Monument Mountain Regional High School’s Core Planning Team August Retreat
On August 22nd and 23rd, 25 students and 12 staff members of the Monument Mountain Regional High School (Great Barrington, MA) community began their work for the year as the Core […]
Summer Racial Justice Academy Youth Deliver Capstone Presentations to Burlington School District Leadership
On July 19th, the forty-four middle and high school youth who participated in this year’s Summer Racial Justice Academy delivered their capstone presentations to the Burlington School District board, administrators, […]
UP Youth Facilitators Run Workshop at Summer Racial Justice Academy in Burlington School District
“Where on the continuum of youth-adult partnership, from seed to tree, would you place your school’s culture?” This was one of the key questions explored by the youth and educators […]
Winooski School District’s Antiracism Steering Committee Reflects & Celebrates Successes for 2021-2022
The Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC) came together during one of the last weeks of the school year to share and celebrate the many accomplishments of the Action Teams tasked […]
Newfound Regional High School Students Testify about the Importance of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Seven students involved in UP for Learning’s Getting to “Y” (GTY) program at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol, NH recorded testimony about their work examining the results of their […]
LNSU Equity Core Planning Team Holds Final Meeting of the School Year
“We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere.” This line, from author and activist Micky ScottBey Jones’ poem “An Invitation to […]
Main Street Middle School’s PEDaL Team Examines Learning Environment Survey Results
On May 20th, the Personal Education Development and Leadership (PEDaL) team at Montpelier’s Main Street Middle School took part in a retreat at the UP for Learning office. The focus […]
UP Youth Facilitators Facilitate Workshop for the Burlington High School Racial Justice Leadership Y.E.S. Class
UP Youth Facilitators Ana Lindert-Boyes, Adam Porterfield, Damien Garcia, and Maisie Franke delivered a workshop for the students taking part in the Racial Justice Academy Leadership class, part of Burlington […]
Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability Celebration for 2021-2022 Teams
What a fun, moving, and inspiring morning! Youth and adult teams from around Vermont, the country, and the world met virtually on Friday, May 13th to share stories of all […]
Vergennes Union Middle School Youth Create Powerful Video to Support Mental Health
The Vergennes Union Middle School Student Response Team (SRT) created a powerful and informative video featuring interviews with youth and adults discussing mental health in the context of the COVID-19 […]
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