Schools on Board – 2013 Field Program

September 28 – October 12, 2013

The 2013 Schools on Board field program will voyage through the historic Northwest Passage. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for high school students and teachers to learn about Arctic climate change research by working with ArcticNet scientists on board the CCGS Amundsen.

Participants in the 2013 field program will join the final leg of ArcticNet’s 2013 science expedition in the community of Kugluktuk, a coastal town located near the mouth of the Coppermine River and on the Coronation Gulf. The on board journey will take 10 days travelling through M’Clintock Channel, Lancaster Sound, Baffin Bay and finally to the northern city of Iqaluit where participants will disembark. During these 10 days, participants will experience the ‘life’ on board a research vessel. They will be integrated in sampling operations, listen to lectures and participate in workshops. All while travelling through the most sought after sea route in history.

In addition to spending time on the ship, participants will visit both the community of Kugluktuk and Iqaluit, NU where they will have the opportunity to experience northern culture, meet community youth and leaders, and witness the beauty the land offers.

Registration fee: $3,750.00

Does not include travel costs to and from designated departure cities

• Edmonton, Alberta (to)
• Ottawa, ON (return)

Schools Applications due: May 24, 2013

Forms can be found here

Itinerary – subject to change

• Saturday, September 28, 2013 - Participants arrive in Edmonton (designated departure city)
• Sunday, September 29, 2013 - Depart for Kugluktuk – Community Visit
• Monday, September 30, 2013 - Kugluktuk – Community Visit
• Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - Board CCGS Amundsen
• Wednesday, October 2 – Thursday October 10, 2013 On board CCGS Amundsen
• Thursday October 10, 2013 Iqaluit – Community Visit
• Friday, October 11, 2013 – Depart for Ottawa (designated departure city)
• Saturday, October 12, 2013 – Depart for home communities

For more information please contact:

Michelle Watts
Schools on Board – ArcticNet
Center of Earth Observation Science
Room 498 Wallace Bldg., University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2
Tel: 204-272-1542
Cell: 204-230-4851
Fax: 204-272-1532
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