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At COAT school, we work to bring knowledge about nature and climate-ecological research into education – from primary school to high school in Northern Norway and Svalbard.

 

Our goal is twofold:

  1. To spark interest in nature.  
  2. To provide knowledge about how climate change affects the local environment.  

We develop educational resources and programs that are easy to use in schools. You can either use our existing resources or contact us for customized programs.

We offer, among other things:

  • Lectures for the entire teaching staff.  
  • Practical tasks based on COAT's datasets.  
  • Fieldwork related to climate-ecological research.  

Feel free to get in touch!

 

Available programs:

  1. SPOR – Learn about the animals in the local environment.  
  2. Crowberry – Learn about the effects of crowberry spreading.  
  3. Bumblebees – Interdisciplinary education for sustainability and action (contact us).  
  4. Nature trail – Can be set up in connection with family events (contact us).

 

From the nature trail during the Research Days 2025. Photo: Ingrid Jensvoll

School contacts

School contact for the whole of Norway
University lector COAT , UiT - The Arctic University of Norway
ingrid.jensvoll@uit.no

School contact Troms (and the rest of Norway)
Professor, The Arctic University of Norway
siw.killengreen@uit.no

School contact Varanger (and the rest of Finnmark)
Senior advisor COAT, The Arctic University of Norway
jan.e.knutsen@uit.no

School contact Troms (and the rest of Norway)
Senior advisor COAT, The Arctic University of Norway
leif.e.stovern@uit.no

 

SPOR is a field guide that covers the most common animal species in the north and their tracks and signs. Great for use on trips, but also in educational settings (in Norwegian). Photo: Bernt Østhus. Here you will find SPOR and related educational activities (tasks and games in Norwegian).

The crowberry spreads and leads to horizontal overgrowth. Illustration: MONEC