Fuchs Scholars
Fuchs Scholars have undertaken to act as Ambassadors for the Foundation for a period of two years to share their experiences and promote the dissemination of their own teaching materials. In the first six months after their return the team have spoken to audiences totalling around 6000 people, mostly students and teachers.
The record below will be updated from time to time.
Phil Avery
‘With today’s crevasse count well into the 100s I would definitely put skis as one of my top three pieces of kit; they keep you safe and, when you get a bit of a downhill, they’re great fun. My other two top kit items would be my plastic spork, across between and spoon and a fork;…. and my down booties which keep my feet warm in the tent.’- 28th November 2007
Talks
Oxted School, Surrey - school asembleys, audiences totalling 2200 and class and tutor group of 240.
and teacher training session for Oxted staff on creating inspirational stories, audience 25
Crawley Down Primary School, students and parents,audience 250.
Ashurst Wood Primary School, students and teachers, audience 80
Fast Track teachers local to Oxted, audience 10
Geography Association Annual Conference, audience 30.
Crawley Down Primary School, students and parents,audience 250.
Ashurst Wood Primary School, students and teachers, audience 80
Fast Track teachers local to Oxted, audience 10
Geography Association Annual Conference, audience 30.
Cranleigh 41 Club, audience 40
Oxted & Caterham Lions Club, audience 40
Local travel event, audience 30.
Local Rangers group, audience 20
Future Plans
Update my own website which is referenced by CfBT Education Trust as
background reading for their Learning Outside the Classroom Initiative.
Talk to Titsey Rotary; audience 40
Talk to Furngate Pensioners Club; audience 20
Talk to local Oxted Community with local schools, as a fundraiser for Oxted School's 2009 Borneo Expedition; Talk to Oxted & Limpsfield Rotary; audience 30
Local travel event, audience 30.
Local Rangers group, audience 20
Future Plans
Update my own website which is referenced by CfBT Education Trust as
background reading for their Learning Outside the Classroom Initiative.
Talk to Titsey Rotary; audience 40
Talk to Furngate Pensioners Club; audience 20
Talk to local Oxted Community with local schools, as a fundraiser for Oxted School's 2009 Borneo Expedition; Talk to Oxted & Limpsfield Rotary; audience 30
Ruth Hollinger
‘On a couple of occasions Carl said “Ruth!”, I said “What?” and he said “We are walking across Antarctica” and it was then that I had to ask myself which is the reality – home or Antarctica? It sometimes feels like I’m living in a dream here.’ - 7th December 2007
Talks
Longley Park Primary School, 2 x Year 4 class of 30 students and whole school assembly of 200 students.
Ballyclare High School, Northern Ireland, whole year group - 120 students.
Eccelshall Infant School – whole school - 150 students
Tapton School, Sheffield. Feedback to staff at her school - 120 teachers and other staff on staff training day, and separately to the PTA.
Geographical Association Annual Conference, audience 30.
National Science week, lecture - audience 80.
Totley Athletic Club AGM, audience 50.
Future Plans
Session for Y12 students after exams to be held at Sheffield University, to analyse samples
brought back from Norway. July 08.
Talks at previous school in Northern Ireland at half term.
Ian Richardson
‘At times I find it hard to believe I ever went to Antarctica but every
time I give a talk, the interest of my audience gets me all fired up
again and the memories rush back!’ – May 2008
Talks
Buntingford Junior Schools (First schools).
Buntingford Middle Schools.
Ralph Sadleir School, Puckeridge
Association for Science Education (ASE) at Hatfield – audience of 30
Royston Rotary Club – audience of 40
Freman College, Buntingford, Hertford, talk at his own school in the evening plus school assemblies.
Future plans
Bucks Associate for Science Education –ASE - in June
Series of three talks to an adult group in Buntingford in September.
Two talks to a junior school near Milton Keynes in June
An illustrated talk at the Perse School in Cambridge on Thursday, 25th September.
Activities in association with the Ogden Trust, who sponsored all four teachers individually.
Amy Rogers
'I've initiated a pupil expedition at school as a result of the Antarctic expedition. The most common question I had was 'Why did you get to go and I had to stay behind?' As a result, I am planning a scientific expedition to 'Arctic-Iceland' for 18 pupils. It will run on a similar format to the Antarctic expedition. Pupils will carry out four science projects and feedback results via a web-blog. The results they obtain will be written into the scheme of work and used in future lessons. There will be a challenging trek component and pupils have to raise £2000 each to take part. They will be responsible for organising the fundraising and once they get to Iceland they will be given the responsibility of buying food and arranging accommodation themselves.’
– May 2008
Talks
Willow Brook Primary School, Colchester, Essex.
Lexden Primary School, Colchester, Essex
Linslade Middle School, Milton Keynes.
Colchester County High School, Colchester. Essex
Manor Park Community School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Polesworth International School, Warwickshire.
Princethorpe College, Rugby.
Higham Lane School, a series of assemblies at school to all year groups.
Oadby Rotary Club, Leicester
Nuneaton Rotary Club - 30 members.
Probus club - audience about 20.
Future Plans
Arbury Inner Wheel – audience of 100
Two feeder primary schools in Nuneaton
Parents/community evening at school
Local 6th form college
Presentation at Duke of Edinburgh events
Career Development
- Having prepared lessons for the website have trialed a couple of other Antarctic based lessons at school which it is hoped will turn into further resources.
- Preparing on request a series of PSHE lessons for Year 10 pupils
- Given the role of Duke of Edinburgh coordinator
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