We offer students of all ages hands-on learning that sticks and taps into their sense of civic purpose. We build skills and agency in students through real-world activities that engage and inspire social purpose and meaningful connections to daily life. Three of our recent education projects are highlighted below.
Jane’s Walk - School Edition
Maximum City worked with an Ontario Ministry of Education team to develop an urban, inquiry-based walking tour curriculum and a shareable resource guide for use in Science and Geography classes at the middle and high school level. The program became known as the Jane’s Walk School Edition/Promenades de Jane Edition Scolaire. The process involved a year-long school outreach and engagement program, including curriculum design and teacher resource development, followed by piloting the program in several GTA English- and French-Language schools.
Sterling Hall
Maximum City designed and delivered a series of local design challenges for Grade 6 and 7 students and teachers at the Sterling Hall School over a period of three years. The project resulted in student ideas for improving the local neighbourhood being implemented with the help of City staff and the local Councillor’s office, including a reduced speed limit on a nearby collector road, a new stop sign at a dangerous intersection, and public realm improvements.
Build a Better Bloor Street
Maximum City worked with several high schools along the Bloor Street corridor to engage students in reimagining what Bloor Street could look like to better serve more people and modes of transportation. Students used base maps, data collection, 3-D animation, and complete street criteria to redesign a Better Bloor Street, culminating in presentations to local City planners and councillors.