Share the Endurance22 Expedition to Antarctica with your classroom

Behind-the-Scenes with the Endurance22 Expedition Film-Making Team
2022-05-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join Reach the World for a behind-the-scenes look at filmmaking on the Endurance22 Expedition! Tim will moderate a discussion with several members of the Endurance22 Expedition Media team, including documentary director Natalie Hewit, cameraman and drone pilot James Blake, and digital producer and presenter Saunders Carmichael-Brown. How does a team capture the real-life excitement of an expedition for audiences around the world? Let’s ask the people who did it!
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Livestream with Endurance22 Expedition Sub-Sea Manager, Nico Vincent
2022-04-26 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Reach the World is excited to welcome veteran deep-sea explorer and Endurance22 Expedition Sub-Sea Manager, Nico Vincent! Nico is the mastermind behind the successful plan to locate and map “the most challenging shipwreck in the world”–Shackleton’s Endurance–in the icy Weddell Sea off Antarctica. When faced with a seemingly impossible set of environmental challenges, Nico devised creative and effective solutions that have redefined what is possible in the world of underwater exploration. How did he do it? Let’s ask him!
This event is recommended for high school students and students with a special interest in marine robotics and deep-sea exploration.
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Polar Expeditions: From Past to Present
2022-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join CIRES and Reach the World for a special joint livestream event! Polar expedition members Lianna Nixon (MOSAiC) and Timothy Jacob (Endurance22) will compare and contrast two modern polar expeditions and the historical expeditions (Fram Expedition and Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, respectively) that inspired them. We invite classrooms and the public to join in the discussion on polar science, the study of sea ice, and what we learn from voyages to remote regions of the world. The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A session.
The MOSAiC Expedition was inspired by Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893 expedition during which he successfully froze a specially-designed ship, the Fram, into Arctic sea ice in an attempt to drift to the North Pole. The Polarstern research vessel was frozen in the ice for a year to drift with the ice floe and study the changing Arctic ecosystem.
The Endurance22 Expedition was organized and funded by The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) to locate, survey and film the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which was trapped and crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915.
Timothy Jacob is Director of the Traveler Program at Reach the World, a global education non-profit based in New York City. He was the onboard Education & Outreach lead for the Endurance22 Expedition, using virtual exchange to connect 30,000+ K-12 students around the world with expedition team members throughout the search for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, Endurance, in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica.
Lianna Nixon is a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Prior to graduate school, she worked with storytellers across the globe to capture the beauty and plight of our planet. She is currently a graduate student in the School of Education: Learning Sciences Human Development at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on climate change and environmental education through immersive storytelling platforms and the relationship between youth climate activism and civic spaces.
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Learn more about the historic Fram and the modern MOSAiC through these VR tours:

