Growing Up Boulder is a “child- and youth-friendly city initiative” that is a program at the University of Colorado, Boulder's Community Design and Engagement Center (CEDaR). It began in the spring of 2009 as a partnership between the University of Colorado, the City of Boulder, the Boulder Valley School District, former State Senator Dorothy Rupert, local non-profits and businesses, and children and youth from ages 0-18. Child- and youth-friendly cities are locales in which children’s rights are reflected in local policies, laws, programs and budgets. These cities work to realize children’s rights as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Our vision is to make Boulder an exemplary child- and youth-friendly city. We accomplish this through many diverse partnerships and supporters.
Growing Up Boulder's Goals:
1. Ensure meaningful opportunities for young people’s participation in Boulder decision-making.
2. Make Boulder a more inclusive place for children and youth of all income levels, ethnicities
and abilities.
3. Give all GUB partners a voice in setting the direction of GUB projects.
4. Disseminate lessons learned from GUB to the community
(Boulder-at-large, youth, academics, GUB partners, other child-friendly city communities).
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TEDxMileHighMara Mintzer, director of Growing Up Boulder, spoke at the 2017 TEDxMileHigh event on Growing Up Boulder's youth-friendly city initiative.
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TEDx Adventure EventMara Mintzer, director of Growing Up Boulder held a TEDx Adventure at the renovated Civic Area by the Boulder Public Library. Check out the video to learn about the event and hear children's input on the event and project!
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OSMP Master Plan Summit
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GUB facilitated Junior Rangers and Junior Ranger Naturalist groups present their ideas about climate change, equity, and new recreational activities at OSMP’s All Staff Master Plan Summit.
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Growing Up Boulder is a partnership between the University of Colorado's Community Engagement Design and Research Center (CEDaR),
Boulder Valley School District, and City of Boulder.
Boulder Valley School District, and City of Boulder.
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