Adventure playground to open in the heart of New York City
An adventure playground will open in the heart of New York City this May. play:ground, a local voluntary organisation will open a 5,000 square foot play space on Governors Island where children can imagine a world of...Read more
Children have the right to live in healthy cities
The Municipality of İzmir, Turkey reached first base by becoming a member of the Healthy Cities Association in 2006. The first aim was to prepare the city health plan. In the context of this plan,...Read more
Assessing participatory processes for child-friendly cities
How do we know the effect of participatory processes on children? Growing Up Boulder has used an assessment tool to evaluate the impacts of facilitated participation on children’s perceptions of their community. The results make...Read more
Mobile preschools: bringing nature to children in cities
The conceptualisation of mobile preschools varies. In some rural areas, such as Colorado, USA and Australia’s Northern Territory, busses are redesigned to serve as classrooms that move between several communities with a of lack preschools, in...Read more
8 ways to create activities for children in a safe environment – final part
The described methodology of organising activities for children in free, safe and inclusive environments was the outcome of the “Playground Without Borders” project. The project that took place in Tschierv, Switzerland (2014) aimed to gather...Read more
7 steps towards a playful and artistic city
At the recent Urban Thinkers’ Campus in Alghero, Italy, children were championed by a small group of protagonists who highlighted their rights as city-dwellers in a special exhibit: “[The art of] Reconquering public space by...Read more
Sustainable schools are the ideal learning environments
School buildings are places where culture is created, explored and enjoyed by all children. In this context, schools should not only be seen as the delivery vehicle for learning curricula, but also evaluated for their...Read more
Play through the eyes of a child – Part one
Children perceive every environment as a possible playground, open for them to just be themselves and have fun. Viewed through the eyes of a child, play has vast and numerous possibilities. Play is an instinctive...Read more
11 benefits of play
Playing is a natural part of human growth. Presently, playtime is on the wane for many kids today. Nationwide numerous surveys have found that in the U.S., recess time—even for kindergarten aged kids — is...Read more
How city leaders can help children to engage with nature
The continued efforts of NLC’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature initiative and the Children & Nature Network are geared towards providing children the most optimal opportunities to play, grow, and learn in the great outdoors. The...Read more
Interdisciplinary professional training for child and youth friendly spaces
Planning and designing child and youth friendly cities requires professional knowledge and skills from different disciplines, and the ability of different professionals to participate in an interdisciplinary dialogue. Yet most of the professional bachelor programs...Read more
8 ways to create activities for children in a safe environment – part 4
The described methodology of organising activities for children in free, safe and inclusive environments was the outcome of the “Playground Without Borders” project. The project that took place in Tschierv, Switzerland (2014) aimed to gather organisations...Read more
Children’s Charter of Rights influences city policies and programmes
In western Canada, over 3,000 children in the City of Richmond have contributed to a Children’s Charter that has been endorsed by the Mayor and City Council, resulting in the Charter being imbedded into the...Read more
3 days conference: Urban Thinker Campus, 2016 and children’s urban rights
The 28 Urban Thinkers’ Campuses, taking place worldwide between June 2015 and February 2016, aim to solicit inputs into the New Urban Agenda – the main outcome document of the Habitat III conference to be...Read more