Child and Youth Programs

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The City of Edmonton has a clear vision: to create a vibrant, connected, safe, sustainable and welcoming city.

How Can I Participate?

From the young to the young at heart, everyone can get involved:

Teachers and students can attend City Hall School
Join or support City of Edmonton Youth Council

Programs

After School Youth Programs

City of Edmonton is collaborating with not-for-profit agencies to provide youth ages 8-17 with free drop-in or registered programs from 3-5:30pm. Choose from a variety of sports, cultural, social, or academic support programs.

Leaders in Training

(July-August) The Leaders in Training program is for youth ages 13-17 to develop leadership skills, gain valuable volunteering experience while having fun with children and earn leadership or volunteer hours for school.

Nîkâniw Indigenous Youth Leadership Program

(September-June) Nîkânîw combines the cultural teachings and guidance of Indigenous Elders and Leaders with an aquatic pre-employment program for Indigenous youth and includes instruction of water safety education, first aid, CPR and leadership skills.

Our Vision

Edmonton is a welcoming city where young Edmontonians thrive in a safe, accessible, well designed community. Edmonton's children and youth are listened to, treated with respect and valued for their individual contributions. Families are defined in broad terms, so that children and youth, and their parents and guardians are welcomed and included.

Our Values

We strive to ensure Edmonton is a place where children and youth:

Have a voice and an influence on their city
Are protected from violence and abuse
Feel safe
Join in and participate freely
Play and have fun
Create friendships and form relationships
Feel welcome and have a sense of belonging
Have opportunity and choice for lifelong learning and building skills
Feel respected
Understand responsibility to themselves and to others

Our Goals

Engagement

Children’s voices are actively pursued, heard and incorporated into programs, services and planning that impacts them.

Accessible Spaces

There is a diversity of welcoming and accessible permanent spaces and infrastructure for children and their families/caregivers throughout all areas of Edmonton for use in all seasons.

Inclusive City

Creating opportunities for removal of barriers to programs and services as well as temporary spaces during all four seasons.

Downtown Edmonton Demonstration Project

Creating opportunities and addressing barriers to make Downtown Edmonton more child friendly.

Resources

Sixth Grade Science and the City of Tomorrow

Over 1600 kids in 33 different schools across all twelve wards shared their ideas for the choices we should make in The City Plan. This comic tells the story of an intrepid group of kids who build the City of Tomorrow and share their vision of the city they want to live in.

The Builders

The Builders is a one-of-a-kind comic book inspired by the imaginations of students across Edmonton that takes complex zoning topics and brings them to life.