Urban planning, taught by high schoolers
An Urban Systems initiativeHigh school volunteers visit elementary classrooms in Bend with their friends, teach a short urban planning lesson, and bring the class's ideas back to real city planning projects.
How a visit works
Low time, done with friends.
- 01Pick your groupGo with your own friends. You can ask for a sibling's classroom.
- 02Get a short briefing10 to 15 minutes before each visit. Your Group Lead brings everyone.
- 03Teach one classLeave school for the visit and run a short lesson and activity with elementary students.
- 04Bring the ideas backWhat the class says feeds into real city planning projects.
- 05Hang out afterA thank-you hangout for everyone who visited.
For volunteers
Community service hours, something real for your résumé, and a day out of class.
- LeadGroup LeadCoordinates their own friend group: brings them to the briefing, then presents with them.
- JoinVolunteerJoins a Group Lead's group for one or more visits.
Ready to bring your friends? express interest
For schools and teachers
A small group of high schoolers runs a short urban planning lesson and activity in your classroom. Your students' ideas go into real planning projects in Bend.
Want a visit in your classroom? request a visit
About
Urban Education for Youth is a program of Urban Systems, an urban research organization dedicated to developing integral systems to make the urban planning process more efficient.