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Sharing Experience
We are an international team of science explorers, researchers and storytellers with a passion for polar environments and their preservation. We believe science is the most wonderful adventure and we want to share our passion and first-hand knowledge with you.
Through our accurate storytelling and engaging activities, you’ll be fascinated by the wonders our world holds, while also learning about cutting-edge science. We cover a range of contemporary scientific disciplines, including astrophysics, marine biology, oceanography, cosmology, environmental science and geography.
Meet our speakers
United by a passion for science, our speakers are actively and directly involved in scientific research: from marine biology to particle physics.
Ombretta Pinazza
Particle Physicist
Subjects: cosmic rays, particle physics. Languages: English, Italian, French.
Stefano Aliani
Marine Biologist
Subjects: plastic pollution in oceans, oceanography, marine biology, polar research. Languages: Italian, English.
Gianluca Casagrande
Geographer
Subjects: cartography, 3D mapping, research with drones, arctic environments, history of arctic explorations. Languages: Italian, English.
Kevin Monneron
Free diver, engineer
Subjects: free diving in high altitude lakes and arctic fjords for scientific research, engineer at CERN Languages: French, English, .
Paola Catapano
Science communicator
Subjects: science adventure, journalism, Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, particle physics, cosmology, sailing Languages: Italian, English, French
Mike Struik
Photographer, drone pilot
Subjects: photography and drones, expeditions logistics, biker, engineer at CERN. Languages: English, French, Dutch, German.
What we offer
We offer educational programmes and public events in many different languages and for all ages and backgrounds:
- classroom and field activities for Primary School or High School students,
- general public talks,
- exhibitions,
- film screenings.
Activities include one or a variety of the following themes:
- micro- and macro-plastic pollution,
- astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology,
- environmental sampling in alpine lakes and mountains,
- 3D mapping with drones,
- science journalism.
Educational Programmes
Build a detector
Half-a-day in the classroom
Meet a scientist and learn about their research
- introduction by one of our science communicators with projections of films and photos from our expeditions
- Remote live connection to scientists in the field explaining their research
- Q/A session
- Documentary projection
Science workshops: hands-on science with scientific coaching
Be a scientist for a day/week/semester
Programme includes: Introduction in the classroom, field research, data analysis, publication writing, presenting results, communicating research to the general public
Research in the field
Remote connections with scientists
Examples of field research activities:
1. sampling lake Leman, rivers and alpine lakes: micro/macro plastics, water quality, sediments, etc.
2. Drone mapping of plastic debris in remote areas (Jura, lake shores, Alps)
3. Assembling a cosmic ray detector (CERN)
This programme can be adapted from a 2 day duration, partly in the classroom and partly outside, to a full school year.
Half Day programme
Meet a scientist and learn about their research- Introduction by one of our science communicators with projections of films and photos from our expeditions
- Remote live connection to scientists in the field explaining their research
- Q/A session
- Documentary projection
Full Day programme
Science workshop- Introduction in the classroom
- Field research
- Data analysis
- Presenting results
Week-long programme
Workshop: be a scientist for a week- Introduction in the classroom
- Field research
- Data analysis
- Publication writing
- Presenting results
- Communicating research to the general public