Workshops for Planning Professionals
Planning should be about creating a better future for the next generation. Yet, that next generation is often absent from planning conversations. In order to plan for those who will be living out the plans we create, planning professionals of all disciplines must both involve youth in their everyday work and work to educate youth about planning.
This program focuses on empowering planners to involve youth in all stages of the planning process, and to provide planners and municipal leaders with the tools necessary to bring their knowledge into the classroom.
YEP! Youth Engagement Planning’s workshop style is practical, participatory, and highly customizable. Whenever possible, workshops for planning professionals are paired with opportunities to put those new skills to work in hands-on volunteering opportunities with local schools and youth organizations.
Learning Objectives
Develop approaches to empower, inspire, and encourage young people to learn about the urban planning profession and civic engagement.
Acquire best practices, tools, tips, and resources for engaging young people in the planning process.
Learn about the YEP! Youth Engagement Planning educational methods and curriculum, as well as learning how to customize those methods and curriculum to specific educational contexts.