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 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.
Competition Results
Thanks to all of the students who entered the 2019 New Zealand Children’s Map Competition! We received 34 entries from six schools and the judges awarded First, Second, and Third places in age categories 9-12 Years and 13-15 Years. The six winning maps will represent New Zealand in Tokyo.
The amazingly creative winning maps can be seen on the 2019 Winners page. Winning students will receive some great sponsor prizes so a big thank you to our generous sponsors.
Sponsors
This competition was made possible by the generous support of our sponsors.
