Adventure Magazine

knowledge with each other and their wider
home communities when they get back. We
are delighted to support this life-changing
opportunity.”
The Royal Society Te Apārangi
representative Kaitlyn Martin has a
background in science communication
and will be leading one of the educational
outreach projects.
“It’s very similar to what they do on
the International Space Station – we’ll
be working with schools around the
country who will design experiments or
investigations that are unique to South
Georgia Island,” Kaitlyn says.
“We'll make case studies and share them
with the schools we developed the projects
with, but we’ll also develop some online
case studies that other schools can use to
show a bit of South Georgia and the unique
environment there.”
Kelly Davenport
Presented by respected operator
Antarctica21, Antarctic Heritage Trust’s
ninth Inspiring Explorers Expedition will
honour the centenary year of Sir Ernest
Shackleton’s final expedition (Quest 1921–
1922) which journeyed to South Georgia
and marked the end of the heroic-era of
Antarctic exploration. Shackleton died on
The Quest expedition and was buried on
South Georgia Island. The Trust cares
for Shackleton’s only Antarctic expedition
base.
Antarctic Heritage Trust Executive Director,
Francesca Eathorne says, “This expedition
will connect these young people with
Shackleton’s incredible legacy and we
hope, inspire them to embrace that same
spirit of exploration. It’s a spirit as critical in
the 21st century as it was over a century
ago – particularly for our young people who
face a rapidly changing world.”
The Inspiring Explorers will sail to South
Georgia on Antarctica21’s ship, between 30
September – 14 October.