Watch this video about a young polar explorer. While you are watching, list all the skills and traits that helped her succeed in such an unusual career.
Polar Explorer
Meet Jade Hameister, the youngest person to complete the polar hat trick.
Polar Explorer
Meet Jade Hameister, the youngest person to complete the polar hat trick.
Video Transcript
Jade: I think to be somewhere that you have never been and somewhere that other people haven't been is really special and I think it shows where we came from and how our world was before we were here.
Song: Best job ever. Best job ever.
Jade: My name's Jade Hameister and when I was 14 I became the youngest person to ski to the North Pole. This trek took us 11 days, 150 kilometers. We were skiing for about eight hours a day on cross-country skis pulling sleds behind us. And then we'd sleep in tents. It's 24-hour daylight out there, so we had to deal with that as well. We didn't see polar bears, we saw polar bear tracks, which was kind of a relief, as much as it would have been cool.
The thing that stood out for me the most was the environment because it was, it was crazy, it was like nothing I'd ever seen before and it was so surreal, it kind of felt like you were on another planet. There's no physical pole because it keeps drifting on the sea ice. You have to use a GPS to actually find the pole and when you first get there it doesn't really feel like the pole until you look at the GPS because it's just, it's white. And once we got to the pole, say five minutes later we weren't even at the pole anymore because we'd drifted.
I think when we made it to the pole, that was one of my favorite moments in the whole trip because it felt like everything had just come together and it was the wrap-up of the journey and it was like I was going to remember that for the rest of my life.
I think exploring new places and discovering new things can be pretty special. I don't think you can force yourself to be passionate about adventure or exploration, you kind of already have to have that love. And if you have a dream or a goal you should just give it a go. Well I definitely hope that in completing this journey I inspire many young people especially and I hope that I inspire them to dream big and if they have a dream, chase it. And I think if I could inspire them to look up from their phones and see the beautiful world around us, that would be pretty special.
Driving Questions
Look at the three Driving Questions below and in your groups, decide which question you would like to answer. Each group can answer the same question or each group can answer different questions. The choice is yours!
- How can members of our community help us learn about different careers?
- How can we use the dreams of children to imagine our future careers?
- How can we prepare ourselves for the jobs of the future?
Thinking Routine: Circles of Action
What will your group do or make to answer your Driving Question? Follow the prompts below to draw or write out some ideas with your group. Remember to download or save your work for future use!
Think about the question you’ve chosen for a couple of minutes and consider how you can contribute to the project. The aim of this exercise is to get you thinking and working together to create ideas. Everything is possible here!
How can I contribute to this project and my inner circle (classmates)?
How can this project contribute to the community (school, neighbourhood)?
How can we and our project contribute to the world (beyond our immediate environment)?
Need To Knows
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