Co-creation for policy: challenge-based learning and outdoor education as tools to connect people and places

This course explores the process of community engagement and building when implementing public policy in the world of education. We will discuss how the education sector has a fundamental role in achieving territorial awareness and participatory citizenship. To this end, we will also focus on how educational policies can nurture a sense of belonging between citizens and the territory they live in. Lastly, through the case-study of one of Italy's greatest, most recent youth engagement policies, students will learn how the Co-Creation methodology can be applied to encourage and perpetuate social change and - ultimately - development.

By the end of the course, students will know how to:
· analyze and understand the engagement of the education sector in public policy-making and its implications
· identify the stakeholders and target population involved in educational public policies
· imagine, design and structure an implementation strategy that leads to the most efficient outcome of a public policy in terms of territorial valorization, community engagement and legacy