This weekend, I ran my seventh Norwich Model Arctic Council (NORMAC) for schools, still so far as I know the world’s only stand-alone Model Arctic Council programme for secondary-school pupils. NORMAC 7 involved 20 pupils from two schools and, like at WYCOMAC 3 and MAC Bilbao 5 this year, delegates grappled with the issue of …
Presentation at 25th Arctic Science Summit Week
This past Tuesday, I took part in a session on ‘Educational innovation and pedagogy for the Anthropocene Arctic’ at the 25th Arctic Science Summit Week in Vienna, Austria, organised by the International Arctic Science Committee, the Austrian Polar Research Institute and the University of Vienna. Together with my colleague Dr Sennan Mattar from the Mary Robinson …
Model Arctic Council Bilbao 5
I always look forward to returning each January to the wonderful city of Bilbao, Spain, to run Model Arctic Council Bilbao (MAC Bilbao) at Colegio Ayalde—now in its fifth year. Always my most ‘international’ conference, MAC Bilbao 5 took place last weekend, and it involved 28 secondary-school pupils from ten schools in France, Hungary, the …
Lecture at Scottish Association for Marine Science
I mentioned in my wrap-up note on the first Scotland Model Arctic Council (SCOTMAC) that faculty at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), where the simulation was held in March 2022, seem to have found the experience just as inspiring as the participating students did. It was amazingly gratifying enough for me that my …
Bringing the Arctic to Ringsfield Primary School
It was lovely to visit Ringsfield Church of England Primary School in Ringsfield, Suffolk, today to speak to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 about the Arctic, and about my experience of living and working in Nunavut in Arctic Canada. I arrived in the full gear I would wear if I were out …
Wycombe Model Arctic Council 3
It was a delight to return to Wycombe Abbey last week to run the third Wycombe Model Arctic Council (WYCOMAC) alongside the school’s annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference. WYCOMAC 3 was a small but intense simulation involving 17 pupils from four secondary schools tackling one of the thorniest diplomatic questions that I have yet …
University Newsletter – December 2022
Applications are closing soon for our next Model Arctic Council for university — the second Scotland Model Arctic Council at Glasgow Caledonian University this March! Don’t delay securing your place in this innovative educational experience. Read our December newsletter for further details and a registration link. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy …
Schools Newsletter – December 2022
Registration is closing soon for our flagship Model Arctic Council for schools — the seventh Norwich Model Arctic Council at Norwich School this January! Don’t delay securing your school’s place in this innovative educational experience. Read our December newsletter for further details and a registration link. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy …
University Newsletter – November 2022
If you’re considering taking part in our second Scotland Model Arctic Council at Glasgow Caledonian University this March, don’t delay applying for your place! Applications close on 13th January, and we look forward to receiving yours. We’re also happy to announce dates for our third Norwich Model Arctic Council at the University of East Anglia, …
Schools Newsletter – November 2022
We’re happy to say that our two in-person MACs this January — WYCOMAC 3 and MAC Bilbao 5 — are now fully booked. But places are still available for NORMAC 7 this coming March — so don’t hesitate to register now! Read our November newsletter for details and a registration link.