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Important considerations before you apply

Thank you for your interest in applying as staff for one of our Students on Ice expeditions.

Each staff member on a Students on Ice Expedition carries a significant responsibility for the overall quality of the learning environment and the success of the expedition.

To be successful as a staff member, and to be able to make the most of your participation, you need to be passionate about the goals of the SOI program, enjoy working with youth and have an interest in the Polar Regions.

Specific expertise relevant to the Polar Regions or formal training as an educator is desirable but not required to participate as a member of the expedition staff team. In selecting our expedition staff we look for individuals with the following qualities:

- dynamic, enthusiastic, engaging and passionate about learning

- comfortable interacting with a large and diverse group of youth and providing guidance and leadership to youth who are far from home

- flexible and adaptable

A Students on Ice expedition is an educational expedition and as such it has a different character than a vacation experience. As a staff member, you must be committed to participate fully in all aspects of the program and assist when needed.

Successful staff applicants will be required to submit a clear Police Records Check, including clearance for service with the Vulnerable Sector, from their local police authority.

Successful applicants must also possess a passport or be able to complete the process of obtaining a passport at least one month before the start of the expedition.

Application Stream

Which expedition are you applying to?

I am applying...

As a staff member on the 2018 Arctic Expedition For the Teachers on Ice scholarship on the 2018 Arctic Expedition

IMPORTANT

Students on Ice staff teams are carefully built for each expedition in order to create the most powerful learning experience for youth participants and the overall team. Completing this application will allow us to ensure that your expertise, experience and motivation aligns well with the SOI mandate and will contribute a needed dimension to the emerging 2019 Arctic Expedition staff team.

Please ensure that you have browsed our website for information on Students on Ice and for details on our 2019 Arctic Expedition. Here you will also find more information about our Education Program specifically.

The 2019 expedition fee is $13,500 CAD or $10,900 USD. As a non-profit organization we aim to keep costs for youth as low as possible and therefore expedition staff also pay the expedition fee (or part thereof) to participate. Experience shows that staff gain as much as the youth from their participation, if not more!

As you complete the form below you will be asked several questions that will allow us to assess your potential fit with the expedition staff team. Depending on your expertise, experience and expedition skill set we will discuss your personal expedition fee in your selection interview. Expedition fees for staff participants range from 0% in exceptional cases to 100% of the expedition fee.

Thank you for your interest in the 2020 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition!

The 2020 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition will be our 20th anniversary expedition and we will be travelling from St. John's to Iqaluit - July 5th to 20th, 2020.

Our staff application form is not yet open. Please check back early 2019 for more information. If you have immediate questions please contact education@studentsonice.com.

Thank you for your interest in the 2020/2021 Students on Ice Antarctic Expedition!

We are committed to returning to Antarctica but do not yet have details confirmed for the Dec 2020/Jan 2021 Students on Ice Antarctic Expedition.

If you are interested in applying to join the staff team for our next Antarctic expedition please provide your name and contact details below and we will be in touch with you as soon as we are able with more details. Thank you in advance for your patience and your continued interest in Students on Ice.

First Name

(Legal name, as on your passport)

Last Name

(Legal name, as on your passport)

Email Address

IMPORTANT

Please ensure that you have browsed our website for information on Students on Ice and for details on our 2020 Arctic Expedition.

The 2020 expedition fee is $13,850 CAD. As a non-profit organization we aim to keep costs for youth as low as possible and therefore expedition staff also pay the expedition fee (or part thereof) to participate. Experience shows that staff participants gain as much as youth participants from their participation, if not more!

Logistics

Please ensure that you save the form (using the tool at the top right corner of this page) in order to not lose your work. We also recommend that you write and edit your short essay responses in a word document before copying and pasting the responses into the text boxes in the form below.

All applicants will be contacted within 2 months of submitting an application. If you have any questions about the application form or process please contact: education@studentsonice.com

Teachers on Ice

This year, we are excited to be running a new initiative— the Teachers on Ice Scholarship Program— onboard our summer expedition. This new initiative has been made possible by funding from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s PromoScience program. All Canadian secondary science teachers are eligible to apply. If you are applying for this opportunity, please check the appropriate box below in the 'Application Stream' section and proceed with completing the form.

The 2018 Teachers on Ice Program

Thank you for your interest in participating in the new Teachers on Ice Scholarship Program with the Students on Ice Foundation.

