Geoff Green
The Consummate Expedition Leader
Canadian adventurer, environmentalist and educator Geoff Green has been leading expeditions and adventures from pole to pole for the past fifteen years. Geoff is the founder and Executive Director of Students on Ice Expeditions, a program that has taken over 700 students, teachers and scientists from around the world on expeditions to both the Arctic and the Antarctic. As expedition leader, Geoff is a veteran of 74 Antarctic expeditions and 30 Arctic expeditions, and has had many adventures around the world. When not leading expeditions, Geoff shares his experiences and perspectives by speaking at schools, conferences, companies, and special events around the world.
Canadian adventure educator and speaker Geoff Green has been leading expeditions and adventures from Pole to Pole for the past two decades, and inspiring thousands around the world with his passion for the awe and wonder of Planet Earth. As an expedition leader, he is a veteran of 75 Antarctic expeditions and 34 Arctic expeditions.
Geoff is the founder and executive director of the Students on Ice Expeditions www.studentsonice.com, an award-winning educational program that has taken over 1,500 students, teachers and scientists from around the world on expeditions to both the Arctic and the Antarctic since 1999. The goal of the pioneering project is to give the world’s youth a heightened understanding and respect for our planet’s global ecosystem, and the inspiration to protect it. Geoff founded The Polar Education Foundation in the United States, and the Students on Ice Foundation in Canada, to support the urgent need for conservation, research, environmental ethics, awareness and action.
In 2010, Geoff was selected as one of the Top 25 Transformational Canadians. He was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40” and Outpost Magazine recognized him as one of “Five Canadian Explorers to Follow.” Geoff received a Special Commendation from the U.S. Congress for his work with youth and the environment and received the prestigious Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion in Canada. In 2007, he was named a Fellow of the Explorers Club in New York City and was awarded the prestigious “Explorers Club Citation of Merit.” He is also a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Most recently, he was honoured by the Inuit when he was given the Inuktitut name “Pitsiulak” by the Commission of Nunavut Ann Hanson at a naming ceremony in the Nunavut Legislature in Iqaluit.
Geoff is a Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorer’s Club, and regularly advises on conservation, film and expedition related projects around the world. He is a board member for the Ottawa Riverkeeper, the Mingan Island Cetacean Study, The Arctic Circle Club, and the Canadian National Committee for the International Polar Year. He is also the national spokesperson for Brita’s FilterforGood.ca campaign, and a national ambassador for the Jardin des Glaciers project.
Geoff and his expeditions have been featured extensively in international media, as well as in numerous documentaries and television programs.
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#8 The Pied Piper to the Poles
The inspiring personal story of how Geoff Green has taken over 500 students from 25 countries to both the Arctic and the Antarctic. -
#7. To the Ends of the Earth
Outreach and Education for the International Polar Year -
#6. Help Change the World
The Value of Risk, Vision and Good Karma! -
#5. Our Changing Poles
Are we sleepwalking into the future with Climate Change? -
#4. In the Footsteps of Shackleton
Leadership, Adventure and Learning in the Polar Regions -
#3. Generation
Today's generation can stand for change, and "G" addresses it all: Gratitude, Green, Generous, Global, and more... -
#2. To the Ends of the Earth: Leadership and Adventure in the Polar Regions
Over the past fifteen years, Geoff Green has led over 100 expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic for some of the most prestigious organizations in the world, including the Discovery Channel and the Smithsonian Institution. Few speakers can combine gripping stories of polar adventure, expertise about the effects of climate change, and inspiring stories about youth education, activism and transformation – in one presentation! Geoff's popular "To the Ends of the Earth" presentation leads audience members on an extraordinary journey from Pole to Pole – sharing tales of adventure, personal challenge, and important observations about the interconnectedness of the global ecosystem. Presentation topics include...
Leadership and Endurance: Sir Ernest Shackleton was a key figure in the heroic age of exploration, and demonstrated extraordinary qualities of leadership when his team of 22 men met with disaster while trying to cross the Antarctic continent. Geoff has retraced Shackelton's route six times – leading people through challenging conditions is one of Geoff's passions. During this presentation Geoff brings to life Shackleton's incredible story of survival and speaks directly to important lessons about perseverance, leadership, teamwork and courage.
The International Polar Year (IPY): Every fifty years, the world's leading scientists and researchers come together for an immense global scientific program to study the Arctic and Antarctic. During this presentation, in his role as a member of Canada's National Committee for the IPY, Geoff passionately addresses the environmental issues facing the poles today - and by extension, the interconnectedness of the entire global ecosystem.
Passing the Torch: Engaging Youth in Global Issues: Through his award-winning 'Students on Ice' program, Geoff has led nearly one thousand students, scientists and educators to the Arctic and Antarctic. This presentation describes Geoff's journey from public school Teacher, to Polar Expedition Leader, to Founder and Executive Director of one of the world's most exciting educational programs. 'Students on Ice' provides the extraordinary opportunity for today's youth (and tomorrow's leaders) to better understand the implications of environmental issues, and teaches them how to get involved and active in global solutions. The unique, educational ship-based expeditions give youth the rare opportunity to mentor with world-class scientists, researchers, and young leaders. -
#1. Have We Found it All?
