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February 8, 2012 (Sacramento): Washington Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Kim Williams will go to the ends of the Earth to help her students understand the importance of protecting the environment. Literally.
 

Williams will journey to Antarctica this month with the 2041 International Antarctic Expedition, led by explorer Robert Swan, the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles. A 15-year classroom veteran, Williams was selected to participate by the 鈥淐oolest Teacher in the World鈥� search, sponsored by the US Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Center for Green Schools. She is only one of two teachers chosen; the other is Cate Arnold from Boston Latin School.
 

Williams will be available for interviews at Washington Elementary School鈥檚 鈥淕o Green Family Night鈥� from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. TONIGHT (Wednesday, February 8), in the school鈥檚 cafeteria.
 

Williams departs for the frozen continent on February 27 with 90 other participants from all corners of the globe. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and most wind-swept place on Earth. Ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with ice. The coldest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was 鈭�128.6 掳F at Antarctica鈥檚 Russian Vostok Station on July 21, 1983.
 

According to the USGBC, Williams was selected 鈥淐oolest鈥� for her collaboration with California State University, Sacramento, and UC Davis, which brings 鈥渢he creativity and expertise of science, engineering and math graduate students and faculty into her classroom.鈥� She also started the school鈥檚 garden with a registered 4-H Junior Master Gardener Program.
 

WHAT: Teacher Kim Williams at 鈥淕o Green Family Night鈥�
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. TONIGHT (Wednesday, February 8)
WHERE: Washington Elementary School
520 18th St., Sacramento, CA 95823