Media Coverage of Growing Up Boulder

For the most recent academic publications about Growing Up Boulder and related topics, please search ResearchGate or Academia.edu.  GUB current and former team members, Victoria (Tori) Derr, Louise Chawla, Willem van Vliet, David Driskell, Debra Flanders Cushing and Mara Mintzer have published numerous articles and books, many of which are referenced on these sites.  ​

Teens Offer Critical Input on Importance of Access to Urban Green Spaces During the Pandemic

Remote classes, postponed intramurals, and closed public institutions, are all posing as obstacles to the social lives of teens. Explore the critical input given by teens on the importance of access to urban green spaces. ​

Lerato Osnes Receives the "2020 Women
​Who Light Up The Community - Youth Honoree Award"

Lerato received the Boulder Chamber's prestigious "Women Who Light Up The Community Award" on September 24th in honor of her distinguished leadership and contributions to the Boulder community.  Click here to learn more about our award-winning Youth Leaders.

Winter 2021- What Inspires Mara Mintzer, Growing Up Boulder Director & Co-Founder?

GUB's work is inspiring children in Dunedin, New Zealand!

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 below!
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Dunedin 2040 website: 6 challenges for the city's future
Video interview of GUB Program Director, Mara Mintzer, by school-age students in Dunedin, New Zealand.

GUB's work is inspiring children in Dunedin, New Zealand!

Child-Friendly City Map coverage:
  • TV: Ch. 8: Inside Boulder News- CFC Map Coverage, April 29, 2019   
  • TV: Inside Boulder- CFC Map Coverage May 17, 2019 
  • Radio: CPR News interview- CFC Map Coverage on January 23, 2020
  • Radio: KGNU interview- CFC Map Coverage on May 3, 2019 "Morning magazine"
  • Online: City of Boulder newsroom- CFC Map Coverage, April 30, 2019
  • Online: ENVD- CFC Map Coverage, April 29, 2019
  • Print: Daily Camera- CFC Map Coverage, April 20, 2019
Mara Mintzer's TEDx talk | ​How Kids Can Help Design Cities
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*Growing Up Boulder is a nonprofit program working to make Boulder child-friendly. Growing Up Boulder is fiscally sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), EIN: 84-1493585. Since 2009, Growing Up Boulder has worked with over 10,000 local children and youth on more than 100 projects and reached more than 2.5 million people globally.

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