the 2004 Art/Science Expedition
The High Arctic, GCSE Geography teachers manual, student resource and interactive CD - designed to engage students in real and relevant science
Climate mapping with bodies during the 2007 Youth Expedition
The twelve young students on Cape Farewells first Youth Expedition in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard
The students at the helm sailing between Lonyearbyen and Ny-Alesund, Svalbard during the 2007 Youth Expedition
Sailing between Lonyearbyen and Ny-Alesund, Svalbard during the 2007 Youth Expedition
Trawling for plankton during the 2007 Youth Expedition
Workshops with schools as part of the Youth Programme in 2007
Life in the Water, the Cape Farewell GCSE Science resource, available as a free download
Workshop with school group

Workshops with schools as part of the Youth Programme in 2007.

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