Date/Time
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT
Location
Bank Street College of Education
Location:
Hybrid | Room 612/613 and Virtual via Zoom
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112th Street
Room 612/613
New York, NY 10025
See below re: Zoom link
Event Title:
Lunchtime Learning Series | Mapping for Civic Engagement: How Mapping Inquiry Can Energize Participation, Build Empathy, and Support Spatial Justice with Abby Kerlin
Description:
This talk explores how geographic thinking serves as a foundation for civic engagement from early childhood onward. When a third-grader makes a mental map of the corners of her playground she instinctively avoids, she’s engaging in the same essential practice of spatial problem-solving that citizens use to understand belonging, access, and opportunity in their communities. We’ll examine how K-8 teachers can build on children’s embodied geographic observations to develop the spatial literacy necessary for questioning and reimagining the landscapes of power that shape civic life.
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Gio Capone
gcapone@bankstreet.edu
RSVP:
No RSVP needed. Please email Gio at gcapone@bankstreet.edu for the Zoom link