‘Experimenting’ with how children see and experience elements of city life will be the subject of an online workshop being...Online workshop examines children’s perceptions of the urban world
The World Health Organization says its new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution...New WHO global air quality guidelines will protect millions of children
The Dutch City Farm Federation vSKBN is working closely together with JOGG (Healthy Young People, Healthy Future) for a healthy...Healthy food programme on Dutch city farms
The state of electric school bus adoption in the USA
There are nearly half a million school buses in the United States that transport more than 20 million children to and from school. Some 95 per cent of these school buses run on diesel, a known...Read more
School gardens and kitchens could grow with Ontario’s proposed food literacy act
As some essential services like community gardens re-open and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of mind.Read more
Leadership programme helps local leaders ‘reimagine’ cities for children
How can cities be ‘reimagined’ for the needs of children? That’s the aim of the Urban95 Academy, a new municipal leadership programme from LSE Cities and the Bernard van Leer Foundation.Read more
Child-Friendly Cities: ‘Edible Playgrounds’ for Cardiff schools
Ten primary schools in the Welsh capital, Cardiff, are being given ‘Edible Playgrounds’ through a partnership that could help the city achieve UNICEF child-friendly status. Cardiff Council is working with Trees for Cities, the UK’s only...Read more
European Commission’s proposal for improved ‘blended learning’ in schools
The European Commission has published its vision for how ‘blended learning’ can be a major driver to giving as many children as possible a high quality and inclusive primary and secondary school education.Read more
Three million children in England are at school in areas with toxic air
Children in London are four times more likely to go to school in areas with higher pollution levels that exceed World Health Organisation (WHO) limits than those anywhere else in England. This poor air quality, says...Read more
How to design a public play space where kids practice reading and STEM skills
A park bench can be so much more than just a place to sit and wait. Perhaps it has a puzzle built into it, or weights that allow children to make measurements.Read more
Cycling Games promotes Danish ‘learning by playing’ philosophy for cycling in schools
Promoting cycling in and around schools is the aim of an innovative new project, The Cycling Games, which is bringing together urban mobility experts from across the globe.Read more
The child in the city (1978): An extensive summary
In 1978 Colin Ward wrote the widely read and much quoted book ‘The Child in the City’. The book is an attempt to explore the relationship between children and their urban environment. It asks whether...Read more
Supporting the right to play in schools in Wales
The Play Wales charity has re-published a briefing document for school heads, teachers and governors which highlights the benefits of play in school for youngsters’ health and well-being.Read more
UN Child Rights Committee’s ‘heavy heart’ over children in Afghanistan
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) today opened its 88th session in Geneva with a special mention for the plight of children in Afghanistan.Read more