Tundra Connections® is Wild!
Join us for live broadcasts. You watch from inside. Wild polar bears watch from outside. And pre- and post-conference lessons round out the tundra experience.
Every Fall, we conduct LIVE, free broadcasts from the tundra during the annual polar bear migration in Churchill. You're invited to join our exclusive webcasts HERE to meet and talk with world-renowned scientists and educators—as arctic winds shake the buggies and polar bears prowl outside.
This Spring, we also aired a special broadcast with a focus on polar bear mothers and cubs. We've archived it HERE.
Webcasts and videoconferences
Our broadcasts are available for school groups, zoos, green clubs, or business and community leaders—the bigger the audience, the better. The content is targeted to a general audience (with the exception of the first week, which targets grades 4-8).
- Our 2012 schedule for the polar bear migration will air in October & November
- Webcasts are open to anyone, though we do ask that you register in advance
- Video conferences must be pre-scheduled
- Sessions are archived for later viewing.
- Learn more in our FAQ.
During the broadcasts, you can:
- See live camera and video clips of polar bear behavior in a natural setting
- Ask the experts questions and get answers in real time
Interested in joining us?
For webcasts, check out our schedule and speakers for 2012 (we'll post them closer to the Fall), register in advance, and then CLICK HERE at the time shown for the broadcast you want to join. For videoconferences, read about the requirements in our FAQ and then contact us at connections@pbears.org for an appointment. A limited number of videoconferences are available.
Are you an educator?
We've created supporting educational materials for you including:
- Short, engaging videos for pre- or post- classroom activities
- Green tips that focus on ways to reduce your carbon footprint to help the bears
- Complete challenge-based lesson plans with pre- and post-conference action-based activities
After the session, click here to complete a post-conference evaluation. You'll be entered into a drawing to receive a free polar bear adoption package!
Our heartfelt thanks to our Platinum Sponsor, Frontiers North Tundra Buggy Adventure. Generous support has also been provided by explore.org, the philanthropic media organization and multi-media arm of The Annenberg Foundation, as part of its Pearls of the Planet initiative, a vareity of live feeds that aim to help people fall in love with the world again.
Bear hugs to Julene Reed, an Apple Distinguished Educator and PBI Education Advisory Council member, who directs the PBI Tundra Connections program, and also to Parks Canada and Tandberg, now part of CIsco Systems.
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