Schools

The school in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is the only one that is actually located within the area where the Norwegian Polar Institute is responsible for research and management.  Photo: Tom H. Oredalen

Researcher and glaciologist Elisabeth Isaksson lecturing for students visiting Norwegian Polar Institute headquarters in Tromsø. Photo: Jan Roald / Norwegian Polar Institute

Students from Kongsbakken secondary school in Tromsø attending a lecture at the Norwegian Polar Institute. Photo: Jan Roald / Norwegian Polar Institute

Participation on career days is an important part of our work. Scientist Kjetil Sagerup talking with a student at NTNU in spring 2011. Photo: Elin Vinje Jenssen / Norwegian Polar Institute

The booklet and the website «The Arctic system» describe the natural environment and ecosystem of the Arctic.

• The centre ICE – Ice, Climate & Ecosystems. The Centre concentrates on research about ecosystems, sea ice and the Antarctic ice shelf Fimbulisen. At present, the Fimbul Ice Shelf Expedition is the only project with its own school website.
• The Arctic System is a website about natural environments and ecosystems in the Arctic. Order individual booklets or sets for the entire class, in Norwegian or English, free of charge.
• polarhistorie.no presents Norwegian polar history online (in Norwegian only).
• The Nansen-Amundsen Year

Other resources:

• Facts about the birds and mammals of Svalbard
• The Norwegian Polar Institute Library contains about 13 000 books, mainly specialist literature on polar regions.
• The Image Archive allows you to search among over 35 000 images from polar regions.
• Ask an expert – do you have a question about something «polar» in connection with your school work? – and get answers from one of our polar researchers
• Information materials and publications – fact sheets, booklets, posters, polar handbooks, report series and scientific journals about the Arctic and Antarctic regions
• Polaria – the Arctic experience centre in Tromsø, has a website for schools (only in Norwegian)
• The Science Centre of Northern Norway offers learning experiences for students, teachers and others involved in education – and collaborates with the Norwegian Polar Institute in developing exhibitions
• The exhibit «Snowhow. What polar heroes learned from Inuits, Saami, and Arctic seafarers» (in Norwegian only)
• Environmental reporters – a teaching strategy, is a project for students by students. (Website in Norwegian)
• State of the Environment Norway
• The polar regions (SOE Norway)
• Klimaløftet – How to act on CO₂