Actively involving children and young people in the design of their schools and neighbourhoods.
Empowerment & Participation.
When children have opportunities to take part in the design of their outdoor spaces, they feel valued, and develop a sense of belonging, manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga for their local environments.
Place Cadets Trust (formerly Gather Foundation) offers curriculum-aligned, co-design programmes, focused on creating outdoor structures and environments at no cost to schools. We work alongside tamariki aged 5-12.
Collaborative Design & Education Expertise.
Place Cadets Trust is led by registered landscape architects and skilled co-design and education experts. Five Place Cadets programmes with primary school children have been delivered successfully by Trust members within Ōtautahi.
Community Participation
We involve local volunteers and help generate community support to bring projects to life, as envisioned by the children and young people we work alongside. Through fundraising, local sponsorship, community partnerships and volunteer skills, we deliver projects at no cost to schools in need.
Place Cadets Trust is a registered charitable trust with Charities Services New Zealand (No. CC57730).
“My daughter tells all her friends that she designed it, and other children from the neighbourhood are now using the Imaginarium. It’s more popular than the local playground.”
— Parent, Place Cadets at Phillipstown Hub.
