Making child-friendly cities. Discover Metalude's services.
A child-friendly city can only be as brave as its staff! Together, we can transform public space, make cities more inclusive and encourage child and youth participation in decision-making.
Discover how we can support your goals with child and youth engagement, playable public spaces and change management.
Child and youth participation and engagement services.
Metalude designs, organizes and facilitates child and youth engagement. We combine a fun approach with professional rigour when we hold consultations on key topics, including land-use planning, mobility, housing, ecological transition and culture. This gives young people a chance to contribute actively and meaningfully to developing tangible solutions to the challenges faced by their communities.
Playable public space. Play in the child-friendly city.
We can help you create playable public spaces adapted to children and youth, be it a street, a park, a neighbourhood or even an entire municipality. Our tools are observation, analysis, consulting services and training. With them, we guide you as you:
- plan, renovate and program public spaces;
- create activities that encourage free play;
- draft specifications, policies or master plans (for parks and green spaces, for example).
Guidance for building child- and youth-friendly municipalities.
Including children and young people often requires rethinking practices and structures. We help you achieve this by leveraging the skills and resources you have. Our experienced team will guide you through this transformation process with enthusiasm and kindness, to foster the inclusion, well-being and fulfillment of young people in your community.
The only skill set and approach of its kind in Quebec.
A playful attitude
When people play, they create, try and learn. At Metalude, we take a playful approach to come up with processes and solutions that do good, for our partners and for children.
Meticulousness
Combining meticulousness and fun is our specialty. We take charge of all aspects of your project with great care and consistency, paying attention to the smallest details, to obtain concrete results.
Tailored solutions
Using a wide range of tools, we adapt our support to your unique situation. Our personalized approach guarantees innovative solutions that factor in the needs of your community.
Talks and conferences.
Outdoor play and risky play are in decline. Whether you’re an urban planner, landscape architect, educator, teacher or recreation professional, you are part of the solution. Our workshops on play and public space will help you go farther.
Children and youth have the power to make a difference. Let’s help increase their impact! We offer civic literacy workshops to help young people find their place. For adults, we provide conferences on children’s and youth participation in civic life.
