Digital Explorer’s online Academy for Exploration is where schools and expeditions connect. We encourage experiential learning, both inside and outside the classroom, and create multi-faceted education programmes to encourage young people to discover new perspectives on their world.
Translating expedition content into educational programmes that link to National Curriculum topics or work schemes, we create exciting and inspiring resources which are also relevant and usable within the UK curriculum, and are an asset to the topic taught – ‘living learning’ wherever possible! We provide structured programmes encompassing:
Up-to-date curriculum-related classroom resources with lesson plans, combining film, imagery and activity sheets. Ensuring that teaching about the world uses case studies that are current and not from a 10-year old textbook, the resources can be implemented as stand-alone units or woven into current schemes of work
Ambassador schemes – facilitating visits to schools by explorers, experts and scientists relevant to the global curriculum. There’s nothing like an Arctic scientist in full kit to educate and inspire pupils!
Lively and practical teacher training around a variety of topics, encouraging use of new technologies where appropriate to enhance students’ global understanding and attainment in Science, Geography and English
Linking live with expeditions – satellite Q&A discussions from any corner of the globe direct to your classroom. Explore the Live Projects Map to see what’s going on where and submit questions to current expeditions in the field…
All resources are free and are downloadable from this website or through our dedicated Channels, which you can read about on the left. You will need to complete short registration form, which helps us keep in touch. You will:
- receive a monthly newsletter with the latest expedition and education news
- be the first to hear about competitions for your schools and pupils
- connected with expedition teams near you
- receive posters and resources from expeditions
We can also provide support for schools running their own expeditions, including creating blogs or websites to help you to share the journey’s experiences with your whole school community or a wider audience. See Expedition Blogs for more information.