VR Expedition: Explore the Arctic Aboard the Fram
VR Expedition: MOSAiC Ice Camp

Livestream on Antarctic Wildlife
2022-04-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The Endurance22 Expedition has returned, but Reach the World’s Endurance22 Virtual Exchange is far from over. We will host weekly livestream events, telling the full story of the Endurance22 Expedition, for the rest of this school year!
On Wednesday April 6 at 1:00 PM ET, join Reach the World as Tim Jacob discusses the amazing Antarctic wildlife he saw on the Endurance22 Expedition, including penguins, seals and more! Tim will have time to answer questions and show photos and videos of stunning Antarctic wildlife.
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Virtual Field Trip to the Royal Geographical Society's Shackleton Exhibit
2022-03-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The Endurance22 Expedition has returned, but Reach the World’s Endurance22 Virtual Exchange is far from over. We will host weekly livestream events, telling the full story of the Endurance22 Expedition, for the rest of this school year!
On Thursday, March 31st, we will meet Steve Brace, Head of Education and Outdoor Learning at the Royal Geographical Society in the UK. The Royal Geographical Society is the United Kingdom’s leading society for the advancement of geographical sciences, and hosts a large collection of artifacts from historic expeditions. Students will have the chance to see items from Sir Ernest Shackleton and the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition!
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Visiting South Georgia Island with Tim Jacob
2022-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The S.A. Agulhas II has arrived back in Cape Town and concluded the Endurance22 Expedition. On the way back to South Africa, the crew and expedition team stopped at South Georgia Island to visit Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final resting place. Join us as we speak live with Reach the World’s Tim Jacob about South Georgia Island, the trip back to Cape Town and his journey back to the United States. This exciting livestream will feature crew member and expedition team reflections on the historic E22 expedition, as well as what’s next for all who were on the ship.
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Planning Endurance22 with Donald Lamont, Chairman of the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
2022-03-18 11:00 - 11:59 (America/New_York)
The Endurance22 Expedition has been a massive success! The Expedition Team found Sir Ernest Shackleton’s sunken Endurance all while producing educational programming and engaging media, conducting important scientific research and staying safe and healthy despite extreme weather and a global pandemic.
On today’s livestream, we’ll talk to the man behind all of this— Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Chairman, Donald Lamont, who has been responsible for planning this incredibly complex expedition from the very beginning! Join us to learn how Donald and the Falkland Maritime Heritage Trust assembled the inspiring Endurance22 Expedition Team, secured the substantial equipment needed to complete their mission and worked hard to ensure the team’s continued cooperation and success throughout the entirety of the Endurance22 Expedition.
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Endurance22 | Live From South Georgia
2022-03-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Ernest Shakleton’s Endurance has been found at the bottom of the Weddell Sea! Not only is this a historic find, but it’s an incredible use of technology in one of the most remote and challenging places on the planet.
Tomorrow, we’re going to attempt to use portable satellite technology to connect live from Ernest Shakleton’s grave on South Georgia, with Tim from Reach the World and members of the expedition team. Don’t miss this opportunity for your class to be part of this one of a kind live connection and pay tribute to a polar exploration legend and one of the biggest discoveries ever!
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Endurance22 Livestream: A Tour of the Ship with Dan Snow (Event Change)
2022-03-10 11:00 - 11:59 (America/New_York)
Note: This event has been updated due to ship connectivity issues.
Today’s livestream will be an interactive opportunity for classrooms to watch discovery footage, speak with Chris Ahearn, Director of Partnerships at Reach the World and ask him questions about what they see. This livestream will also share a very special behind-the-scenes tour of the S.A. Agulhas II by historian and host of History Hit, Dan Snow.
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Endurance22 Livestream: Searching for Endurance with Mensun Bound and Chad Bonin
2022-03-09 11:00 - 11:59 (America/New_York)
Over a century after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship sank, the Endurance22 crew found Endurance at a depth of 9,869 feet in the Weddell Sea. Today Tim will be talking to Endurance22 Director of Exploration Mensun Bound and AUV Supervisor Chad Bonin about sub-sea robotics and their search for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s sunken Endurance. Join us to learn how Endurance was discovered and to see exclusive photos and videos of the ship!
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Live From Endurance22 | Studying Sea Ice with Dr. Steffi Arndt
2022-03-08 13:00 - 13:59 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will continue speaking with members of the Endurance22 Expedition to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on an Antarctic Expedition.
Today Tim will be talking to Dr. Steffi Arndt, Senior Sea Ice Field Scientist from the Alfred Wegner Institute in Germany!
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Endurance22 Livestream: Mealtime on S.A. Agulhas II with Chef Kurt Daniels
2022-03-07 11:00 - 11:59 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will continue speaking with different members of the S.A. Agulhas II crew to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on a polar resupply ship.
Today Tim will be talking to S.A. Agulhas II’s Chef, Kurt Daniels, about how he prepares meals for the Endurance22 Expedition!
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Endurance22 Update and Q&A with Expedition Leader Dr. John Shears
2022-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will speak with different members of the S.A. Agulhas II crew to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on a polar resupply ship.
Today, Tim will be speaking with expedition leader, Dr. John Shears.
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Livestream with the Cadets Aboard the S.A. Agulhas II
2022-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will speak with different members of the S.A. Agulhas II crew to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on a polar resupply ship.
Today Tim will be talking to the cadets, or seafarers in training, aboard the S.A. Agulhas II
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Keeping the S.A. Agulhas Running with 2nd Engineer Mark O'Reilly
2022-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will speak with different members of the S.A. Agulhas II crew to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on a polar resupply ship.
Today, Tim will speak with Mark O’Reilly, 2nd Engineer aboard the S.A. Agulhas II, to learn how he keeps the ship running.
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Live from Endurance | Awesome Engineering!
2022-03-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
