Our Aims
To provide the opportunity to enhance the following skill set for young people from all backgrounds:- Planning, organisation and fundraising
- experience of personal challenge and adventure
- Awareness of strengths, weaknesses and potential
- Individual initiative and independent thought
- Broadened Outlook
- Effective teamwork and leadership
- Sense of community
- Practical exploration and fieldwork skills
- Balance enjoyment with preservation of wild environments
- Formal reporting processes
BSES News
A BSES expedition to Greenland provides the data for a recently published research paper.
Information for those who missed the weekend will be available shortly.
UK Flight Disruptions
Advice for Extreme Arctic flights and those travelling to the YE briefing weekend
Patrons
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"As one of the longest running charities of its kind, the British Schools Exploring Society continues to make an important contribution to the world of exploration, youth development and education. Through a combination of scientific work and adventure in harsh and often hostile environments, BSES expeditions provide the challenge for young people to develop personal qualities of leadership, commitment, resourcefulness and a sense of responsibility: those qualities that are so necessary both in successful exploration and everyday life."
His Royal Highness The Duke of York - Patron in Chief |
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“I am so full of admiration for all those involved with BSES. You make such a difference and touch so many lives, bringing meaningful adventure to young people. That is a great mission!”
Bear Grylls - British adventurer, Born Survivor television presenter, Mount Everest climber, Chief Scout of The Scout Association |
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“The British Schools Exploring Society is a unique and precious national resource. In combining scientific research in extreme environments, through the vehicle of an expertly organised expedition, it offers unrivalled personal development opportunities for young people hungry to fulfil their potential as future players and leaders. Not only does BSES deserve our support, but we’ll all be reaping the rewards of its inspirational work in the years ahead. Never has our country been more in need of an organisation such as this."
Pen Hadow - First man to walk solo and unsupported to the North Geographic Pole |
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“I wish BSES well. You have my continued support with your incredibly worthwhile expeditions showing our youth what successful and rewarding experiences they can have through outdoor activities.”
Sir Ranulph Fiennes Bt OBE - British Explorer and First man to reach both the North and South Poles by land
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“BSES provides a rare opportunity for young people to gain hands-on fieldwork experience in true wilderness environments. Going on a BSES expedition enables you to gain first hand experience of some of the real challenges that our world is currently facing and to do your bit to contribute to its preservation”.
Paul Rose - Explorer, BBC television presenter, expedition leader and British Antarctic Survey Base Commander
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"The value and relevance of these ‘life-changing’ expeditions cannot be overstated. All young people deserve the chance to see, learn and understand at first hand the effects we are having on our environment and our communities – and to bring this awareness to their future lives and careers. BSES has always played a leading role in this important area and deserves widespread support to maintain and develop these opportunities worldwide.”
Nigel Winser - Executive Vice President, Earthwatch Institute |
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“Scientific exploration is essential if we are to continue to develop our understanding of science. That is why the British Schools Exploring Society is vital for equipping young people with the skills, knowledge and inspiration to become tomorrow's scientists.”
Professor Sir David King - Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment and former Chief Scientific Advisor to H.M. Government
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Our Patrons and Honorary Members include: |
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Sir David Attenborough CH CVO CBE FRS
Tom Avery
George Band OBE
Professor David Bellamy OBE
Col John Blashford-Snell OBE
The Lord Brabourne
Sir Christian Bonington CBE
The Rt Hon David Cameron MP
Kenton Cool Conrad Dickinson
Dr Sundeep Dhillon MBE |
Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE DL
Dr John Hemming CMG Neil Laughton
The Lord Mayor of the City of London
Hannah McKeand
Borge Ousland
Ben Saunders
The Earl of Selborne KBE FRS
Lord Stevens of Kirkwelpington QPM DL
Robert Swan OBE
Sir Peter Williams CBE |
"The Object of the Society is to advance the education of young people by providing inspirational, challenging, scientific expeditions to remote,wild environments and so promote the development of their confidence, teamwork, leadership, and spirit of adventure and exploration."
