This collection of information with links to suitable websites can be found through the edna website at:

www.schools.edna.edu.au/calendar.

The Australian School Calendar created by edna will help you find and plan events of interest every month for your school. For example in 2007 you can locate resources and theme pages to help you celebrate the following International dates…

·       Year of the Dolphin

·       UNEP Billion Tree Campaign

·       International Year of Rumi

·       International Polar Year

·       Year of the Boar

·       International Heliophysical Year

·       Year of the Surf Lifesaver  

Also included are two useful theme pages for the International Polar Year.

One titled Antarctica has information about climate, maps, animals, history and includes a selection of learning quests http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/op/edit/pid/1079 .

The other titled Arctic provides links to similar information and can be found at http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/op/edit/pid/1338 .

Further information and teacher resources related to International Polar Year can be found on the Global Education site at http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/3115

Keep your eye on edna recently added school resources as more websites are added over the year.
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/pid/17