Become Member

Calgary’s learning system today encompasses over 3000 organizations delivering over 30,000 programs and 3.5M learning experiences. In addition, Calgary is home to 58,000 for-profit and non-profit organizations employing hundreds of thousands of Calgarians. However, this current system is highly fragmented, and it lacks a shared purpose and the underlying mechanisms to optimize its outcomes.

The LearningCITY Collective is piloting the LearningCITY Lab as a first step toward removing barriers and increasing opportunities for collaboration across the system. The LearningCITY Lab is designed to explore approaches to increasing collaboration between learners, educators, and employers. By focusing on three goals: harmonize, collaborate, and innovate, the lab will complement and augment Calgary's learning system.

The LearningCITY Lab is 15,000 square feet in the city’s busiest building - Bow Valley Square. Bow Valley Square has 190 businesses across every sector, from technology to energy to professional services. The pilot phase of the lab will be open from June 2023 to April 2024. The lab is designed as a highly flexible space for teaching, networking, and events:

Three classrooms ((seating from 22-35)
Ten boardrooms and meeting rooms
Flex space to maximize collaboration
Flexible event space, including 125 seats in a theatre-style configuration
LED screens in all rooms

The LearningCITY Lab aims to create immersive learning experiences by removing the physical barriers between learners and employers. To do so, the LearningCITY Lab is pursuing members across the for-profit, not-for-profit, and public sector committed to bringing shared value to the lab. This means we want employers working and activating programming at the lab with educators and learners.

Membership Categories

We are seeking both employers and educators who are committed to breaking down learning system silos by activating the space in a manner that will accelerate the development of learners. There is NO COST for the core LearningCITY Lab membership.

Employer Membership

Employer members range from start-ups to giant corporations. Employer members may be for-profit, non-profit, or public organizations but share a common commitment to support faculty and learners through laddered experiential learning. Benefits to employer members include:

Central co-working space.
Opportunities to collaborate with learners.
Opportunities to collaborate with faculty.
Opportunities to host professional development events.

If you are an employer and would like to apply to join the LearningCITY Lab, click the button below:

Employer application

Educator Membership

Educator members include educators from across the learning ecosystem, including certified and non-certified learning opportunities. Educators may include both organizations and individuals.

Classrooms located in Calgary’s busiest office complex.
Classrooms for up to 35 learners.
Ten meeting or breakout rooms.
Highly configurable teaching space.
Teaching space is collocated with 50+ employers.
Up to 100,000 professionals located within a 15 minute walk of the lab.

If you are an educator and would like to apply to join the Open Learning Lab, click the button below:

EDUCATOR APPLICATION

Once you’ve completed the application, the LearningCITY Lab team will contact you to schedule a short discovery meeting to explore opportunities for collaboration.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Aidan Cooper, Community Coordinator

Email: coordinator@learningcity.ca

Phone: 403-990-8304

Become A Lab Partner

The LearningCITY Lab was only made possible through the generous support of our community partners: Oxford Properties, the City of Calgary, and the Calgary Downtown Association. To allow us to expand our experiential learning programming, we have additional partnership opportunities available for organizations wishing to play an active role in the LearningCITY Lab, build brand awareness among students and community partners, and receive exclusive lab benefits. Each partnership opportunity can be customized to deliver on your unique needs. Click HERE to learn how to become a LearningCITY Lab partner.

Become a Partner