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Olsgaard Climate Ambassadors
I august rejste seks elever til Grønland for at forberede en International Environment og Adventure tur, som Herlufsholm Skole sammen med Olsgaard Fonden vil tilbyde egnede elever fra vores partnerskoler sammen med nogle af vores egne elever. Formålet er at udvikle deres personlige egenskaber i overensstemmelse med Round Square idealerne. Det følgende er et udklip af en artikel som to af de deltagende elever (Simikka Dueholm Jensen og Oluf MærskMøller) skrev til News Decoder om turen. Til august 2022 rejser to Herlovianere til Grønland sammen med otte elever fra resten af verden. In august of 2021, six Danish students from Herlufsholm School went to visit Greenland. The trip was a climate, social and cultural adventure trip, and was focusing primarily on the effects of climate change. We spent 10 days in total in Greenland, and experienced a lot of wild and eyeopening things. Here are some of the best pictures we took on the trip. What we experienced in Greenland was truly incredible. Our first night in Greenland was spent on the inland ice. Small
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tents were our settlement for the night. Furthermore, we went on a hiking trip, which led us to some outstanding views as displayed in the pictures. Many of us have seen different places around the world, but no matter how hard you may try, you can’t find anything which is as unique as what Greenland has to offer. Our evening hike on the inland ice took approximately one hour. We learned to use cramp-ons and walked out to see the nearby scenery. We took a picture on our way back from the hike, as one of the most beautiful sunsets set over the unique landscape. Just 48 hours after the picture was taken, it rained for the first time ever on the inland ice. When seeing pictures, it always seems so different from the real thing. Photography simply can’t recreate the feeling of actually being present. It’s hard to imagine that this may come to an end fairly soon. The glacier has, like many others, retreated over the last few decades, giving a scary perspective on the effects of climate change. The glacier is one of the most active in the region, and the amount of ice that falls off it in a day is equal to the daily water consumption of Manhattan. The beautiful towns and villages on the Greenlandic coast bear the mark of a cul-
