Doodle 4 Google

Information for Schools

The 'Doodle 4 Google – My Community' competition is open to all students attending schools in the UK between the ages of 5 and 16. Doodles will be judged in the following four age brackets:

• 5-7 years old
• 7-11 years old
• 11-14 years old
• 14-16 years old

Title and supporting statement

In addition to producing a doodle, pupils also need to write:

• A title for their doodle
• A supporting statement – no more than 50 words. Pupils should explain what theme 'My Community' means to them, and how they have portrayed it in their doodle.

Registration

To take part in the competition, you must register your school by 30 June 2008. Click here to register.

Submitting entries

• There is a limit of six entries per school. If your school covers more than one age group please try to represent an even spread. You could perhaps hold an internal competition to select the best doodles in the class or school.
• When you are ready to submit your entries, please click here and complete the online entry form. You will need to include the pupils’ titles and supporting statements.
• You will be given a unique entry number, which you should write on the back of each doodle.
• Then post your school’s entries to the address below by 29 July 2008:
  
  

  Doodle 4 Google
  PO Box 38413
  London SE16 2WQ

• We can only accept submissions by post, so please do not email them.

Design guidelines

• The doodle should be presented on a white, landscape sheet of A4 paper.
• You can download the Google logo template from our Lesson Resources page.
• As the winning doodle will be displayed on the Google UK homepage, please ensure that the Google logo is clearly visible and recognisable.
• The doodle can be in pencil, crayons, felt tip, paint, or can be done using computer drawing or design software.
• Unfortunately we cannot accept 3D entries

Terms & Conditions

To read the terms and conditions of this year's competition, please click here.

Pride of Britain 'Teacher of the Year' Award

This year we are also asking for your help to find the National Teacher of the Year who will be honoured at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards on ITV1. The awards celebrate the achievements of truly remarkable people who make our country a better place. To find out more details, or to nominate someone you feel is truly deserving of recognition, please visit the Pride of Britain website.