BluePrints for Hope: Engaging Children as Critical Actors in Urban Place Making 

By: Deborah L. McKoy, Shirl Buss, Jessie Stewart

Year: 2014

Type: Journal

Initiatives: Y-PLAN

Region: USA/National

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Description

Third- and fourth-grade elementary school students have been contributing their ideas to the redevelopment of their community in San Francisco, using a methodology known as Y-PLAN (Youth-PlanLearn-Act, Now!). This article explains the process and describes the ideas the children have come up with – and how key areas and insights are being incorporated into the new community design.