Shackleton In Schools
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For all things Teaching and Learning linked to Shackleton, Endurance, Antarctica and Polar Regions.
Joined March 2023
Hi everyone, I’m not very active here on X, but you can always connect with me on LinkedIn if you’d like to stay in touch or follow my updates. I’d love to engage with you there! Here’s the link to my LinkedIn profile:
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https://t.co/DXBwt1om4t *** NEXT WEDNESDAY 13.11.24 5PM ONLINE *** Great KS1 Geography *** Hear from practitioners about how to enhance and boost your curriculum *** Focus on the Arctic and local area fieldwork *** FREE
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Thank you Natalie Hewitt and @AntarcticHT for a wonderful online session finding out all about the making of #TheEndurance film @NatGeo looking forward to John Shear’s and Nicolas Vincent’s book out in a few weeks @shackletonteach
https://t.co/xlFwiG2Lm8
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HUGE range @RGS_IBG teaching resources #Antarctica #Shackleton #Endurance22. Units by @EmmaLouise_Kerr & others & me. Thrilled to write this set (+ key texts & Assembly ideas) & inspired by trove of historical artefacts & heroic discovery of @Endurance_22 #geographyTeacher
🚢 Two epic tales of grit and determination come to life in a new National Geographic documentary 'Endurance'. 📹 To mark the release, we spoke with Dr Paula Owens about the story and our relevant student resources. Watch and learn more https://t.co/n7JXcAHyUq
#EnduranceFilm
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Happy Birthday, Frank Hurley! 📸❄️🎉 Frank Hurley was the pioneering photographer behind the incredible images of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition to Antarctica (1914–17). These are some of the photographs that survived the gruelling expedition & made it back home.
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#Maddow #inners
#WagnerTonight Science break. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance has been seen like never before in a detailed 3D scan. The wreck of the explorer’s vessel was found 3,000 metres beneath the surface of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in 2022, more than a century on from
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This groundbreaking documentary brings to life Shackleton’s legendary heroics while weaving in the story of how his lost ship was finally discovered. 🔗 Read our review: https://t.co/agS7RQM6Em
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Fantastic that this news broke today! 10.10.24 https://t.co/KzYWinClAE
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A new 3D scan shows Endurance exactly as it is 3,000m down in Antarctica’s icy waters.
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In Reception we’re being inspired by the explorer #ErnestShackketon who dreamt big at six years old and followed his dreams as an adult. He is helping us to REACH for our goals by being Resilient, Engaged, Ambitious, Creative and Healthy (REACH). @shackletonteach
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For #geographyteachers if you want a lovely illustrated book for younger pupils in #NationalStorytellingWeek #shackletonsjourney by @williamgrill is a wonderful book. & to 'update' the story see discovery by @Endurance_22 of the wreck of Endurance too @shackletonteach
It's #NationalStorytellingWeek!💫📖 @literacy_trust has a range of events and resources for parents and teachers to celebrate the power of stories with children, improve their reading skills, and help them learn to empathise. Find out more:
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It was really lovely to catch up with #geography colleagues last night & celebrate all the work we've done together over so many years. Thanks again for all the support. & a lovely 'post-RGS' gift of Shackleton's dogs looking back at the wreck of the Endurance.
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🌎next GeogLive @EYPPC_GA Weds 17th 5-6pm #Energy 3 fabulous speakers lined up to share ideas on the topic @totalgeography @Primageographer with a teacher input from Edd Moore, from Damers First School. @geosteve7 @SharonWitt17 @helenmartin42 🎟️tickets
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Tickets are now available for GeogLive 18 at Online, Online on Wed 17 Jan 2024 at 5:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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King Edward VII conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Ernest Henry #Shackleton at Buckingham Palace on 13 December, 1909. The London Gazette, 24 December, 1909. Image: @nlagovau
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I’m so pleased Y6 have loved their topic this term. They are proud of their ‘Ice Journals’ that captures their learning journey from the last 6 weeks.
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A lovely way to finish our topic on Shackleton inspired by @williamgrill amazing book. Acrylic paint on wood slices. The children are so proud of them. 🏔️
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Emily, Lady Shackleton, apparently endorsed these 'Quest' biscuits! She probably spelled his dead husband's name correctly, however, in her letter to the manaufacturers. The Border Cities Star (Ontario, Canada), 11 October, 1923.
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#Shackleton was celebrated in an SGHT event attended by HRH The Princess Royal @AllHallowsbytheTower. The focus was the return of the #Quest crow’s nest from a journey around the world via #SouthGeorgia. Read more here: https://t.co/cdEzlRSY6O
#Endurance #Antarctic #RoyalFamily
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For more information about our 2023 medals and awards visit: https://t.co/1lgxH2T6xV
#geographicalexcellence #RGSIBG #medalsandawards2023
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Sir Ernest #Shackleton announced his 'James Caird' team 23 April, 1916—Tom #Crean, Tim #McCarthy, Henry #McNish, John #Vincent & Frank #Worsley. Image: The boat in her current home at @DulwichCollege (Janice Tipping via The James Caird Society)
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