The goal of the Teachers on Ice Scholarship Program is to recognize science educators in Canada who: (a) share the Students on Ice mission of inspiring, engaging and educating youth; (b) demonstrate a holistic approach to teaching and learning in their current science classroom(s); and (c) empower students to be active and positive agents of change in their home communities and beyond. Selected teachers will be provided a professional development opportunity that offers a new level of scientific awareness through an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and experiential context situated in the Canadian and Greenlandic North. In turn, such an opportunity impacts not only participating teachers’ professional growth, but also that of their current and future students, colleagues and the broader personal and professional communities in which they are part.

This opportunity covers the expedition fee of $12,900 CAD. The expedition fee includes all general expenses (accommodations, travel, meals, and programming) during the expedition starting from your arrival in Ottawa.

Scholarship recipients will be responsible for travel arrangements and costs to and from the gateway city of Ottawa. Scholarship recipients are also responsible for personal travel insurance and medical insurance (which is mandatory for participation).

Teachers on Ice scholarship recipients will engage in all programming aspects of the expedition and will serve as expedition staff members with assigned student support responsibilities, along with other optional program responsibilities. Once accepted, all of these additional options will be shared as part of registration.

Applications must be received by April 24th, 2018 by 11:59pm EST. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Note that you can save your application and return to it any time prior to the deadline.

All applicants will be notified in May of the selection panel’s decision. A formal announcement of the 2018 Teachers on Ice scholarship recipients will be released on the Students on Ice Foundation website in June 2018.

Teachers on Ice: Important considerations before you apply

The Teachers on Ice Scholarship Program requires that applicants must:

be Canadian citizens
be working in a formal education environment at the time of their application through to the end of the 2018-2019 academic school year and be returning for the 2019-2020 school year;
be currently teaching secondary level science; and
agree to a two-year leadership commitment with the Students on Ice Foundation’s education team. During this time, teachers will be asked to complete several deliverables related to their Teachers on Ice experience including: (a) delivering one professional development workshop for other educators based on their expedition experience; (b) at least one blog post to be posted on the SOI website; and (c) at least one lesson plan/learning module to be implemented with your science students that incorporates learning and critical insights gained from the expedition experience.

Applications will be evaluated based on:

a demonstrated understanding of science literacy and ability to teach about critical and complex issues current in the world; and
a demonstrated willingness, ability, passion, creativity and vision to apply this experience in a transformational way with the aim to positively impact current/future students, colleagues and local community.

Application Process

Please follow the steps below to ensure that your application is complete and received in good order:

Complete this online application form; you can complete the form in several steps and can save and return to your form at any time.
Be sure to complete all short answer questions and upload two reference letters.
SOI's Education Program Manager will contact you within two months of receiving your application to discuss your participation status. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to provide feedback on your application.
A non-refundable deposit of $1000 towards the expedition fee of is due within 10 business days of your acceptance as member of the expedition staff. Receipt of the deposit guarantees your space on the expedition.

Teachers on Ice: Application Process

Please follow the steps below to ensure that your application is complete and received in good order:

Carefully read the important considerations above and all instructions below.
Complete this online application form; you can complete the form in several stages and can save and return to your form at any time.
Be sure to complete all questions and upload all necessary files.
Submit this form.
All applications will be notified of their application status in May 2018. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are not able to provide feedback on your application.

To complete this application you will need:

current resume;
two professional letters of recommendation including specific examples that demonstrate an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to teaching and learning. [Note: as an applicant, you are responsible for uploading these letters into our application system. We will not accept letters submitted separately]; and
cell phone or other video recording device to provide the requested video-recorded response to one particular question.

Applicant Information

Salutation

First Name

(Legal name, as on your passport)

Preferred First Name

(Eg. You prefer "Sam" instead of Samantha or Samuel)

Middle Names

(Legal name, as on your passport)

Last Name

(Legal name, as on your passport)

Address

City

Prov/Terr/State

Postal/ZIP

Country

Primary phone number

Secondary phone number

Email Address

Citizenship

(As written on your passport)

Date of Birth

Enter in this format: DD-MMM-YYYY (e.g. 11-JAN-1991)

Gender Identity

Please specify (optional)

What languages do you speak, other than English?

FrenchInuktutOther (please specify)Only select another language if you have conversational ability, or more.

