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Growing Up Boulder

Boulder's child and youth-friendly city initiative

Healing Toolkit

From our Growing Up Boulder family to yours, we wish you happy holidays! Our gift to you, in typical GUB fashion, was co-created by young people themselves, GUB and Mayamotion Healing; it’s a “Healing Toolkit” to support child and youth social-emotional wellness. Funded by the Community Foundation Boulder County, this bilingual kit offers a variety of healing activities for teachers, therapists, student leaders, and the community. To learn more and access the Healing Toolkit in English and Spanish, visit our Healing from the Table Mesa Tragedy or click the link below. 
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Nature Connection, Action, and Hope

Growing Up Boulder in partnership with classrooms for Climate Action (C4CA), City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) and Utilities’ Stormwater and Flood Management departments, and sixty-six 4th grade students and their teachers from Columbine Elementary School created the Nature Connection, Action, and Hope (NCAH) project to immerse young people in weekly lessons on nature connection and stewardship, ecology,  Indigenous Knowledges, climate change and climate justice.   To learn more, visit the project page here. 
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Image by Cliff Grassmick, Staff Photographer for Daily Camera
Share-Out At Columbine
On December 6, 7, 8, Columbine 4th graders demonstrated acquired knowledge through student-led presentations for community and city stakeholders at Columbine Elementary School.  Through the youth-led, bilingual presentations, young people were expressed their newfound climate knowledge and presented flood mitigation models. 

View our report below:
Nature Connection, Action and Hope Final Report
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Right Here Right Now Global Climate Summit
Columbine 4th graders were also awarded the amazing opportunity to showcase their flood mitigation models at University of Colorado’s Right Here Right Now Global Climate Summit.  
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Our Mission

Growing Up Boulder's mission is to offer young people opportunities to participate, deliberate, and influence local issues that affect their lives. ​



​"Growing Up Boulder’s expertise and impact on child participation in urban planning continues to inspire UNICEF USA. We are grateful to have their partnership in building a movement to re-imagine cities fit for children and fit for all.”

- Danielle Goldberg, Managing Director, US Programs and CFCI, UNICEF USA ​​
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Placemaking Pioneers

In 2019, Growing Up Boulder embarked upon a year-long process to co-create the
nation's first, 
printed, bilingual, child-friendly city map.
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For people with disabilities, please visit this guide for more information about accessible trails.

2022 Main Partners, Funders, & Collaborators 

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*Growing Up Boulder (GUB) is Boulder's child-friendly city initiative. A formal partnership between the City of Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, and the University of Colorado, GUB became a nonprofit in spring 2021 under the fiscal sponsorship of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC). Since 2009, GUB has worked with over 7,500 children and youth on more than 100 projects.

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  • Get Involved
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    • Boulder's Child- and Teen- Friendly City Maps >
      • About the Map
      • Child-Friendly City Map
      • Teen-Friendly City Map
      • Sponsor Boulder's Child-Friendly City Map
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    • Healing Resources
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