Encourage your students to create an entry for the Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition, for a chance to represent the United States as a national finalist at the International Cartographic Conference in Washington, DC, from July 2-7, 2017. The aims 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.
This map competition celebrates the creativity, imagination, artistry, and wisdom of child mapmakers. Students from your school may become representatives of the U.S. in a map exhibit featuring student entries from around the world, and the illustrations will be considered for greeting card, calendar, and poster designs for organizations such as UNICEF. All entries must be postmarked and mailed by February 1, 2017.
