According to Tishani Doshi, Geoff Green, wanted to involve students in the expedition to Antarctica because he believed that doing so would help provide 'them with inspiring educational opportunities'. He believed that taking students to Antarctica would help students understand the planet better. It would be an experience that would transform their understanding of the world we live in.
Geoff Green was 'tired of carting celebrities' to the Antarctic continent who could 'give' back in a limited way. It is clear from a reading of the lesson that a visit to Antarctica was much more than a sight-seeing expedition for Tishani, and, for that effect Geoff Green because the continent is like a 'living laboratory' a time-capsule that provides us with vital feedback about the health of the planet.
According to Tishani Doshi, Geoff Green believed that the Students on Ice programme would offer students a 'life-changing experience' that would help develop and prepare 'a future generation of policy makers' who can work in a more pro-active manner to protect the planet from decline. There is a chance that young people can be taught to care for the planet if they are given meaningful experiential learning experiences.
Climate change is one of the most contested environmental issues today. Unless we halt global warming, our very future on this planet will be at stake. While grown-ups and adults brush away such concerns believing that they have always plagued us, it is people like Tishani who can plan for the future when they become adults who have a say in making policy decisions regarding the health of our planet.
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