Course positions undergraduates students as mentors and co-researchers to young people engaged in Y-PLAN projects, which are focused on planning and developing affordable housing options for all children and families. UC Berkeley students work with local teachers to co-lead a 8 week urban planning workshop for and with young people at Skyline and Oakland High Schools through in person mentoring, field work, guest speakers and developoing a final proposal.
Type
Course syllabus
Age of Beneficiaries/users
Undergraduate students
Subject/ area
-Sustainable community development
Pedagogies/teaching strategies
-Y-PLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) methodology: practicum work with local youth to engage them as stakeholders and participants in local city planning/community development projects.
Sustainability Focus
Sustainable community development through equitable access to stable and affordable housing
Sustainability Learning Principles
-Local and community values
-Futures thinking
-Critical thinking
-Systemic thinking
-Personal and community values
-Empathy -Co-learning
Location
UC Berkeley
Authors / designers
Deborah McKoy