March 15: Girls on Ice Program application
January 25, 2012
The application deadline for the 2012 Girls on Ice program is March 15. The program, founded by Geophysical Institute Assistant Professor
Erin Pettit, includes two expeditions this year. The original North Cascades expedition
on Mount Baker in Washington State will be July 29 – August 9, and a new Alaska-based
expedition will take place July 15 – 25.
Girls on Ice is a unique, free, wilderness science education program for high school
girls. Each year a team of nine teenage girls and three instructors explore and learn
about mountain glaciers and alpine landscapes through scientific field studies with
professional glaciologists and mountaineers.
Applicants must be at least 15 years old by July 15, 2012, and no older than 18 on
Aug. 9, 2012. The application process requires answering a series of short essay questions
and two teacher recommendations. The Alaska expedition is primarily intended for Alaskan
and Pacific Northwest girls.
For more information, or to download the application, visit http://girlsonice.org/apply/.