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Youth ask questions to city leaders about the redevelopment of Boulder's Alpine-Balsam siteMiddle school and high school youth will contribute their ideas to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Boulder to shape the future of 8.8 acres of land. For more information, click here.
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Growing Up Boulder is a “child- and youth-friendly city initiative” that is based out of the University of Colorado Boulder's Community Design and Engagement Center (CEDaR), housed in the Environmental Design Program. 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.
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Upcoming and Recent Events
The 8th Child in the City conference will be held between 7 – 9 November 2016 at the University College in Ghent, Belgium. At this international event, you will be part of an international gathering for research and good practice in creating child friendly cities.
Recent News
- Read how children's voices were instrumental in creating Boulder's bikeways in 1970.
- The Child in the City website highlights the European Union's Network of Child Friendly Cities as well as allied cities elsewhere in the world, including Asia Pacific and now, Boulder, Colorado! Child Friendly Cities Add Value to Resilience Planning, November 3, 2015; Parks for Teens: 10 Features Teens Want to See, December 2, 2015; Young People’s Perspectives on “15 Minute Neighborhoods” - December 15, 2015; Children Seek Greater Access to Nature - January 20, 2016; Five Applications of Photovoice as a Method for Children's Participation - February 2, 2016; The Power of Play in Planning with Refugees - February 18, 2016; Assessing participatory processes for child friendly cities - March 17, 2016; Walking Laboratories - Young People's Experience of the Street - April 28, 2016; Louise Chawla's Thoughts on Participation - then and now - July 8, 2016
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Growing Up Boulder is a partnership between the University of Colorado's Community Engagement Research and Design Center,
Boulder Valley School District, and City of Boulder
Boulder Valley School District, and City of Boulder
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