Herrick Primary School - Wind Turbine Project

July 1, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Herrick Primary School in Leicester are going to instal a wind turbine at their school so that they can reduce their carbon ‘footprint’. They are very excited because they hope to have it up and running very soon. Year 3 and 4 classes have been doing a project on ‘Weather around the World’ […]

Foundation for Environmental Education General Assembly - 18th and 19th June 2008 & Green Flag Presentation to Cockermouth School

June 19, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Peter and Richard were delighted to have the opportunity to present to the Foundation for Environmental Education General Assembly on the 18th June 2008 in Cumbria a keynote talk at the dinner with representatives from over 40 countries running the Eco Schools programmes.
On the 19th June they also presented the highlights of […]

BBC Radio Bristol Feet of Green Update 31st May 2008

May 31, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | No Comments

Click below for the BBC Radio Bristol interview where I provided an update on the Feet of green expedition and our efforts to get Alan and Peter out of Greenland. Nothing more to report on that yet but I am in regular communications and will keep the website updates as soon as I have any […]

BBC Radio Bristol live link with Greenland 24th May, 2008

May 24, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | 1 Comment

Click on the link below to listen to the live BBC link up with Alan and Peter on the ice on 24th May and the interview conducted by Ali Vowles with Alan in Greenland and Richard in Bristol.
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Bassetts Farm School - Class 3/4M Art Work

May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Class 3/4M at Bassetts Farm School have designed some amazing posters to celebrate the Feet of Green expedition of Greenland. We have published their artwork for everyone to enjoy.

Cine Kids Watershed Bristol Watch The Little Polar Bear and Learn about Feet of Green

May 17, 2008 | Filed Under Education | 1 Comment

17th May saw the screening for children at Bristol’s Watershed centre the film The Litte Polar Bear. Based on the famous children’s books by Dutch author Hans de Beer, the story follows a polar bear named Lars who travels home after many adventures to find that the fish have nearly disappeared from the hunting […]

BBC Points West Coverage of Feet of Green in Schools - 14th May

May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice | No Comments

BBC Points West has started to cover the Great British Mobility Feet of Green Expedition and you can see the clip on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7401651.stm
BBC reporter Sally Challoner visited Weston Park school and saw Richard Hale presenting to a year 6 class on the expedition. Children asked lots of questions and were fascinated by Alan and […]

Brumby Junior School - ‘Cold Lands’ Project

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Following Alan Chambers’ visit, children at Brumby Junior School, in Lincolnshire, have completed a project on ‘Cold Lands’. Inspired by the Feet of Green expedition of Greenland, year 3 children have, with the help of their teachers, researched and written about cold lands. Here are their beautifully written and illustrated projects.

Wootton Bassett Wind Turbine Challenge

May 5, 2008 | Filed Under Education | No Comments

Wootton Bassett School is a Go4It school and seized on the opportunity to link to Feet of Green when we offered up the challenge of designing a wind turbine which could be used to recharge the portable music players used by Alan and Peter on their adventures. This was to be as compact, portable and […]

A Great Send Off to Greenland for Alan & Peter on 28th April 2008

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under Education, On the Ice, Pre Expedition | 2 Comments

Today saw a great send off for Alan and Peter Herbert as they head to the coolest classroom on earth - to start their amazing challenge of crossing Greenland. The day started at Exeter Airport where children from local schools and members of Flybe came to see Peter off as he headed by road […]