Creating Places. Engaging Minds.
We are creating new ways for youth to participate in city building.
What We Do
Strategy + DesignWe 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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WorkshopsWe deliver city-building workshops for schools and youth organizations that focus on empathy.
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1UP ProgramWe 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.
How Youth are Beginning to Lead the Future
As I strolled down my school’s main hall, a teacher pulled me aside and asked, “Have you voted yet?” It was the Canadian federal election season, and the buzz of the election was present throughout the school. There was a student vote happening that would be tallied but wouldn’t actually impact the election. Before answering my teacher’s question, I thought to myself, “Why does my opinion even matter?
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Put the Future of Education in Your Own Hands
During the first week of October, students discovered that all TDSB schools were to strike the following Monday. At first, we panicked. Our group chats were flooded with complaints about how much school work we would be missing, how the school system was failing us, and of course, clown emojis.
"That's lit, fam": Tips on Authentic Youth Messaging
Communicating with youth must be genuine or risk the cringe. Have you ever left a conversation with a 15-year-old with utter confusion? Has your niece looked at you with complete disgust after you said “yasssss”?
Do you use the Urban Dictionary on a weekly basis? If you have answered ‘yes’ to the above questions, this blog is for you. |
Great Thunberg is 16, and so am I. But what am I doing about climate change?
A week ago, Toronto had its first Friday for Futures climate strike. The crowd of 20,000 paled in comparison to the one million at the Raptors parade, but that was to be expected. After all, we’ve been able to predict the effects of climate change for the past few decades. The Raptors winning? That’s something we didn’t predict.
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