Urban Pedagogy
Urban pedagogy addresses various entities and institutions such as educational centers, universities, administrations, and associations. Through this service, it promotes awareness and citizen participation in the management of public space and cooperative urbanism. Through workshops, lectures, and practical activities, the cooperative provides knowledge and tools to encourage learning about the importance of public space and its influence on people’s quality of life. This service aims to involve and empower participants, inspiring them to become active agents in the transformation of towns and cities towards more inclusive, sustainable, and participatory models.
Throughout this professional and emotional journey, which we have woven with different individuals, teams, administrations, and institutions we have collaborated with, we have gained learnings and experiences that we do not hesitate to share whenever we can. This collective knowledge is a living, growing, and changing archive that we spread in the places and ways listed below.
- Educational units at educational centers
- Training and seminars at universities
- Open talks for the public
- Training for public administrations
- Workshops and educational activities in public spaces
- Articles and publications
- European projects focused on empowering and including young people in decision-making processes for the city and public spaces.
Childhood and adolescence play a fundamental role in our vision of urban pedagogy and the transmission of knowledge and experiences. We are deeply committed to the idea that people should be able to live and experience the city from an early age, acquiring the necessary skills to become an active and responsible citizenry, engaged with their environment. Imagining a society where such a significant part of the population does not actively participate is unthinkable; therefore, it is essential to create spaces that allow children and young people to find their place in urban life.
This perspective is closely linked to the initiative of Urbanins, a collective created in 2013 with the aim of bringing urbanism closer to children. Over time, it has become one of the core work lines of the Estel Cooperative.