Media
GUB team members, past and present, have contributed to the books, book chapters, and journal articles below.
Please note that this is not a complete selection.
Please note that this is not a complete selection.
TEDx Talk
Podcasts
Britannica for Parents: "Are cities built for me?"
In this Raising Curious Learners episode, Mara Mintzer, the co-founder and director of Growing Up Boulder, author, speaker, and mother, explains why listening and uplifting the voices of our young people allows "play" to be used as a powerful strategy in the city planning process. In this episode, listeners learn how our built environments can learn from children.
Learning Unboxed: Empowering the voices of Children with Mara Mintzer
In this Learning Unboxed episode, Mara Mintzer from Growing Up Boulder, explains GUB's youth-friendly city initiative: a program designed to integrate the voices of young people in local government decisions, such as public spaces, transit, and housing. In this episode, listeners learn how including children - especially those from underrepresented communities - provides new insight into city and social planning.
Urban Jungle: The Young Co-Create Urban Spaces
In this Urban Jungle episode, Mara Mintzer, Executive Director of Growing Up Boulder, discusses the history and importance of Growing Up Boulder's - a child-friendly city initiative - mission and vision. In this episode, listeners learn how and why involving young people's voices in public policies, programs, and decisions can make a community-wide impact.
ICMA Voices in Local Government: How Kids Can Design Better Cities
In this episode of ICMA Voices in Local Government, Mara Mintzer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Growing Up Boulder, and Sarah Huntley, Director of Communication and Engagement, City of Boulder Colorado shed light on how ideas from children and youth can help local government officials and city planners design better cities for all. In this episode, listeners will learn why including youth voices is integral to community development, how Growing Up Boulder actively integrates young people's ideas, and example projects that were effectively implemented, including transportation planning and healing in response to a mass-shooting.
Engaging Youth in Planning with Mara Mintzer
Mara Mintzer joins the Go Cultivate! podcast to discuss how important children and their ideas are for not only city planning but the very way our communities operate. In this episode, Mara shows exactly how to include young people in important community decisions and why this is an innovative way to approach planning.
Interviews
Conversación ANIDAR - ARQA
Voyage Denver Daily Inspiration: Meet Mara Mintzer
Greater Good Magazine: What Happens When Kids Help Design Our Cities
Community Foundation Boulder County: Child- and Youth-Friendly Initiatiave Inspires Municipal Leaders, Educators, and Community Advocates
Colorado Municipalities: Growing Up Boulder (Page 22)
ICMA: Boulder's Plan to Become a Child- and Youth Friendly City
Dunedin 2040
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After learning about Growing Up Boulder through an internet search, Iain Cook-Bonney, from Dunedin, New Zealand contacted GUB Program Director, Mara Mintzer in regards to his city's project: Dunedin 2040. Cook-Bonney runs a cluster of nine schools that focus on STEAM learning, Project Based Learning and Digital Collaboration. This year, they are undertaking a joint project called 'Dunedin 2040' in which students tackle issues facing the city over the next 20 years. After watching Mintzer's TEDx talk and per Cook-Bonney's request, Mintzer engaged in an hour-long Q & A session with several hundred Dunedin students, ages 5-13, about how they could contribute to their city's future. In addition, Mintzer updated the children on new projects and updates to the Boulder Civic Area since her 2017 TEDx talk. Watch the interview to learn more!
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GUB in the News
For examples of Growing Up Boulder's profound impact on our community, we invite you to check out these news articles.
