GeoVation winner’s Mission:Explore announced their support for a new GeoVation Challenge and a brand new Ordnance Survey ‘Viewpoint’ reward, both aimed at supporting children, families and schools in using geography in innovative ways.
They were announced during a presentation at the BETT Show on Saturday 14 January by Alan Parkinson from Mission:Explore. The GeoVation challenge will ask children to identify a food related problem in their community, think of a solution and come up with a plan for executing it. The best plans that also make use of Ordnance Survey mapping can win a slice of funding to help turn them into a reality. Children in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 can enter by doing a series of three GeoVation missions on Mission:Explore to win a GeoVation badge and then completing an entry form.
Alan also shared a brand new Ordnance Survey ‘Viewpoint’ reward. Made up of missions that are located on nearly 800 viewpoints across the UK, children and families can log into Mission:Explore, find their nearest viewpoint and win points by submitting evidence of their explorations. The missions encourage young explorers to discover other people’s points of view, to identify (in)visible things, create interpretation panels and much more.
Our GeoVation programme looks to encourage the use of geography to address specific needs through a series of focused challenges. It’s a place where communities, innovative thinkers, geographic data, skills and expertise can get together for the benefit of communities and their needs. Visit the website to read about previous challenges and some of their winners.