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Puerto Rican educator to travel to the North Pole to research climate change

Karla López Calderón, who works in Texas bringing science education to girls from low-income communities, will spend a month in the Arctic

June 16, 2026 - 4:00 PM

Karla López Calderón, an educator from Bayamón and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, will be assisting with research in the Arctic starting tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17, as part of the Polar STEAM program.

Karla López Calderón, an educator from Bayamón and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, will use what she learned in the Arctic to develop a curriculum on climate change—in both English and Spanish—for school-age children and youth. (Suministrada .)

By Rut N. Tellado Domenech

rut.tellado@gfrmedia.com

With a 40-pound backpack on her back, Puerto Rican educator Karla López Calderón walks several miles each week along the Trinity River Trails in Fort Worth, Texas, where she currently lives. This is how she is preparing for the month she will spend in the Arctic collaborating with scientists who are studying the impact of climate change on the North Pole.