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Visit to the MV Polar Athena
From April 10 to 15, Geoff and team members will travel to Sweden to visit the MV Polar Athena and meet with numerous SOI partners. Polar Athena - photo from https://www.secretatlas.com/ships/polar-athena
Meeting with the Swedish Ambassador
On March 26th, Geoff met with the Swedish Ambassador to Canada; Signe Burgstaller and Deputy Head of Mission, Charlotta Rodhe to discuss the upcoming Students on Ice Arctic Expeditions in July, and other exciting possibilities for Canada-Sweden collaboration in the...
Annual CanGeo Polar Plunge @ Meech Lake
Geoff participated in the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Polar Plunge on March 8th for the 3rd year in a row to help raise money for the Society's education programs! #BeBoldGoCold Here are somefun photos for the dip into frozen Meech Lake!
Monaco Polar Symposium
Geoff attended the Polar Symposium event in Monaco, Feb. 25-27, 2026. It was a great event focused on discussing both Arctic and Antarctic science, projects, priorities, and partnerships. Here is Geoff with Meg O'Hara, artist ,environmentalist and 2022 SOI alumni!!
Hearts Wide Open: Polar Journeys Inspiring Global Youth
As the Students on Ice Foundation (SOI) celebrates its 25th anniversary, its mission to inspire and connect global youth through polar journeys, place-based education, and environmental activism is more relevant than ever. Hearts Wide Open is about the...
Podcast: The Greatest Classroom on Earth
25 Years of Connecting People and Planet Join Students on Ice (SOI) founder and president Geoff Green as he celebrates 25 years of expeditions in The Greatest Classroom on Earth. Featuring stories from SOI alumni who have journeyed to the Arctic, Antarctic, and...
Climate change and youth action
Geoff Green, joined SOI alumni on Newfoundland's The Signal to discuss climate change and youth action! Big thanks to host Adam Walsh for having us on.
Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjaer’s farewell
Got to share our farewell to Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjaer. It has been a pleasure to work with Hanne, we look forward to reconnect when she is settled in France for her next posting.
The Ottawa Riverkeeper, another chapter for Geoff Green
"It has certainly been an enormous honour and joy to serve on the board and as chair of Ottawa Riverkeeper - Garde-rivière des Outaouais over the past 18yrs. A wonderful journey. Amazing to watch this small but mighty organization grow in terms of its impact,...
Meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi and Hanne Fugl Eskjær, the Danish Ambassador to Canada
It was an honour to meet the Japanese Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi yesterday and be hosted by my dear friend Hanne Fugl Eskjær, the Danish Ambassador to Canada. We enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion ranging from Pole to Pole, touching on climate change, clean...