by Fiona Simpson | 7 Apr 2024 | Blog, Blog Team, News
By Nigel WIlliams, Polar Academy Principal Guide We flew from Glasgow via Iceland and onto the island of Kulusuk. From there it was a further 10-minute helicopter ride over the sea ice. It was a perfect day, the sea ice, icebergs, and mountains were beyond anything...
by Fiona Simpson | 16 Feb 2024 | Blog, Blog Team, News
We chat to Polar Academy graduate, Matt Wood, to hear a little bit about his experience… How would you describe yourself before you started The Polar Academy programme? I was quiet, not very sociable and didn’t like social situations, even going to the shop made...
by Claire Kinloch | 17 Nov 2023 | Blog, Blog Team
By Claire Kinloch, External Communications Director When our young people start our programme during selection phase, they are often shy, nervous, and have trouble making eye contact or engaging in conversation. But it doesn’t take long for the transformation to start...
by Claire Kinloch | 9 Nov 2023 | Blog, Blog Team, News
By Claire Kinloch, External Communications Director As our 23/24 expedition teams from Braeview Academy in Dundee and Bucksburn Academy in Aberdeen complete their expedition and navigation training in the Cairngorms, the Polar Academy team is starting to finalise...
by Fiona Simpson | 31 Jul 2023 | Blog, Blog Team, News
by Dr Jerome Maynaud, Science Officer In 2023, the Polar Academy committed to running several scientific experiments during two expeditions (one in winter and one in summer), to establish Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) techniques at the heart of future...
by Claire Kinloch | 4 May 2023 | Blog, Blog Team, News
by Craig Mathieson Since we set up The Polar Academy nearly 10 years ago, I have seen a massive increase in the amount of bullying of school kids, both within school and outside of it. The impact of bullying is terrifying to me. It creates a vulnerability in kids...
