Apply NOW for summer 2012!

Take the city by bike, bus, and streetcar. Learn how to design a neighborhood.

Get your hands muddy in the morning and shake hands with the city’s leaders in the afternoon.

Take action to promote equal access to resources and opportunities to build strong communities.

Add something to your resume or college application that makes you STAND OUT!

PLACE stands for Planning and Leadership Across City Environments. Our unique program, run by Catlin Gabel School in partnership with the greater Portland community, focuses on how we relate to our urban environment through smart planning and effective leadership.

PLACE is for high school students and recent high school graduates from around the region. During this dynamic, interdisciplinary, and experiential program, you will learn from the city’s best minds as they grapple with decisions that shape Portland’s future.

During PLACE you and a talented group of students will meet with sustainability experts, urban designers, social equity advocates and city leaders and work on planning projects. Here’s something we did last year after learning how Portland works, from the people doing the work: we teamed with community members and Portland State University professors to plan a new local high school that would serve as the center of a walkable community. Our work was presented to the public as well as city leaders and has since inspired local high school classes while shedding light on new ways to connect schools with their neighbors.

Program Information

Dates: June 25 - July 18, 2012
Times: M-F, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $850. No one will be turned away because of inability to pay.
Aid: Scholarships available!
Eligibility: Any high school sophomore, junior, senior, or recent high school graduate.
Credits: .5 history credits or community service hours.

Planning and Leadership Across City Environments
place@catlin.edu

Apply by March 31 to secure your spot!

PLACE Application 2012

Program

PLACE gives you the opportunity to learn about how government, nonprofits, and the public operate to shape our communities while building writing, research, and leadership skills.

You will use Portland as a living laboratory to learn how you can be a leader for positive change in your community and beyond. This will help you stand out in a job interview or on a college application while giving the skills and confidence to be an engaged citizen.

The curriculum combines an experiential introduction to urban studies with the application of leadership techniques to projects that benefits the Portland region. This combination gives you hands-on experiences while creating a fun environment to learn: civics • sustainability • leadership tools • economics • statistics • writing • sociology • urban planning and design concepts • qualitative research and analysis • environmental studies.

Click on these links to see student projects, testimonials, community partners, the curriculum, the urban studies blog or more about PLACE.

PLACE Informational Video: Student-filmed and edited

It's easy to apply. Here's how:

• Complete the online application form. 
• Have one teacher and one personal reference complete the recommendation form.
• If you are interested in a need-based scholarship, please include a 100-word narrative describing your situation.
• Obtain proof of your current GPA.
• If you are interested in receiving the .5 history credits or community service hours upon program completion, please discuss this with your school before applying. 
• Email or send all items to George Zaninovich, program director: place@catlin.edu

   

  George Zaninovich

  PLACE at Catlin Gabel School

  8825 SW Barnes Road

  Portland OR 97225

PLACE Application 2012

PLACE Financial Aid Application 2012