Real Life. Real Learning. Real Time.
There is a sense of adventure in everyone; a yearning to step beyond the commonplace and routine. Impossible2Possible (i2P) is a not for profit organization that uses the theatre of adventure to build unique and meaningful learning experiences.
Knowledge is continuously gained through both personal and environmental experience. Experiential learning is a philosophy of education that aims to tie concrete lessons with abstract learning. By enlisting the latest technologies i2P takes experiential learning to another level by linking world-class adventurers and extraordinary expeditions to the classroom. This 21st Century program offers a spontaneous and interactive learning environment that ties real life adventures to a standard curriculum in a manner that will inspire students and teachers alike.
impossible2Possible strives to push boundaries with our Experiential Learning Programs. With each new expedition the i2P team will introduce new and innovative ways of engaging students.
Expedition Bolivia – May 2011
International Year of Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, and how matter changes in different environments and conditions. In honor of the International Year of Chemistry (see: iyc 2011) i2P took the principles of chemistry out of the classroom and into the laboratory of the natural world.
Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, nestled high in the Andes Mountains, is an ideal location to explore the world of chemistry. The largest salt flats on Earth, the Salar is a lake which is covered with a crust of salt up to 10 meters thick, strong enough to support vehicular travel. Below the crust lies a lake composed of water, salt, magnesium and over half the world's lithium reserves. The Salar, which is ten and a half thousand square kilometers in area, is the flattest location in the world. Adjacent to the Salar are a series of lakes filled with magnesium, sulfur, manganese, boron, copper and arsenic. At an elevation of almost 12,000 feet, the change in atmospheric pressure impacts how matter and chemical reactions behave in this environment, providing a unique opportunity to teach the fundamentals of chemistry.
In partnership with Simon Fraser University and the International Year of Chemistry, i2P conducted a series of daily experiments in this remarkable environment that brought the principles of chemistry alive. These experiments, conducted under the supervision of a chemistry professor that joined the expedition team, were broadcast live to participating schools and posted on the i2P website. Chemistry-related topics were covered in a series of educational modules posted on the i2P website through live webcasts, daily blogs, experiments from the expedition team, supporting video, and web-based Q&A's which allowed school children to interact live with expedition team members.
Visit Bolivia2011.com
Expedition Amazon – October 2010
International Year of Biodiversity
In 2010 the i2P Experiential Learning Program followed expeditions in Siberia and the North African country of Tunisia that highlighted a curriculum that focused on water. The 3rd expedition for 2010 took place in the Tapajos region of the Amazon Jungle and highlighted a curriculum focused on biodiversity.
The backdrops for this incredible program were three completely different locales on the planet. The first leg was an adventurous crossing of frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that holds more fresh water than three of the largest North American Great Lakes combined. Contrasted by the abundance of water in Siberia was Stage 2 of the i2P World Expedition Series, a stunning run through Tunisia and the Northern Sahara Desert, one of the driest and hottest places on the planet. These two opposite climatic regions were used as the basis for a curriculum that highlighted what the United Nations has called the Global Water Crisis. Stage 3 of the World Expedition Series took place in one the most biodiverse areas of the planet: the Amazon Jungle. The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.
The i2P Biodiversity Education Initiative offered by this Amazon Expedition was fashioned into a narrative about biodiversity - the variety of life on Earth. Students had the opportunity to see, hear, and learn first hand the hard work and dedication it takes to prepare for such an incredible expedition. Teachers and students also had the opportunity to make a positive impact on our global community by fundraising for the i2P Tapajos School Project, which involved building a school in the region of the Amazon that the i2P team visited. The Amazon Expedition website was updated with educational information, a live streaming video schedule, Tapajos School Project progress, along with videos and blogs from our i2P expedition team in training.
Visit Jungle2010.com
Running Tunisia – April 2010
Twenty10 impossible2Possible H2O Initiative
In 2010 the i2P Experiential Learning Program followed expeditions in Siberia and the North African country of Tunisia that highlighted a curriculum focused on water. The backdrops for this incredible program were in two completely different locales on the planet. The first leg was an adventurous crossing of frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that holds more fresh water than three of the largest North American, Great Lakes combined. Contrasted by the abundance of water in Siberia was Stage 2 of the i2P World Expedition Series, a stunning trek through Tunisia and the Northern Sahara Desert, one of the driest and hottest places on the planet. These two opposite climatic regions will were used as the basis for a curriculum that highlighted what the United Nations has called the Global Water Crisis.
The educational opportunities offered by these expeditions were fashioned into a narrative about world water issues, which traced the history, chemistry, biology and culture of water and highlighted its life-giving properties and the central role it has played in all cultures and civilizations.
The Twenty10 impossible2Possible H2O Education Initiative gave students a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and watch the i2P team prepare for their Siberian crossing. Students got to see, hear, and learn first hand the hard work and dedication it takes to prepare for such an incredible expedition.
Teachers and students also had the opportunity to make a positive impact on our global community by fundraising for the i2P Clean Water Projects, which will bring clean drinking water to two different communities in Africa. The Running Tunisia website was updated with educational information, a live streaming video schedule, H2O Clean Water Initiative progress, along with videos and blogs from our i2P expedition team in training.
Visit RunningTunisia.com
Baffin Island – September 2009
Akshayuk Pass Expedition
Five i2P Youth Ambassadors embarked on an educational expedition of a lifetime - hiking, eating, and sleeping amongst sweeping glaciers, polar ice and jagged granite mountains in the heart of Canada's Arctic, pushing themselves to their physical and mental limits across the Akshayuk Pass on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.
The trek marked the launch of the World Expedition Series: an educational adventure series developed by impossible2Possible (i2P), whose focus is raising awareness among youth for various social and environmental issues. The entire expedition unfolded live on the website where students, parents and teachers from all over the world had access to the free educational resources available in daily module form. The team used solar technology and the latest communications technology to blog to the site and others on the internet, as well as sending dispatches to various resources including Explore, Discovery, iRun and of course our live tracker. Photos, videos and podcasts were also delivered and uploaded during the expedition.
The i2P Akshayuk Pass Education Resource was a web-based program that linked the day-to-day activities of the expedition to a set education program. The education resource was not meant to reflect a particular curriculum, but was a broad based discourse that used the fabric of the expedition as the platform to explore fascinating worlds of history, science and culture. Teachers employed the resource as an adjunct to their set curriculum and engaged their students by highlighting specific issues currently affecting the Arctic.
Visit impossible2possible.com/world