How can we build ships that are strong enough to handle the toughest seas and the thickest ice? What can we learn by closely monitoring the S.A. Agulhas II as it travels through both these environments? Let’s ask Endurance22 Expedition members Dr. Annie Bekker (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa) and Dr. Jukka Tuhkuri (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Aalto University in Finland), both of whom have been doing just that throughout the expedition journey thus far. After you meet Drs. Bekker and Tuhkuri, you’ll never look at ships the same way again!
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Livestream from the S.A. Agulhas II with the Steward
2022-02-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This week, Tim will speak with different members of the S.A. Agulhas II crew to learn more about them, what their jobs entail, and what it’s like to live and work on a polar resupply ship.
Today, Tim will host Agulhas II Steward, Shawaal Sonday, from the ship’s 6th deck lounge.
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Livestream: Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
2022-02-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The story of Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition is full of adventure, bad luck, good fortune, close calls, bold action, despair, pure joy, and just about everything in between. Why is it that Shackleton, his crew, and Endurance still fascinate so many people 107 years after the ship sank? Let’s ask historian and host of History Hit, Dan Snow! Dan will join Tim to talk about Shackleton, storytelling, and the lessons we can learn from the past. Plus, Dan and Tim will do a live pemmican tasting, sampling the staple food of explorers past. What is pemmican? Join us to find out!
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Livestream: Updates from the Agulhas II & Explorer Tim Jacob
2022-02-24 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
After nearly three weeks aboard the S.A. Agulhas II, the Endurance22 Expedition team is deep into the search for Endurance in the Weddell Sea. Join Reach the World’s Tim Jacob in his cabin aboard the ship for a personal look at what it’s like to be living aboard a ship for many weeks at a time. This is a great chance to have all your Endurance22 questions answered, no matter how small. Where do you shower? Where do you sleep? How do you spend your day? Let’s ask Tim!
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Livestream: Setting Up an Antarctic Ice Camp
2022-02-23 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The Weddell Sea is one of the most remote and harsh environments anywhere on the planet. Yet Carl Elkington, Nic Burden, and their team from White Desert joined the Endurance22 Expedition with the intention of setting up ice camps directly on the ice, so that sub-sea team members could work, eat and sleep on the frozen sea for as long as two weeks. How can humans survive on the ice, away from the support of the S.A. Agulhas II? What essential gear makes it possible to set up an ice camp above the sink site of Shackleton’s Endurance? Let’s ask Carl and Nic!
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CANCELLED Livestream: Awesome Engineering!
2022-02-22 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Event cancelled due to satellite connectivity issues. The rest of this week’s events are scheduled to continue as planned, but please check back for updates.
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How can we build ships that are strong enough to handle the toughest seas and the thickest ice? What can we learn by closely monitoring the S.A. Agulhas II as it travels through both these environments? Let’s ask Endurance22 Expedition members Dr. Annie Bekker (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa) and Dr. Jukka Tuhkuri (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Aalto University in Finland), both of whom have been doing just that throughout the expedition journey thus far. After you meet Drs. Bekker and Tuhkuri, you’ll never look at ships the same way again!
Want to join this event live? There are two ways to participate: 1) Sign up your classroom for a live, on-camera spot so your students can ask questions to the livestream guests during the event (Spaces are limited); Register here! 2) Watch the event live on YouTube, sharing your questions and comments via the YouTube chat bar (link to come soon).
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Meet the Captain
2022-02-18 11:00 - 11:45 (America/New_York)
What does it take to command one of the most advanced polar exploration vessels in the world? Join our livestream, where we’ll meet Captain Knowledge Bengu, to find out! Tim will join Captain Bengu live from the bridge in the Weddell Sea, the view should be spectacular! This event will include a bridge tour, interview with Captain Bengu, and plenty of time for Q&A.
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Livestream with Ice-Monitoring Team
2022-02-17 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York)
Join Reach the World Explorer Tim Jacob, along with members of the Endurance22 Ice-Monitoring Team to learn about the work scientists are doing to navigate the S.A. Agulhas II icebreaker vessel through icy conditions!
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Special Event for UK Classes
2022-02-16 08:00 - 08:45 (America/New_York)
The S.A. Agulhas II is loaded up with supplies and the international crew is onboard. The shp has left its home port South Africa and is headed for the Weddell Sea in Antarctica to begin the search for Ernest Shakleton’s Endurance. Over the next few weeks we’ll join the ship live with Tim Jacob from Reach the World and meet different members of the team who will share their specialities as we explore the ship and dig into the mission to find one of the world’s most famous wrecks!
This event is a special opportunity for classrooms in the UK to register for live camera spots to interact or to tune in via the live stream on YouTube, sending in questions via the live chat.
Joining Tim for this event will be expedition leader John Shears, director of exploration Mensun Bound and expedition doctor Dr. Lucy Coulter. John is a polar geographer and environmental scientist with more than 25 years of experience working in both Antarctica and the Arctic with the British Antarctic Survey and the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. In 2019, Dr. Shears was awarded the Polar Medal by Her Majesty the Queen for outstanding achievement and service in the field of polar research. Mensun is an accomplished marine archeologist who has traveled the world in search of famous shipwrecks. From 6th-century B.C. Etruscan shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea to sunken WWII battleships resting beneath thousands of feet of ocean water, Mensun has spent a career searching for answers that can only be found underwater.
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Livestream with Carla Ramjukadh and Marc De Vos from the South African Weather Service
2022-02-15
The S.A. Agulhas II is loaded up with supplies and the international crew is onboard, it has left its home port South Africa and is headed for the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, to begin the search for Ernest Shakleton’s Endurance. Over the next few weeks, we’ll join the ship live with Tim Jacob from Reach the World and meet different members of the team who will share their specialties as we explore the ship and dig into the mission to find one of the world’s most famous wrecks!
This time around we’ll meet Carla Ramjukadh and Marc De Vos with the South African Weather Service using new tech to monitor the unpredictable water and weather conditions of the Weddell Sea! Tim will join them live from the SAWS office aboard the ship, which is full of great weather maps and tools. We may even be able to pop out the back to show the area where the weather balloons are launched from the ship!
Watch this event here.

