Street Challenge started as a field trip to a downtown business district to show students how businesses co-exist in the ecosystem of a commercial neighbourhood. The project expanded into a  field research project, where students co-created neighbourhood business inventories, interviewed consumers and business owners, analyzed community needs, identified and evaluated opportunities, and prepared recommendations designed to add value to those communities. Student who participated in the field research project found the experiential learning extremely valuable, and we endeavoured to include pre and post-event reflective activities. These activities allowed us to track how student identity changed through the experience and allowed us to scaffold student learning experiences.
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We are currently looking to recruit and support faculty partners to implement the Street Challenge across different disciplines, and to assess and publish those results with them. Click here to get involved.