{"id":51342,"date":"2015-04-11T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=51342"},"modified":"2015-04-10T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T21:46:33","slug":"live-stream-city-laboratory-tedxymcaacademy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2015\/04\/11\/live-stream-city-laboratory-tedxymcaacademy\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE STREAM: &#8220;The City as Laboratory&#8221; &#8212; TEDxYMCAAcademy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/accounts\/50006\/events\/3952109\/player?width=640&#038;height=360&#038;autoPlay=true&#038;mute=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a live stream of the TEDxYMCAAcademy event, &#8220;<strong>The City as Laboratory<\/strong>.&#8221;<br \/>\nIt runs from 12pm until 2pm on Saturday, April 11, 2015.<br \/>\nFor speaker bios and more details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxymcaacademy.com\/\">tedxymcaacademy.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We live in a rapidly urbanizing world. When today\u2019s high school students complete their education, an overwhelming majority of them will live their adult lives in cities \u2014 and in fact, most Canadian high school students live in urban centres already.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding how cities work, and how you can change them for the better, is a key skill for learners of all ages \u2014 and there\u2019s no better or more authentic source for this knowledge than our urban environments themselves.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s TEDxYMCAAcademy event, The City as Laboratory, features talks by change agents whose projects and ideas are purpose-built to spark innovation and foster engagement in Canada\u2019s urban landscape. Speakers at this event will explore a range of essential questions, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What can the gloriously messy, electrifyingly experimental nature of a modern city offer educators seeking experiential learning opportunities?<\/li>\n<li>How can engaging with the people and places in your local neighbourhood foster new a new understanding of a city\u2019s vitality?<\/li>\n<li>Why is it so important to teach young people about urbanism \u2014 and what\u2019s the best way to go about it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The City as Laboratory is hosted by The YMCA Academy, a high school in central Toronto serving students with learning differences. Media partner: <em>Spacing<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a live stream of the TEDxYMCAAcademy event, &#8220;The City as Laboratory.&#8221; It runs from 12pm until 2pm on Saturday, April 11, 2015. For speaker bios and more details, visit tedxymcaacademy.com. We live in a rapidly urbanizing world. 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