Students on Ice Cape Breton & Sable Island

Overview

This program will bring together 30 Canadian diverse youth (aged 14-24) with a team of experts, elders, artists and educators.  Each day we will visit existing and proposed protected and conserved areas, including National Parks, National Wildlife Areas, Indigenous Protected Areas, Marine Protected Areas, and a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

Using the famous Canadian icebreaker Polar Prince as our floating classroom, participating youth will have a unique and inspiring hands-on experience that dives deep into topics of climate change, biodiversity, ocean literacy, culture and conservation. For two weeks, participants will be engaged in Etuaptmumk, or two-eyed seeing, to help demonstrate how we can incorporate culture into science and prepare for a more sustainable blue future. Ocean knowledge and conservation are important themes for this expedition, with visits to centres like COVE and the Coast Guard College to help introduce participants to sustainable blue economic practices, multiple days on Sable Island to provide a hands-on experience for students to engage in scientific research, and trips to communities like Eskasoni will help demonstrate the cultural perspective on sustainable practices.

We’re thrilled to be back, and cant wait for our next adventure!