-   SPRI was founded in 1920 as a result of Scott's dying plea "For God's sake look   
    after our people".  The residue of the fund set up for the families was used to 
    establish the Institute.
-   Scott also wrote for his son as he lay dying in the Antarctic saying, "make the  
    boy interested in natural history if you can.  It is better than games..."
-   His son, Peter Scott, was a conservation colossus.  David Bellamy described him  
    as "the father of conservation".  He founded the organisation that became the 
    Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and was the first Chairman of the World Wildlife 
    Fund (WWF) in 1961.
-   SPRI today is a leading world authority on the polar regions and has 
    tremendous outreach and educational resource programmes for schools.

The sledge pull event will not only raise funds for schools own adventure activities but it will also support The Polar Museum outreach and educational programmes of the Scott Polar Research Institute.

A word from Heather Lane, Librarian & Keeper of Collections:
"The Institute has fantastic resources: the world’s foremost polar library and archive, a world data centre for glaciology and outstanding museum collections concerning the whole era of British exploration in the Arctic and the Antarctic.

"Our collections range from works of art and photographs to documents and artefacts, and cover everything from evidence of early encounters with Inuit peoples to the latest scientific instruments.

"The Polar Museum is a great place to visit if you want to learn more about the history of exploration and science."

If you are planning a group visit you can book by contacting us at schools@spri.cam.ac.uk. Alternatively please call 01223 336562 and we can discuss the details of your visit. Please note that the museum is small, so group size is generally limited to 25.

The Polar Museum offers free talks and resources for school students. These are currently under development. If you would like to get involved, please contact us schools@spri.cam.ac.uk.