Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

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#WorldPolarBearDay is coming up...

And we have two events celebrating these epic creatures!

Feb 27th at 12:30PM ET - All about Polar Bears with @polarbearsinternational.org

Feb 27th at 2PM ET - Pioneers of the Possible: with Angela Hawse - Sunniva Sorby's Embrace the Planet Project

For any who may have missed this awesome talk - you can rewatch the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sAt...

Was so great to learn all about the crazy insect world!

This event will help inspire students to find a path that fits them and how they can make waves in the blue industries 🌊

Details on the event here: exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/arou...

Tune into our online classroom from #AroundTheWorldExpedition.

Students can discover how people around the world work with and for the ocean: as scientists, sailors, engineers, innovators, & protectors.

📆 Tuesday, Feb 24th
🕜 12 PM ET

Watch the full lesson here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5cy...

We got a peek at what @underthepole.bsky.social is doing in #Antarctica

One big immediate threat to Antarctic wildlife is the overfishing of krill!

When a #KeystoneSpecies like krill is at risk, the impact ripples through the entire ecosystem & threatens species that reply on it as a food source

YouTube video by Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants Under the Pole: Live From Antarctica

Watch the full lesson here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5cy...

The route will take Joe deep into river ecosystems, with scuba dives, ancient stone circles, sacred crocodile pools, and plenty of wildlife encounters along the way.

Bring your classrooms along for the adventure!

Senegal and Gambia Updates

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Field Expedition Alert!

Joe is heading to Senegal & Gambia from Feb 12–22 for a journey up the Gambian River, one of West Africa’s most biodiverse regions.

You and your classrooms have the chance to follow the expedition in real time with live updates and surprise events straight from the field!

These events are suitable for grades 4-8 and can be watched at any time on our YouTube channel to supplement classrooms curriculum.

Schedule:
⚪️ Jan 27th @ 11am ET - How Data and AI Can Help Solve Plastic Pollution
⚪️ Jan 27th @ 130pm ET How AI is Powered & Powers the World
⚪️ Feb 3rd @ 11am - Understanding AI Biases

AI is shaping how we learn, work and live, so understanding it matters more than ever.

Join in with your classrooms for any of the upcoming educational events: exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/

Breathe in for 4, hold your breath for 7, and breathe out through your mouth for 8. Repeat 4x.

Feeling stressed today?

Breathe with Dr Gabor Mate in this clip of him teaching students his own method for reducing stress.

So awesome you joined in! We're still processing all we learned from this wonderful session :)

Today at 2pm ET!!

Tune in live via YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NAS...

Sending a huge congratulations to Hari Budha Magar on completing the Seven Summits!

His journey was completed with a final summit of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, and he continues to remind us what’s possible as an amputee.

Plus, the EBTSOYP flag is getting some serious mileage!

Have a question for Dr. Maté? Submit it via this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

For those who may be new to his work, Dr. Gabor Maté is a retired physician who worked in palliative care and extensively with people facing addiction and mental illness.

He is also a New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most influential voices on trauma, health, and healing.

We’re kicking off 2026 with a powerful conversation featuring the legendary Dr Gabor Maté, as part of our #PioneersOfThePossible series with Sunniva Sorby

Together, we will explore how trauma shapes our lives and what healing can look like when it’s rooted in truth, connection, and humanity.

If our 2025 audience were a single classroom, it would stretch across 6 continents, include 120,000 kids raising their hands, & welcome 365 guest experts!

Thanks to our community of classrooms & experts who learned with us 🩵

Stay tuned for our upcoming 2026 events: exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/

Such an amazing event with #Astronaut Jessica Meir learning more about what it’s like to live in space and conduct research on the #ISS

Jessica has spent 205 days in space and was part of the first 3 all-women #spacewalks.

🎥: NASA/Jessica Meir

This experience reinforced our belief in the power of storytelling. At our core, EBTSOYP is about combining storytelling with technology to inspire & educate the next generation

The #FallingWallsScienceSummit brings together global leaders & it was such a privilege to add to the conversation

Jesse recently represented us at the #FallingWallsFoundation Science Summit in Berlin, sharing our mission and impact at #EBTSOYP.

As we close out 2025, we want to thank our growing community and those who continue to come back year after year to share our enthusiasm for exploration and learning!!

We're excited to bring #NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to our classrooms next week!

She spent 205 days in space, 3,280 orbits of Earth and a trip of 86.9 million miles.

Tune in:
🗓️ Mon, Dec 15, 2025
🕐 2:45 pm to 3:15 pm EST

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Join us for an inspiring event all about indoor gardening, plant science, and the power of student-led innovation.

On Tues, Dec 9th we will have 3 presentations aimed to show just how easy (and fun!) it can be to grow food indoors.

And one participating school will win a Plantaform Indoor Garden!