2. 2 | V I B E
Built Environment (n): The human-made spaces and places in which we live, work, and play.
What is VIBE?
VIBE is an 8-week long summer program for 7th
-12th
grade students around Greater Cincinnati. VIBE empowers
students to take on more active roles in their communities by equipping them with the tools of community planning
knowledge. We promote vibrancy and provide civic leadership development programming for youth. Students gain
a better understanding of the built environment that they interact with daily, how different aspects of it work together
to create our urban experience, and leave prepared to participate in their communities more effectively.
Purpose:
Spark curiosity within the minds of youth in regards to community/urban planning and design. To get youth to
Think more critically about the built environment and empower them to become agents of change.
Bridge gaps- Bring together youth from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds for an enhanced
learning experience.
Re-think youth engagement- We believe that youth can change the world NOW if given the proper tools.
Early exposure- Possibilities are endless and we give youth more for options to consider for their future.
Mission:
To increase the number of diverse, community oriented, culturally and economically aware citizens and civic
professionals who advocate for themselves and others. And to make adults take youth voices more seriously.
Vision:
To be a national leader in enhancing the world of planning by engaging more youth voices in decision
making processes and also to diversify the faces of the planning industry.
Values:
Curiosity Diversity & Inclusion Resourcefulness
Methods:
Seminars | Field Trips | Project-based learning
Students meet twice a week for 4hrs. Each week, students will learn a different community planning concept
which they can easily relate to in their daily lives. The first day of VIBE is an intensive summit where students
learn about neighborhoods and participate in team building exercises. Following that, students meet every
Tuesday and Thursday for the remaining 8 weeks. Tuesday is seminar day. We invite a guest presenter who
works in a field related to the theme of the week to lead a discussion with students. Thursday is field trip day.
This is when students get to experience the concepts they read about and discussed in seminar in action. Field
trips include site tours, panel discussions, and interactive practice. Students have an opportunity to work on a
multimedia project which showcases different voices in the built environments of Cincinnati neighborhoods.
3. 3 | V I B E
Speaker and Presenter Descriptions
Seminar speaker/presenter
Please prepare a seminar presentation (PowerPoint is optional) covering your topic and include interactive discussion questions.
Your background and journey to today
What does a typical day look like?
What do your co-workers do?
Examples of how this work can have positive or
negative social implications
Favorite cases of when this work helped a
community(your work or another case)
Examples of everyday applications
An example of a “what would you do?” scenario
Field Trip Facilitator:
Field trips help us reinforce concepts we learn in weekly seminars. We’d love to visit your office or project site for a small tour!
Tell us about the
What your organization does
What your role is
Any significant past projects and current projects
you are working on and their impact on
communities and the city
Brief background information about yourself and
how you came to be interested in your current field.
Note: Some "field trips" may be a panel discussion.
Community Partner:
As a community partner, we only seek your official support of VIBE. We ask that you show your support of VIBE by doing one or
more of the following:
Your website, newsletters, word of mouth
Share our social media posts
o “Like” us on Facebook or
www.facebook.com/vibecincy
o Follow on Twitter @vibecincy
o Follow on Instagram @vibecincy
Allow VIBE to use your organization's name and/or
logo on our promotional materials
What Is Community? Intro to video project (June13)
Transportation and Employment (June 16, 18)
Public Health & Safety (June 23, 25)
Housing and Affordability (June 30, July 2)
Economic growth and development (July 14,16)
Urban Design and Art (July 7, 9)
Public, Private Partnerships (July 21, 23)
Law and media (July 28, 30)
Now what?: Getting involved after VIBE &
Education and career (alternative day TBD)
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Summer 2015 Schedule (Tentative)
Day 0: What is Community? Planning 101 Who is “They?”
(June 13):
Week 1: Transportation and Employment
(June 16, 18)
Week 2: Public safety and Health
(June 23, 25)
Week 3: Housing and Affordability
(June 30, Jul 2)
Week 4: Urban Design and Art
(Jul 7, 9)
Week 5: Urban Economics and Economic growth/development
(Jul 14, 16)
Week 6: Public/Private Partnerships
(Jul 21, 23)
Week 8: Law and Media
(Jul 28, 30)
Alternate Education and Career
Day
(TBD)
5. 5 | V I B E
Day 0
Who is “They?”: What is Community? Planning 101
Day 0 is an intensive full day. Students learn about the history of cities, Cincinnati neighborhoods overview of urban
planning, work on team building exercises, and begin work on their group multimedia project.
9:00 - 9:50 Breakfast
10:00 - 10:50 Icebreaker
11:00 - 11:50 History of Cities
12:00 - 12:50 Lunch
1:00 - 2:20 What is Community?
2:30 - 3:00 Diversity and Inclusion
3:10 - 4:00 Project overview and wrap-up:
Voices- video, art, dance, music, singing, storytelling,
photo voice
Example Week
Transportation and Employment
Thursday, June 18th
1:00-1:45 Check-in and centering practice
2:00-2:20 How was your day?
2:30- 3:00 Previous Session Recap
3:20-3:50 Seminar
4:00-5:00 Closing discussion and project time
Thursday, June 18th
2:00-2:20 Travel to field trip
2:30-5:00 Field Trip Session and/or panel discussion
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Voices In the Built Environment
Contact:
Jasmine C. Humphries, Lead Program Director vibecincy@gmail.com 513.263.0221
Alexandria M. Barnes, Associate Director
Robert T. Settles, Associate Director
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Student Application
Applications for VIBE Summer 2015 can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12a2wz7Q1mt4I9OD0SP561gXKjezG4jJdYmjlSgMwuxs/viewform?usp=send_form
Short URL: http://goo.gl/forms/ZxogC6uvWH
Applications close on
Saturday, June 6th
at 11:59pm
