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We are delighted to launch this year’s Young Geographer of the Year competition, open to entries from students aged seven to 18.
Young Geographer of the Year is the Society’s annual competition recognising the outstanding work of the next generation of geographers. The theme for this year’s competition is A blueprint for the future and gives students the opportunity to share their innovative ideas for how a sustainable future could be achieved.
We are looking for forward-thinking ideas to address problems in areas such as food production and supply, energy and sustainability, water security, resources, population growth, economic stability, transport, travel, urbanisation, risk management, trade, and environmental and biodiversity management.
Entrants are split into four categories, organised by Key Stage. Pupils in Key Stages 2 to 4 are required to submit an A3 size poster which can be hand drawn or produced digitally, while Key Stage 5 students should submit an Esri StoryMap or write an essay – both of which should contain no more than 1,500 words. All entries must adhere to the entry criteria for the relevant age category, and should be eye-catching, innovative, informative and accurate.
In students’ blueprints for the future, we want to see the problems of today solved by the geographers of tomorrow.
The Young Geographer of the Year competition is run by the Society in conjunction with Geographical magazine and is kindly supported by Esri UK, Ordnance Survey, Philip’s and Cotswold Outdoor.
The deadline for entries is 5.00pm on Monday 2 October and these can be submitted by individual students or teachers.
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