Livestream from the helicopter hangar aboard the Agulhas II
2022-02-14
Meet a helicopter pilot aboard the S.A. Agulhas II and learn about their work on the Endurance22 Expedition!
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Special Event for UK Classes
2022-02-11
The S.A. Agulhas II is loaded up with supplies and the international crew is onboard, it has left its home port South Africa and is headed for the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, to begin the search for Ernest Shakleton’s Endurance. Over the next few weeks we’ll join the ship live with Tim Jacob from Reach the World and meet different members of the team who will share their specialities as we explore the ship and dig into the mission to find one of the world’s most famous wrecks!
This event is a special opportunity for classrooms in the UK to register for live camera spots to interact or to tune in via the live stream on YouTube, sending in questions via the live chat.
Joining Tim for this event will be expedition leader John Shears, director of exploration Mensun Bound and expedition doctor Dr. Lucy Coulter. John is a polar geographer and environmental scientist with more than 25 years of experience working in both Antarctica and the Arctic with the British Antarctic Survey and the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. In 2019, Dr. Shears was awarded the Polar Medal by Her Majesty the Queen for outstanding achievement and service in the field of polar research. Mensun is an accomplished marine archeologist who has traveled the world in search of famous shipwrecks. From 6th-century B.C. Etruscan shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea to sunken WWII battleships resting beneath thousands of feet of ocean water, Mensun has spent a career searching for answers that can only be found underwater.

Live from the S. A. Agulhas II in South Africa
2022-02-04
The S. A. Agulhas II is about to depart South Africa, heading to Antarctica in search for Ernest Shakleton’s Endurance. Join us live from the ship to hear about the ship’s final preparations!

Livestream with AUV Expert Chad Bonin
2022-02-01
AUV expert Chad Bonin is back from deep-sea trials in Toulon, France, and he’s ready to share how the Endurance22 sub-sea team used creative problem-solving to tackle unique challenges!

Pack Your bags!
2022-01-28
The Endurance22 Expedition is just days away from departure for the Weddell Sea. What is RTW explorer Tim Jacob packing for a multi-week Antarctic expedition? Let’s ask him!
