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Newsletter December2016 Issue04:Inspiringthenextgeneration ThePolarOceanChallengebrings homemessageofclimatechange Above:DavidHemplemanAdams,FounderofWicked WeatherWatch. Inside POCcrewvisitschools Over300childrentalkto expeditionmembersabouttheir adventures…. 2,5 Theylettheirimaginationsrun wildthenmetthePOCcrew! Oursummercompletionwinners describewelcominghomethe 4 POC. OnThursday20October,Northaboutandhercrewreturnedto BristolfromtheirperilousArcticadventuretocircumnavigate theNorthPoleinoneseason.ThehistoricPolarOcean Challenge(POC)wasasuccess,butitbringshomeanimportant message-thisjourneywasonlypossiblebecauseclimate changeiscausingthenorthernicecaptomelt. Untilrecentlytherehasbeentoomuchiceforaboattoget throughinonesummer.TheNortheastandNorthwestpassages usedtotake2-3yearseachtocompletebutduetotherecession ofArcticseaicethenumberofice-freemonthsinthePassages haveincreased,openingthemsimultaneouslyandsignallingthe rapidprogressofglobalwarming.IttookthePOCjust4months tocompletethewholejourney. Theexpeditionwastoughforallofthecrew,butparticularlyfor BenjiEdwards,theyoungestandonlycrew-memberto completeallfourlegsoftheexpedition. Continuedonpage3 LoremIpsumDolor AbigwelcomeforDavidatTheMead On23rdNovemberDavidHempleman-Adamsvisited240 childrenfrom5Wiltshireschools;TheMead,TheGrove,Holt, CastleMeadandRiverMead. ThroughlinkingwithWWW,theschoolsavidlyfollowedthe PolarOceanChallenge,learningaboutclimatechangewith2 schoolslinkinguplivetoNorthaboutduringthevoyage. [Issue]::[Date] ChildrenfromRiverMead presentedtheirPOC acrosticpoemtoDavid. Possibleonlythroughclimate change October2016,whenitallbegan Let’sraiseawarenessofGlobal WeatherChange Ontheday,Davidarrivedtobigcheersandtoldthechildren Atonly14yearsofage,Ben aboutthechallenge,theroute,lifeonboardandwhyitwasan achievesadream importantvoyage–bittersweetthattheyachievedarecordbut Recordings,observations,scientific notgoodfortheworldastheysawfirsthandtheextentofice datacollected meltingandtheimpactofclimatechangeontheArctic. ChildrenfromeachschoolpresentedamazingworktoDavid throughpoetry,slideshowsandevenacomputergamewhere hehadtonavigatethroughtheice!Theirprojectsshowedthe enthusiasmtolearnaboutclimatechangeandtheexpedition. ThechildrenalsohadtheopportunitytoaskBen,WWWYouth Ambassador,aboutwhatitwaslikebeingtheyoungest memberofthePOCcrewatjust14,aswellashavinggreatfun piecingtogetheragiantpuzzleoftheArcticandtestingtheir knowledgethroughapolarbearquizattheWWWstalland seeingeachothersworkthroughthe‘marketplace’. Outstandingviewsoficesohigh CircumnavigatingtheNorthPole likeneverbefore Everybodydoyourbit,flickthe switch Allhandstothedeck! Northaboutboat,thevesselmaking itallhappen Challengingthinkingabouthowwe treatourplanet Haveyouthoughtaboutthefuture ofourworld? Animal’shabitatschangingtoofast toadapt Lossoflifeisbecominginevitable Lookaroundyouseethedamage done Everyoneunitetoslow,still,stop thefastchange Nothingstoppedthemfrom achievingtheirgoalsasone Giveitallyoucan,gottokeep going–fightagainstclimatechange Everybodynowneedstodotheirbit 2 toslowclimatechangetogether! LoremIpsumDolor Issue[#]::[Date] 1 Continuedfrompage Theydidit! Arecord-breaking18week adventureatsea 13,500nauticalmiles 20crewmembers ThefirstBritishyachttosail anticlockwisearoundthe ArcticOceaninonesummer season WhenBenjisteppedontodrylandweallgotasenseofwhata momentousachievementthiswasforaboyofjust14yearsold. AsWWWYouthAmbassador,Benjiwillbetalkingtoyoung peoplearoundthecountryabouthisincredibleexperienceand theimpactofclimatechangeonlifeintheArctic.Butfornow, heishappytoreturntostudyingforhisGCSE’s!Youcanread excerptsfromBenji’sblogontheWWWwebsite. AmongstthosegreetingtheArcticadventurershomewere Bristol’sDeputymayor,CouncillorEstellaTincknellandour summercompetitionwinnersfromTheGroveSchoolin Trowbridge. ForDavidHempleman-Adams,renownedexplorerandWWW Founder,thisexpeditionwasaboutmuchmorethanbeinga record-breaker.Havingwitnessed1/3oftheArcticice disappearingoverthelast30years(thissummertheiceshrank toitssecondlowestlevelsincemonitoringbegan)Davidwants todrawattentiontotheimpact. Talkingofthetrip,Davidsaid:‘Thepossibilitytocircumnavigate theArcticwasoneIwantedtotakedespitetherisksinorderto focustheworld’sattentionontheArctic.Whilstwearedelighted tohavesucceeded,itisextremelyworryingtoseethislackofice sostarkly.Itshowswe'vegotrealproblemswithclimatechange.’ ‘PermanentirreversiblechangeintheseaicelandscapeoftheArcticseemsinevitable.Thelivesof peoplelivinginthenormallyyear-roundiceboundcommunitieswillalterdrastically,aswillthe habitatsofwalruses,whales,seals,polarbearsandwholeecosystemsinthesea.Wecantrytomake surethatthischangeishandledcarefully,sustainably,responsibly.’ DavidlaunchedWWWtoraiseawarenessabouttheimpactclimatechangeishavingintheArctic. “Iwanttoinspireyoungpeopletogetinvolvedandbepartoftheconversation,tothinkabouthowwe canprotectthefutureoftheArcticbeforeitchangesbeyondrecognition,howweareaffectedherein theUKandwhatsmallstepswecanalltaketohelpmitigatetheimpacteffectsofclimatechange.I hopethatschoolsacrosstheUKwillpartnerwithus.Weareallinthesameboat”. WWWusesuniquefirst-hadinsightstocreatefresh,newmaterialsforteachersand childrenalike.(Seepage6).FormoreinformationonthePOCandclimatechangevisit wickedweatherwatch.org.ukorcontactusaboutwhatwecanofferyourschool. 3 LoremIpsumDolor EthanandCaitlinaboardNorthabout [Issue]::[Date] Overthesummer,WWW ranacompetitionasking childrentotelluswhere theywouldexplore,what theywouldtakeonan expeditionandwhy. Itwastoodifficultto choosejustonewinnerand sotheprize-tomeetthe crewofthePOC–was jointlyawardedtoCaitlin andEthan,bothfromthe GrovePrimarySchoolin Wiltshire. “Wecouldn’tbelieveitwhenwefoundoutthatwewerethecompetitionwinners.Wehad allbeensetthechallengeforhomeworkandwedecidedtoenterthecompetitionaswell. WehavebeenfollowingthePolarOceanChallengeatschoolaspartofourAdventuresand Explorerstopicsoitwasamazingtomeetthecrewinperson.Whenwewavedthemback intoBristol,Benletusgoontheboatandwegottoseewheretheysleptandmadetheir food.Wealsopretendedtosteertheboat!Kindly,Bencutsometeddiesfromthefrontof theboatandgaveusoneeach.Therestofourclasswereveryjealous!“ CaitlinandEthan ReadEthanandCaitlin’scompetitionentriesonwickedweatherwatch.org.uk EthanandCaitlinwith:DavidHempleman-Adams,themascotsfromNorthabout,andBenjiEdwards. 4 LoremIpsumDolor HazelaboardNorthabout Issue[#]::[Date] CalmwatersnearVardo BringingthePolarOceanChallengetolife HazelRichardsonwasacrewmemberonthefirstlegofthePolarOceanChallenge, sailingfromBristoltoVardoandcrossingovertheArcticCircle.ShevisitedSt Andrew’sschoolinCongresburytotellstudentsallaboutheradventure. Havingsailed1,900nauticalmilesfromBristoltoVardo,anislandsurroundedbytheBarentsSea intheHighArcticandneartheRussianboarder,Ireturnedaricheradventurerwithunique experiencesandaconcernforclimatechange.WhenaskedbyWickedWeatherWatchifIwould helptobringtolifethewondersofthePolarOceanchallengeIjumpedatthechancetoinspire youngpeople. Morethan70childrenacrossyears1and2atStAndrewslistenedintentlyandIwashugely impressedwithquestionsrangingfrompolarbears,thereductioninseaice,sealifeandthe effectsofclimatechangeonhabitats.TheylovedtryingontheArcticclothesandbootsand learningabouttheequipmentusedtosavespace,weightandtime. Beforeleaving,Iremindedthemofpastexplorersandhowimportantitwasforthemtoworkasa teamandsupporteachother.AsIwalkedthroughtheschoolcorridor,oneofthepupilsaskedme torememberhisnameashewasplanningtobeanexplorerhimselfoneday.IsmiledknowingI hadinspiredthemalltolearnhowtheycanplaytheirpartandensureseaiceandpolarbears continuetosurvivetheharshworldofclimatechange. 5 LoremIpsumDolor Workingwithschools InspiredbythevisitsofDavidandHazeltotalkin schools?Inneedofnewresourcesforlessons?Then whynotworkwithWickedWeatherWatch! KS2resources WWWhasdevelopedaschemeofworkthatmeetsKS2 curriculumforGeography.The6lessonscanbetaught overatermorindividuallessonsusedasaone-off.The themeis“Let’sgoonanawesomeArcticAdventure”and topicsincludecoldclimates,theArcticCircle,Imagesof theArctic,afocusonGreenland,Arcticwildlifeandthe Arcticinthefuture,withinsightsintoclimatechange woventhroughout.Allresourceswillbeavailablein January. Connectingyoungpeopleglobally WWWismakingconnectionswithschoolsintheArctic andhopetobeabletolinkthemtoschoolshereinthe UK.Letusknowifyourschoolwouldbeinterested. Firsthandinsights Ifyouwouldlikeaspeakertotalktoyoungpeopleabout thePolarOceanChallengeorclimatechangethen contactusonthedetailsbelow. Contactus GillJohnson:[email protected] VickyOram-Ahern:[email protected] 6 www.wickedweatherwatch.org.uk [Issue]::[Date] Inthenews WWWYouthAmbassador, BenjiEdwards,featuresin theRoyalYachting Associationmagazine Winteredition:“Ontopof theworld–theArctic Adventuresofone remarkableyoungsailor”. TheGuardianonwhywe needtobreakthesilenceon climatechangeandtalk aboutit–toeveryone. Readanarticlethatyouwantto share?Emailusthelinkandwe’ll putitonourwebsite. [email protected]