LearningCITY Lab

800, 3 St SE, 3rd Floor, Calgary, AB, T2G 0E7

The LearningCITY Collective is an independent, member-founded, and funded organization committed to transforming Calgary into the city that never stops learning.

Photo Credit: Calgary Public Library

What is LearningCITY Lab?


First proposed as part of Calgary’s Economic Plan in 2018

We host our new LearningCITY Lab in a 6500-square-foot private studio on the third floor of the Central Public Library.

The Lab is the hub for learning system collaboration, ranging from a co-working space to an event venue to hosting up to 200 people.

Photo Credit: CMLC

What is The LearningCITY Incubator?

Room for experimentation

  1. Supporting innovation: The incubator provides resources and mentorship to help individuals and organizations develop new approaches to learning that can be integrated into the city's infrastructure.

  2. Collaboration: It fosters connections between different stakeholders in the city, such as educators, businesses, community groups, and government agencies, to work together on learning initiatives.

  3. Experimentation: The incubator creates a safe space for trying out new ideas and learning from failures.

  4. Knowledge sharing: It serves as a platform for sharing best practices and successful learning models from other cities.

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LearningCITY Lab Pilot Program

BY THE NUMBERS

9-months

The length of the pilot from August 2023 to April 2024

$1,000,000

The value of community financial and in-kind donations to support the pilot.

70

The number of LearningCITY Lab Community members

15,200 Sq. ft

The size of the pilot Lab in Bow Valley Square

530

The total number of classes taught in the lab over nine months

1000

The number of Mount Royal University and InceptionU seats hosted in the Lab

41

The number of LearningCITY Lab events.

700

The number of surveys completed as part of the community-embedded learning study evaluating the impact of the Lab.

16,000

The minimum number of incremental trips driven downtown by the Lab

3800

The number of guests attending 41 LearningCITY Lab events