Creating Places. Engaging Minds.

​We are creating new ways for youth to participate in city building.

What We Do

​Strategy + Design

We are experts at engaging youth in the consultation and design phases of youth-facing projects and services for public and non-profit organizations.

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Workshops

We deliver city-building workshops for schools and youth organizations that focus on empathy.
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1UP Program

We enable high school students to lead their own community design-build projects by providing inspiration, leadership training, and project mentorship.

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News & Views

Our latest youth engagement events and stories.

The 8 Rules of Youth Engagement

1. Welcome youth as co-creators.
Acknowledge their capabilities as critical thinkers and doers. Engaging them once is not enough, but actively engaging them as problem solvers throughout the duration of your project will provide added value.

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Is youth engagement just a PR stunt?

The short answer is yes, but we can change that.

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Students transform school library to suit their needs

YM Team Hub is a community design-build project by 1UP York Mills chapter. Their goal was to transform their school library space to better suit the students' needs and reduce stress.​

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Earl Haig: The 1UP Experience

​Our 1UP school chapter at Earl Haig worked on our first project last year to address pedestrian safety on a nearby busy street where students and commuters alike jaywalked regularly to access the subway. 

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#WouldYouRatherMC

A physical-digital interactive art experience ​that brings people together
​to discuss the future of Markham Centre.

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau: The 1UP Experience

As aspiring urban planners and designers, students from Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School have decided to improve the experience of using transit.

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