ANTARCTICA EXPEDITION 2004!
This is the 5th annual Students on Ice Antarctic Expedition!!
This year we are thrilled to have 80 students and a team of 30 scientists, experts, teachers and journalists from 10 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, England, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Norway, and the United States. The participating students range from 13-19 years old. We also have a few University students joining this year’s team.

The goal of the expedition is to give these students a life-changing experience that will help define their futures, change their perspectives, inspire them, and give them a greater understanding and respect for our natural world.

Come on everybody ... let's follow the journey!

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FOR OUR ARMCHAIR EXPEDITIONERS ...

It’s easy to be a part of the journey ... explore and learn about Antarctica with us ...

• EXCITING NEWS and DEVELOPMENTS
• International Polar Year 2007-08
• About ANTARCTICA
• MAPS
• VARIOUS SPECIESMARINE/LAND MAMALS,
  BIRDS, FISH,
  SHELLFISH
• ICE
• HISTORICAL JOURNEYS

In the paths of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Admiral Byrd and Roald Amundsen, we will journey south from the tip of South America to the heart of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is not a vacation! Aboard our ice-class expedition vessel, we will set sail on a unique quest for Discovery, Adventure, Knowledge and the Future.

Students On Ice is an award-winning organization offering unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. Our mandate is to provide students from around the world with inspiring educational opportunities at the ends of our earth, and in doing so, help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet.

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Students on Ice is an associate member of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), a member organization founded in 1991 to advocate and practice safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to the Antarctic.

D I S C O V E R Y
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Our expedition occurs during the Austral summer, when the weather is best and when Antarctica becomes home to the greatest concentration of wildlife on earth. The surrounding sea ice has melted enough to allow our ship entry into the awe-inspiring Antarctic waters abundant with millions of penguins, seals, seabirds and whales. This journey that once took explorers two years to accomplish, will now take us two weeks!

A D V E N T U R E
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In the true spirit of adventure, our Antarctic Expedition Itinerary will be flexible, and we will use our fleet of Zodiac boats to make landings along the coast wherever exciting opportunities arise. We will navigate amongst towering icebergs to land on remote islands teeming with curious penguins. Students will not have any virtual experiences on this expedition, they will see, hear, smell and touch the awesome beauty and power of Antarctica. All our activities will adhere strictly to Antarctic visitor and environmental guidelines - we will take nothing but photographs and memories and leave nothing but footprints.

K N O W L E D G E
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Each student will participate in a top-level educational program which will begin with preparatory study and research prior to the expedition. During the expedition, experienced lecturers will be on board offering seminars and lectures focused on many topics including the history, geography, flora and fauna of the Antarctic. Our expedition staff includes international scientists conducting on-going research projects in which the students can participate. Daily field excursions while in Antarctica will bring their studies to life and make the overall experience even more enriching.

The overwhelming success of the first four Students on Ice Antarctic expeditions have been followed live via Internet links from the Antarctic to the Students on Ice website at www.studentsonice.com. This has allowed students of all ages from around the world to participate vicariously in the expeditions. Personal journal entries from the student expeditioners and expedition leaders, expedition updates and digital photos and videos taken by the students are uploaded daily to the site. The site serves as a tremendous interactive educational resource providing valuable curriculum resources for millions of young and old virtual travelers. During our future Antarctic expeditions we will continue to expand on this exciting Internet element!

F U T U R E
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Each student expeditioner will undoubtedly return home as an ambassador for the Antarctic, with a new understanding and respect for our planet, and an increased perception of the earth as a global ecosystem. Through personal experience, the student expeditioners will ponder the complex political, environmental and ocean management issues facing Antarctica, while simultaneously seeking solutions and policy alternatives. Proposed solutions and recommendations not only to the challenges facing the Antarctic, but also the global environment, will be important outcomes of an onboard Student Forum. Through this shipboard Forum each student will have the opportunity to contribute to the search for harmony among the many forces that threaten our natural world. The results of this Student Forum will then be presented on a world stage at the 2005 Antarctic Treaty meeting.