Three ways Berkeley connects with the community
Y-PLAN received an award from the UCB Chancellor for their partnership with the African American Male Achievement Initiative in OUSD.
Y PLAN | RESILIENT BY DESIGN
This blog was written by Resilient by Design describing their exciting partnership with Y-PLAN. “Resilient by Design is excited to partner with the UC Berkeley Center for Cities+Schools (CC+S) through the evidence-based Y-PLAN educational methodology and to be involved in the collaborative effort to create a unified vision for a resilient future for the Bay…
City “for the Children”: Lessons from Richmond California
This is an essay by a student in Occidental College who researched effective ways of including youth in the city planning process. The student used Y-PLAN as a case study, researching the effect Y-PLAN has had in fostering youth involvement in Richmond, CA.
City – School Partnerships A Natural Home for Health Equity: Y-PLAN Richmond and the Shift Towards Health in All Classrooms
This article is about the partnership between Y-PLAN and the City of Richmond. Explaining their long partnership and the mutually beneficial relationship they have has engaging youth in Richmond’s planning process.
Engaging Students in Transforming Their Built Environment via Y-PLAN: Lessons from Richmond, California
This field report describes how high school students from Richmond, California used an innovative educational strategy called Y-PLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) to actively participate in the planning and transformation of their school, neighborhoods and city. Our description follows students through the five-step YPLAN process, highlighting how they effectively challenged the ways in…
BluePrints for Hope: Engaging Children as Critical Actors in Urban Place Making
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…
Connecting Industry Partners with Oakland Unified School District’s (OUSD) Linked Learning Educational Goals + Strategies
OUSD’s career academies and pathways are the foundation of its work-based learning strategy, known as Linked Learning. This instructional approach provides students with the resources and skills necessary to succeed in college, career and life. But according to this report, educators and industry professionals struggle to connect on meaningful collaboration projects
Work-Based Learning through Civic Engagement
Work-based learning (WBL), an important part of the 1990s “School to Work” movement, is a core component of the Linked Learning strategy which is now shaping efforts to improve secondary education in California2 and around the nation in cities such as Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. WBL can include not only classic internships and “co-op”…
Trajectories of Opportunity for Young Men and Boys of Color: Built Environment and Placemaking Strategies for Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities
CC+S chapter in the book Changing Places: How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color (edited by Christopher Edley, Jr. and Jorge Ruiz de Velasco; University of California Press 2010). The book draws attention to the urgent need— both economic and moral—to better understand the policy and community- based factors that serve as…
HOPE SF: Adult-Supported Youth Engagement in Building Equitable, Health, and Sustainable Communities
Through connections with local communities of practice as well as development professionals and other adult actors, HOPE SF can improve the prospects for affiliated youth.
Social Enterprise for Learning: A Replicable Model of Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Many schools offer service learning—community service linked to classroom studies—to help students become more effective participants in a democratic society. Different forms of service learning combine various amounts of discussion and analysis of social issues with engagement in activities that have real impact outside the classroom. What we call “Social Enterprise for Learning,” or SEfL,…
Malcolm X Academy 3rd+4th Grade Student Proposals: Hunters View Neighborhood Redevelopment Project
How can the Hunters View HOPE SF housing revitalization project respond to the special needs of children and youth? This is the question explored by 3rd and 4th grade students in Mr. Moore and Ms. Fredrikson’s classes at Malcolm X Academy. Working with the Center for Cities + Schools and the San Francisco Chapter of…
Engaging Schools in Urban Revitalization: The Y-PLAN (Youth-Plan, Learn, Act, Now!)
This article analyzes the data produced by Y-PLAN between 2000 and 2005 and demonstrates the model’s effectiveness in fostering positive community outcomes and meaningful learning experiences, as well as its theoretical implications for the planning and education fields.
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