Please specify

Please identify if you are a member of a First Nation, Inuit, or Metis community:

What is the status of your passport?

How did you hear about the Teachers on Ice program?

SOI websiteSOI alumniSocial mediaColleagueProfessional networkOther (please specify)

Please Specify

Teachers on Ice: Professional Information

Name of school

School Board

School Address

School City

Province

Postal Code

Name of your administrator/supervisor

Administrator/superviser email address

Please list up to three of the most relevant subjects and grades that you are currently teaching or have previously taught:

Status

Subject

Grade

Status

Subject

Grade

Status

Subject

Grade

Please list any other relevant professional expertise

Years of teaching experience

Less than 33-56-1516-2526-3031+

Which of the following best represents your school?

UrbanSuburbanRuralOther

How many students are in your school?

Fewer than 100100-199200-299300-399400-499500+

How many students, on average, are in your classroom?

Fewer than 1010-1920-2930+

Please attach a PDF copy of your resume

Teachers on Ice: Professional References

Please provide two professional letters of recommendation – these letters should provide specific examples of your ability to teach about the world and all that is interconnected within it. We will not accept letters submitted separately.

Reference 1 letter

Reference 2 letter

Educational Expertise and Expedition Skills

Our staff is built up from the following teams and we ask you to identify which team(s) your experience and expertise most closely aligns with. Once you select a team(s), please specify your area of expertise.

Science and Nature Arctic History, Society and Culture Performing and Visual ArtsStudent Support/Youth EngagementField team (Zodiac Drivers and Bear Guards)Health and Wellness Media and CommunicationsOther

Please specify your expertise for all selections above:

Consider your area of expertise identified above, along with any other areas of expertise you consider relevant within the framework of your participation in the SOI Expedition. Indicate how long you have been involved in that area and how you would be willing to use that expertise to contribute to the education program.

Specific experience

Years of Involvement

How would you use this experience on expedition?

Lead an activitySpeak or share as part of a groupAdvise on programming in this area

Specific experience

Years of Involvement

How would you use this experience on expedition?

Lead an activitySpeak or share as part of a groupAdvise on programming in this area

Specific experience

Years of Involvement

How would you use this experience on expedition?

Lead an activitySpeak or share as part of a groupAdvise on programming in this area

Specific experience

Years of Involvement

How would you use this experience on expedition?

Lead an activitySpeak or share as part of a groupAdvise on programming in this area

To place the above in the context of your overall background and experience, please upload a recent version of your resume/CV.

If you would like to provide us with specific ideas/suggestions for how you could contribute to the education program, in addition to the information you provided above, please upload a 1-page outline.
Photographers and Videographers please upload a portfolio that showcases your work.

We would also like to know whether you have specific expedition-related qualifications, certificates, or skills in addition to the expertise you can contribute to the education program. Please tick all boxes that apply to you:

Firearms licenseZodiac drivingSeafarer's passportFirst AidCPROther

(Please Specify)

Relevant Youth Experience

What experience have you had working with youth? For example, do you have experience teaching? Have you been a chaperone or other staff member on other educational student trips or camps? If so, please list up to two of your most relevant experiences below:

1. Destination:

Group size:

Your Role:

Employer:

Telephone:

Email:

2. Destination:

Group Size:

Your Role:

Employer:

Telephone:

Email:

More About You

The essay questions below are meant to provide you with an opportunity to share with us in further detail what your hopes, dreams and expectations are for your participation in the SOI Expedition. Please write your response to each essay question in the appropriate box below. We recommend that you write your answers in a word document, then copy and paste each answer into the corresponding box. There is a 250 word limit for each answer.

1. Why do you want to participate in a Students on Ice expedition?

2. What does the Arctic represent to you?

2. What does the Antarctic represent to you?

3. What are your interests, hobbies, and volunteer experiences?

4. How did you hear about Students on Ice?

Former SOI participantTV/radio/print mediaFacebookOther Social MediaFriend/familyConference/event (which one?)Other (please specify)

Please specify which event

Please specify

Your Financial Plan

As part of the staff application process, our Staff Review Committee takes care to assess a balance of your potential role during expedition, your expertise, educational contributions, and your financial expectations. We ask that staff applicants identify either their plans to fund their participation, or what their expectations would be for a financial arrangement.

Please indicate your expectations with respect to the financial arrangement for your participation (select all that apply and provide further details):

I would provide 100% of the expedition fee, notwithstanding my contribution to the program.I would expect to pay a reduced expedition fee in return for my contribution to the program.I would expect to participate in the expedition at no cost in return for my contribution to the program.

Please provide further details on your above choice(s):

Other funding arrangements:

I have been awarded a staff scholarship

Reference Letters

Please supply two professional letters of reference and upload them below.

*If desired, referees can send letters to Students on Ice directly for confidentiality purposes (apply@studentsonice.com). Your referees need to include your name and the expedition you are applying for in the subject line of their e-mail. If they have chosen to submit their letters directly to SOI, please attach a word document below with your referee's name, contact details, and an expected timeline of when we should receive the letter (upload one word document for each letter please). Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that we receive the letter(s) to include with your application.

Reference Letter #1

Reference Letter #2

Health Statement

The expedition program contains many activities that can be physically demanding, such as hiking. During days at sea, the possibility of rough sea conditions may lead to participants experiencing seasickness. Although we are visiting during the summer season, daily temperatures may be below freezing and staff will be expected to participate in all daily excursions. These excursions, such as Zodiac boat cruises and shore landings, generally range from two to three hours in length.

I attest that I am in good health and capable of performing normal activities on this expedition. I further attest that I am capable of caring for myself during the expedition, and that I will not impede the progress of the expedition or the enjoyment of others aboard. I understand that this expedition will take me far from the nearest medical facility and that all expedition members must be self-sufficient. With that understanding, I certify that I have not been recently treated for, nor am I aware of any physical condition or disability that would create a hazard to myself or other members of the expedition.

I Agree

General Medical Information

We are travelling to a remote place and we and our doctors must be aware of any and all medical concerns and needs in order to be prepared for medical emergencies. Please outline any medical conditions, illnesses, and/or disabilities that require or have required the regular care of a doctor in the section below. It is VERY important that you provide as much information as possible. This information will only be shared with our doctors and will otherwise be kept confidential.

Do you have any medical conditions, illnesses, disabilities and/or mental health issues (such as ADHD, depression, allergies, heart disease, emphysema, injuries, diabetes, recent surgery, etc.)? Please be thorough.

Teachers on Ice: More about you

Written Responses

The questions below are meant to provide you with an opportunity to share your hopes and expectations for your participation in the SOI Arctic 2018 Expedition. Please write your response to each question in the appropriate box below. We recommend that you write your answers in a word document, then copy and paste each answer into the corresponding box. There is a 250-word limit for each answer.

1. What does the Arctic represent to you?

2. Please describe ways that you have incorporated global issues into your lessons, acknowledging the complex, interconnected, interdisciplinary world in which we live.

3. Please describe how, if selected, you would share this experience with your students, professional networks, and local community.

4. How do you hope this experience will impact you, both personally and professionally?

Video Response

In a 120 second max “talking head” style video consider questions such as:

· What makes you the ideal Teachers on Ice candidate?

· Why are you passionate about teaching youth today about the world?

· What makes you, your teaching and your community unique?

· How will your students benefit from your experience on the Arctic 2018 Expedition?

** Note: Please ensure your submission does not exceed 2-minutes. Due to the number of applicants the review committee will not watch more than 2 minutes of the video per applicant.

Also please note we are not looking for technical skills or digital storytelling skills in this submission. We are simply using this as an opportunity to get to know you better. Please do not include any footage of students or others in your video.

Please upload your video online (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, GoogleDrive) and share the link below.

Direct link to your video:

Thank you for your interest in the 2019 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition!

We will review your application and we will be in touch with all applicants within 2 months of receiving your application.

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Thank you for your interest in the 2020 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition!

We will review your application and we will be in touch with all applicants in the winter of 2020.

To stay up to date on education opportunities and news from Students on Ice, please select below to join our mailing list.

Yes, I would like to be added to the Students on Ice mailing list!

Thank you for your interest in the 2020/2021 Students on Ice Antarctic Expedition!

We will review your application and we will be in touch with all applicants in the winter/spring of 2020.

To stay up to date on education opportunities and news from Students on Ice, please select below to join our mailing list.

Yes, I would like to be added to the Students on Ice mailing list!

Thank you for your interest in the 2018 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition!

The information submitted in your application will be kept confidential and used only for application review and funding reporting purposes.

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