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Maine Voices: Students think globally with help from Camden Conference

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 04, 2022

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Last April I stood on the Western Greenland Ice Sheet, studying glacial hydrology with a team of glaciologists as part of the PolarTREC Teacher Program. For me, a high school science teacher at Edward Little High School in Auburn, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. PolarTREC educators come from the United States and spend three to six weeks participating in hands-on field research experiences in the Arctic or Antarctica, working side by side... + full article



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