by Fiona Simpson | 30 Jun 2024 | Blog, Blog Team, News
By Dr Jerome Maynaud, Science Officer In June 2024, six Polar Academy students traveled to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to present the results of their winter scientific experiments. This exciting trip highlights the Academy’s innovative STEM...
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 | 26 Feb 2024 | Blog, Blog Partners, News
By Fiona McPherson, Depute School Improvement, Braeview Academy Dundee It was a perfect day. We left school, on time, with our Polar Academy team kitted out in matching wellies (Billie and Ellis) and spare clothes. It was overcast and drizzly but still, a perfect day...
by Claire Kinloch | 23 Apr 2023 | Blog, Blogs Guides, News
By Nigel Williams, Trustee and Principal Guide At the end of March 2023, after a year of selection, skills and fitness training, a total of 19 teenagers from Monifieth and Arbroath High schools along with 2 teachers, 2 doctors and 6 guiding staff set off for east...
