The Young Urbanists Handbook
Cities, in many ways, are the greatest invention that human beings have brought to the world. Geoffrey West, theoretical physicist Making Sense of Cities Young Urbanists has created a website for young people to help them make sense of the cities they’re living in. It’s for students, parents and teachers. We’ve selected a range of informative…
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An Education for the 21st Century
An Architectural Model The built environment is not only the focus for Young Urbanists programs and advocacy, it is the process of studying the built environment itself, that serves as our model for 21st century learning. Deeper Learning Our vision states: Young Urbanists seeks to equip young people for a future they cannot grasp. But…
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Resources for Urban Educators
Be a teacher! Please, please, please be a teacher. Teachers are the most admirable and important people in the world. You don’t have to do it forever, but if you’re in doubt about what to do, be an amazing teacher. Tim Minchin, composer Courses for You Urbanism – On Campus / In City City at Eye…
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Become a Young Urbanist Today
Make a Gift to the Future All of us, if we are reasonably comfortable, healthy and safe, owe immense debts to the past. There is no way, of course, to repay the past. We can only repay those debts by making gifts to the future. Jane Jacobs, journalist Become a Young Urbanist Today You can…
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