A vibrant, regenerated industrial quarter in the heart of Tallinn. This sprint focuses on an urban "live-work-play" environment, exploring how sustainable planning and business incubation can be co-designed by the children who inhabit this innovative cultural hub
As a sparsely connected island municipality, Hiiumaa provides a unique context for testing the adaptability of the Future Blocks toolkit. This location highlights the specific needs of children in remote island communities and how they can stay invested in the development of their home landscape.
Located near Estonia’s border, this county faces unique challenges related to acute youth out-migration. Our design sprints here empower local youth to reimagine their hometowns, strengthening their sense of belonging and building the "place attachment" necessary for rural resilience.
Situated in a capital-city neighborhood, this public school primarily serves minority-language pupils. The sprint focuses on ensuring that children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds have a genuine, systemic voice in local decision-making and urban design.
Located in a small rural parish on Estonia’s largest island, Pöide School represents a traditional rural setting. Here, child-led design sprints focus on mapping barriers and co-creating solutions for public spaces that reflect the needs of young residents in rural island contexts.
Located in a border county experiencing acute youth out-migration, Tõrva serves as a critical site for testing how child-led design can act as an antidote to "brain drain". By engaging children in hands-on decisions about their local streets, parks, and green routes, this sprint aims to build the emotional groundwork and sense of belonging necessary for young residents to stay invested in their home community.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project number 101254173, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).