Is there nothing left for our youth to discover? In this inspiring presentation, Geoff will show how there is so much more to discover.
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We continue to receive extremely positive feedback from our staff on your presentation in both Bracebridge and Lindsay.
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The polar regions have risen to the top of environmental concerns. Endowed especially in the high arctic, with unique and newly endangered life forms; holding a large fraction of Earth's fresh water; and subject to exceptionally rapid climate change, these remote parts of the world have a great importance for the generations immediately ahead. I'm glad that Geoff Green and Students on Ice are leading in the kind of environmental education most needed.
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On behalf of our members, I would like to thank you for being our guest of honour at the 56th Annual Dinner of The Arctic Circle Club! We were fully absorbed by your talk, "Exploring Minds at Both Poles", as you took us to both ends of the Earth.
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Care, respect and interdependence of all living things on our planet were subtly intertwined in the awesome slide presentation which carried us to far off places most of which we could only dream of.
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Geoff's presentation was nothing short of an inspirational tonic for the whole group. He took us far from the everyday grind of our demanding jobs.
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The Queen Elizabeth School Council would like to thank you for the exciting presentation you gave at our school.
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Thank you very much for your presentation on Saturday at the Great Canadian Challenge. It was a great break from the tension of competing and very 'geographical' at the same time. The students, and their parents, loved it. I heard many positive comments as the afternoon wore on. I was also impressed when you stayed for the semi-final round. You knew you had a drive ahead of you, yet you supported the competitors by staying. That kind of interest is certainly appreciated by me and by the students.
Bio
Voilà maintenant plus d’une décennie que Geoff Green, aventurier et pédagogue âgé de 43 ans, mène des expéditions aux confins de la planète. Plusieurs organisations de marque telles que le Discovery Channel, le World Wildlife Fund, National Audubon et le Smithsonian Institution ont fait appel à Geoff pour leurs aventures aux endroits les plus reculés de la Terre.
En 2005, Geoff s’est hissé au palmarès « Canada’s Top 40 under 40 » et a reçu le Certificat de reconnaissance exceptionnelle du congrès américain. En 2004, la revue Outpost Magazine l’a classé parmi les six plus grands explorateurs canadiens de l’heure. Récemment, le prestigieux Explorers Club de New York a décerné à Geoff Green la Citation de Mérite pour son travail exceptionnel au service de l'exploration.
Geoff est fondateur et directeur de Students on Ice Expeditions, un programme primé qui a permis à plus de 1200 étudiants, enseignants et scientifiques de prendre part à des expéditions éducatives dans l’Arctique et l’Antarctique. Le programme vise à donner aux jeunes une meilleure compréhension de notre planète et de son environnement, ainsi qu’un plus grand respect à cet égard.
Geoff a mené 75 expéditions en Antarctique et 30 expéditions en Arctique. Il a aussi voyagé en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, en Patagonie, à l’Île Pitcairn et au Madagascar. Ancien enseignant, il a commandé des yachts, enseigné le ski dans les alpes suisses et a été la première personne à faire du ski nautique aux deux pôles. Il a traversé le Passage du nord-ouest à trois reprises et dirigé la plus grande expédition en Antarctique jamais entreprise. Admirateur de Sir Ernest Shackleton, Geoff a retracé les pas de cet explorateur six fois, notamment en 1998 lorsqu’il a été accompagné par des descendants des membres de l’équipage de Shackleton.
Geoff raconte aussi ses aventures dans les écoles, dans des conférences et lors d’événements spéciaux de par le monde. Il a récemment été conférencier invité à la Royal Geographical Society de Londres, au Smithsonian Institute à Washington et au Musée canadien des civilisations. Des dignitaires tels que F.W. de Klerk et Robert F. Kennedy l’ont accompagné dans ses expéditions. D’autres personnalités telles que Diana Krall et Dan Ackroyd ont aussi eu cette chance.
Geoff est co-propriétaire d’un voilier de 165 pieds, le Sedna – nom Inuit de la déesse des mers – qui se veut un ambassadeur des mers et une plateforme d’éducation, de sciences et de tournage cinématographique. En 2002, Geoff a aidé à la navigation du Sedna à travers le Passage du nord-ouest, tout en tournant un documentaire de cinq heures portant sur les changements climatiques. En 2005, il a mené une expédition vers la Géorgie du sud, dans l’océan Antarctique, dans le cadre du tournage d’un documentaire pour l’émission The Nature of Things de la CBC.
Les expéditions de Geoff ont reçu beaucoup d’attention de la part des médias internationaux et ont fait l’objet de nombre de documentaires. Geoff est Fellow du Explorer’s Club et ses avis sont souvent sollicités sur les sujets de la conservation, de tournages et d’expéditions dans le monde entier. Il est membre du conseil d’administration de Sentinelle Outaouais, de la Station de recherche des Îles Mingan et du Comité national canadien pour l’Année polaire internationale.
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