The next International Polar Day is in ONE MONTH: on September 24th we will be focussing on People and the Polar Regions. There are many ways you can get involved.. please consider some of the following, share with your networks, and let us know if you have any feedback or further ideas.

Links to the following planned activities can be found from the sidebar at
http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/people


1. Launch a Virtual Balloon:
show the involvement of your class or school in this event and watch balloons flying around the world. Launching instructions are available in several languages or email your location and message to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . More info:
http://ipy.arcticportal.org/index.php?option=com_k2&id=1741&view=item&Itemid=9


2. Connecting Communities From Pole to Pole
On this People Day we encourage classrooms around the world to consider their own community and life in a very different place,- if you live in the Arctic, consider what life might be like in a non-Arctic region, and if you are living in a non-Arctic region, imagine
what life is like in the Arctic.

Flyers are currently available in English:
Discussion Activity People Summary

Please circulate the flyers around your networks and consider scheduling this discussion into some of your classes.

Flyers in many languages will be available at http://ipy.arcticportal.org/index.php?option=com_k2&id=1738&view=item&Itemid=9 in the next 2 weeks.



3. Global Student Discussion
As a follow-up to the classroom debate, we encourage those classes or teachers with internet access to share their ideas in an online forum at http://polarday.tiged.org during the week of September 22 (and beyond). The on-line classroom is now live, please register your class ahead of time and look around the site. This is a new development so please send any feedback about the site to {encode=" This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " title="Kristi Skebo"}.

registration instructions (PDF)
Registration Code: polardaycollaborator

Students with internet can join live throughout the week and those with no internet access can compile their ideas and ask a teacher to post them when possible. We look forward to hearing from you, wherever you are in the world!

This is a new development so please send any feedback about the site to Kristi Skebo at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


4. Around The World Radio Events
CKLB, an aboriginal community radio station in Arctic Canada, is proud to be hosting a new type of live event celebrating our connection with the North.

For 24 hours on People Day CKLB Radio will be connecting people around the world through an Internet radio stream which can be found at www.ncsnwt.com.

There will be three opportunities for students to speak LIVE with the radio show announcers and experts. They can also send in questions by email or blog real time questions through the CKLB website. We encourage everyone to tune in to the radio events listed below.
Radio Events:

1. Sept 24 UTC+2, 1130-1530 Continental European time
2. Sept 24UTC-4, 1300-1550 Americas time (EDT)
3. Sept 25 UTC+10, 1300-1500 Australia (Sydney) time

CKLB would love to put your students on the air and allow them to ask participating IPY project representatives questions directly, LIVE during the broadcast. This can be done by providing Kristi Skebo ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) with a school phone number to call and providing some details about your class and school.

There will also be an IPY Day blog at the www.ncsnwt.com website for people to post questions in real time, and email questions will also be accepted. A complete list of IPY projects that will be highlighted during the radio events will be provided soon. Please email Kristi Skebo ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information about how to have your class participate in this exciting radio event.

More information about the radio events.




If you have any questions, please email Kristi Skebo ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Rhian Salmon ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Nicola Munro ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )