SOI Launches 2014 Arctic Expedition

Today, high school students from across Canada and around the world come together in Ottawa to start two weeks of discovery and learning on an ambitious...

Q&A with Adventure Photographer Lee Narraway

Lee Narraway is an incredible photographer who has been an integral part of the Students on Ice family for a decade. Since 2004, Lee has beautifully captured...

Q&A with Musician & SOI expeditioner Ian Tamblyn

Ian entertains students in Ottawa before the Arctic 2009 expedition kicks off. Photo (c) Lee Narraway Ian Tamblyn is a Juno award-winning folk singer and...

A Letter to Alumni: The Taxi Cab to Indifference

SOI Alumnus Donovan Taplin participated in both SOI's Arctic and Antarctic Expeditions, experiences that forever changed Donovan's view of the world and...

Q&A with polar guide Alex Taylor

Alex Taylor is one of SOI's integral expedition team members. He sets up the communication system, he drives zodiacs, captures incredible video footage, and so...

SOI Educator Q&A with Bianca Perren

This summer Bianca Perren will join SOI for her third expedition. She is both a painter and a paleoecologist, brimming with knowledge on Arctic ecology, more...

SOI Alumna Wins Top 20 Under 20

Selin Jessa joined SOI on the 2011 Antarctic expedition. Since then she's planned the first TEDx Talk in Antarctica, placed fourth in the International...

Meet SOI’s James Raffan: author, geographer and polar historian

James Raffan, also known as JR or Jim depending on which expedition you were on, has been an instrumental part of the Students on Ice (SOI) education program...

Return of the Jensen

Mike Jensen is no stranger to the Arctic, or SOI for that matter. In fact, after heading to the Arctic with SOI five consecutive times, it's hard to imagine an...

Inuit Counsellor Genevieve Killulark returns to SOI for 2014 Arctic Expedition

For the second year, Students on Ice is excited to welcome Inuit Counsellor Genevieve Killulark to the 2014 Arctic Expedition. Genevieve shares her story, her...

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