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Map Engagements

Child-Friendly City Map with 16 Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Classes

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GUB worked with 16 classes at 4 elementary schools in Boulder; this included Whittier International Elementary School's 1st grade Emergent Bilingual class, 3rd grade, and 5th grade classes, Horizons K-8 Kindergarten classes, University "Uni" Hill Elementary School bilingual 2nd grade classes, and Crestview Elementary's kindergarten class.   In addition, we gathered feedback from Uni Hill parents at the students' bilingual showcase exhibition at the Museum of Boulder, and from Crestview parents and teachers at the Family and Educators Together (FET) meeting.

Child-Friendly City Map with Boulder Journey School

Growing Up Boulder worked closely with prekindergarten students and teachers from Boulder Journey School, a school for innovative early education in North Boulder.
In the development of the city map, students excitedly shared their favorite locations to visit in Boulder and drew maps of the places they have been. Using a child-friendly lens, teachers and students then went out and explored some of these community spaces, picking out aspects that work well for children and their families and those that need improving. 
Throughout the 2018-2019 school year, the children and teachers in the Prekindergarten classroom had enjoyed playing board games together. After getting their hands on the final child-friendly city map, students noticed many visual similarities between the map and many of the games they were playing. The children were inspired to create their own game, based on exploring Boulder, with the sole objective of, “going to the place you want to go.” Children and teachers set out to four popular destinations around Boulder to explore and decide if the locations should be included in the game. Throughout the process, the children discussed different modes of transportation, various community members, and what it means to be a community.

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Child-Friendly City Map Engagement with Imagine!

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Imagine!'s Out & About After School Program, which serves children and teens with developmental disabilities, was contacted by GUB to help with creating the Boulder child-friendly city map. GUB hosted Out & About at the Boulder Public Library one afternoon and held a workshop to brainstorm ideas.  To read more, visit: ​https://voicesofimagine.blogspot.com/2019/02/growing-up-boulder.html
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"I recommend that Growing Up Boulder puts nature on the child-friendly city map, 
because hiking is fun!"

-Fritz, Imagine! Student


Child-Friendly City Map with I Have A Dream

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Growing Up Boulder worked with I Have a Dream Foundation's Elk class to provide input to the map.  Children drew their favorite places to visit and spend time in Boulder.  Recommendations included natural spaces, soccer fields, and Target.

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“I recommend that Growing Up Boulder puts pathways on the child-friendly city map because some kids like to go on hikes like me.”
-Isabella, I Have a Dream Student, 12/17/18
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EDRA 2019 Conference 

In May 2019, GUB Program Director, Mara Mintzer, delivered a presentation on the CFC map for the 2019 Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference. The title of the conference was, “Sustainable Urban Environments: Place-making: Personal, Social and Cultural Meanings of Space.” 
*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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