The
idea of the Foundation was conceived by the party of British Antarctic
Survey scientists wintering on South Georgia 1973/4, and the objective
was to mark the service of Sir Vivian Fuchs as the first Director of the
Survey.
The charity was re-launched in 2005 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Sir Vivian Fuchs’ Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1956-58, and the Trustees re-focused the charity to: "To organize expeditions of young teachers of science and geography to undertake scientific expeditions to the Antarctic and Arctic who will prepare teaching materials based on their science projects and their experiences which will be of use to meet the needs of the National Curriculum – these teaching materials to be available on the Foundations web site for the use of all schools." BPE has been The Fuchs Foundations expedition provider for several years. These expeditions are aimed at practicing teachers, the ethos is that teachers undertake a challenging expedition in a remote location; normally polar- so they can inspire the students they teach. Previous expeditions include the following: 1. FFAE 2007: Ellsworth Mountains Antarctica 2. FFAE 2009: Greenland Icecap crossing 3. FFAE 2012: Ellsworth Mountains Antarctica The next expedition is to Greenland in 2013: For details on how to apply contact either BPE or The Fuchs Foundation. |
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