Climate Change Project

Requirements of Students:

1) Keep a blog/vlog journal of trip: day by day - so parents and individuals in Skagway can see in real time what they are experiencing.
2) Keep and edit a film documentary of trip
3) Interview and record politicians and individuals in the places we visit (these interviews will be uploaded into itunes and could be used in film?)
4) Create an extended project around a theme
5) Hold a "Climate Change" conference in Skagway with guest speakers and a film festival
6) Read 2-3 books related to Climate Change and the Pacific

Required BOOKS:

Climate Change and Tradition in a Small Island State: The Rising Tide - by Peter Rudiak-Gould

The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy - by Lester R. Brown and Emily Adams

7) Fundraise the money for travel


Flight Costs Estimate:

Juneau to Fiji to Kiribati to Majuro (Marshall Islands) to Honolulu to Juneau = $2709
Juneau to Majuro = $2100
Majuro - Kiribati = $350

Housing Estimates: $6300
Food estimate per student = $600


For a short video on Kiribati go HERE


Marshall Islands Presentation on Climate Change before the United Nations.

Here is a documentary call GREEN WORLD RISING that explains causes of climate change, the serious threat of climate change, and potential solutions.



Documentaries about Climate Change in Micronesia or the Maldives:

There Once Was An Island
Rising Waters
The Sun Came Up
The Hungry Tide
The Island President
ThuleTuvalu
Sinking States

Someplace There with a Mountain