Children's Map Competition 2019
Children's Maps 2019
NZCS is proud to host the New Zealand Children's Map Competition
Competition Objectives
The objectives of the competition are to promote children’s creative representation of the world, to enhance their cartographic awareness, and to make them more conscious of their environment.
The competition judges will select up to six maps to be New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019. This competition will be held in conjunction with the International Cartographic Conference in Tokyo, Japan, 15-20 July 2019.
The theme for 2019 is: We Love Maps
The competition judges will select up to six maps to be New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019. This competition will be held in conjunction with the International Cartographic Conference in Tokyo, Japan, 15-20 July 2019.
The theme for 2019 is: We Love Maps
Entry deadline: 22 March 2019
Age Categories
- 13-15 years
- 9-12 years
- 6-8 years
- under 6 years
Judging Criteria
- A recognizable message
- Cartographic content
- Quality of execution
Prizes
- Sponsor prizes for 1st / 2nd / 3rd in each category
- All 1st place winners receive a custom map for their school
- Winning entries will be submitted to the 2019 international competition
2017 International Winners
Two New Zealand entries from our 2017 competition won 2nd place in the 13-15 years category and co-won the Creativity prize at the 2017 International Children’s Map Competition in Washington, D.C. The winning students were from Tauranga Girls' College in Tauranga and Bishop Viard College in Porirua.
2nd place, 13-15 Years: "Through a Child's Eyes"
Co-winner, Creativity prize : "Trump's World"
Entry Forms and Guildelines
Download the Children's Map Competition entry form and supplemental documentation in PDF format below.
Please direct any competition related enquiries to: welovemaps@cartography.org.nz.
Sponsors
This competition is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.
