Happy New Year!
We are pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Girls on Ice 2014 Expeditions! Please pass this information on to all teens, teachers, or other friends and community members who work with teens.
Girls on Ice (http://girlsonice.org) is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school girls. Each year a team of 9 teenage girls and 3 instructors spend 11 days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers and alpine landscapes through scientific field studies with professional glaciologists and mountaineers.
This year we are again offering 2 expeditions!
Girls on Ice NORTH CASCADES is the original expedition in Washington State.
Open to all girls age 15-18 (yes, international girls can apply!)
July 28 – August 8, 2014
Girls on Ice ALASKA is geared toward Alaskan and Pacific Northwest girls (age 15-18).
June 20 – July 1, 2014
http://girlsonice.org/apply - applications are due January 31, 2014
***Girls on Ice is not a reward for past good grades or academic achievement,
it is an inspiration for future academic success and leadership.***
We are able to provide this program TUITION FREE to the girls through small grants, gifts from individuals, and generous support from the National Science Foundation, the Alaska Climate Science Center, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Please consider supporting the program to provide this amazing inspiring, confidence building experience for girls in the future, visit: http://girlsonice.org/support to learn about our funding sources.
To give now, please visit: http://girlsonice.org/donate
For more information, please visit: http://girlsonice.org.
Questions? Please send an email to info@girlsonice.org or contact me directly pettit@gi.alaska.edu
Thanks,
Erin
-- ---- Erin Pettit Assistant Professor Glaciology Department of Geology and Geophysics 900 Yukon Dr. Rm 308 PO Box 755780 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 907-474-5389 (office) 206-619-1752 (cell) pettit@gi.alaska.edu http://ice.gi.alaska.edu http://girlsonice.org
