Heroes Stamp Design Competition
120 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® TITLE FOR LARGEST POSTAGE STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION
Thank you so much to all the children for taking part in the Heroes Stamp Design Competition.
An incredible 606,049 entries were received from children across the UK, with an amazing 7,479 schools taking part. Although we didn’t make it to the final stages, congratulations to all the children at ST PETER’S who entered, as their designs contributed towards a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest postage stamp design competition!
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “It is of great credit to the children of this country that in world record breaking numbers they picked up their paintbrushes, pens and paints and paid artistic tribute to the heroes of our coronavirus response. Their brilliant efforts represent the collective gratitude of the nation to everyone who went above and beyond during the pandemic. Congratulations to all those who have made it to the next round and thank you to everyone who has taken part.”
Simon Thompson, Royal Mail CEO, said: “We would like to thank all of the 606,049 children who submitted such brilliant designs to the competition. We have been humbled by the sheer volume of entries. And to have achieved a Guinness World Records title in the process shows how much the UK’s children value those heroes who have kept the nation moving during such a difficult period. To the 120 Regional Finalists – Well Done! We are really looking forward to seeing the winning eight designs!”
Well done St Peter’s children.
Year 6 Earth protectors and the Northern Lights
There are few natural sights more magical than seeing the Northern Lights flicker and dance across the sky. In this project, the children created a landscape inspired by Canadian artist Bärbel Smith’s interpretation, which appear in the night sky as a ribbon-like form. They focused on value as they used chalk pastels to add light and dark colours to create the form of the Northern Lights over a blended background. The children were engrossed in this two lesson project and the finished pictures are as spectacular as the Northern Lights themselves!
We Are Water Protectors was written by Carole Lindstrom, who is part of the INDIGENOUS Ojibwe people. The main theme of this reading is the ongoing issues surrounding the Dakota pipeline and what that means to the local indigenous communities. The story goes through the importance of protecting our environment, traditions and community. Michaela Goade’s illustrations bring each page to life with sweeping landscapes, designs and colours that swirl and melt together.
The children created a beautiful watercolour concertina and filled it with everything that they wanted to protect. The end results were both thought provoking and stunning.
