Youth and Adults at Monument Mountain Find New Ways to Communicate and Work Together

UP for Learning has been working with Monument Mountain Regional School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on a three-year initiative to build and strengthen a culture of youth voice and youth/adult […]
Student Leadership at Central Vermont Career Center

Youth and adults at the Central Vermont Career Center (CVCC) have been working together to build a more connected community, as well as to bring more student voice to decision making and […]
UP’s GTY Coordinator, Sharon Koller, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

We are thrilled to share that UP for Learning’s own Sharon Koller was selected as a 2022 recipient of Prevention Works! VT’s Prevention Champion Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes […]
Hunt Middle School’s Restorative Practices Youth-Adult Team

The youth and adult team at Hunt Middle School have been engaged in incredible work as a team focused on restorative practices. At their most recent retreat, they began the […]
Cherokee Nation Pilots Getting to ‘Y’

With the support of the Cherokee Nation Public Health Department, students in Oklahoma’s Tahlequah High School are participating in UP for Learning’s Getting to ‘Y’ program. Seven members of the […]
Milton Getting to “Y” (GTY) Team Supports Advisories in Creating Chains of Care

Since taking part the Getting to “Y” program last year, youth in the Student Council at Milton High School have been focused on suicide prevention initiatives. When they analyzed the […]
Milton High School Youth-Adult Team Reviews Draft of School Equity Policy

Youth and adults on the Milton High School Equity Team took part in the crafting of the school’s new equity policy. Director of Equity and Student Support Systems Wilmer Chavarria […]
Getting to ‘Y’ in the Granite State!

Student teams from Plymouth and Newfound High Schools gathered this past week at the Common Man Inn and Spa in Plymouth, New Hampshire in order to take part in Getting […]
Winooski School District Restorative Practices Team Researches Safety and Belonging

During the 2020-2021 school year, UP for Learning partnered with Spectrum Youth and Family Services and the Winooski School District to explore the foundation of restorative practices and understand how […]
Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability: UP’s Youth Facilitators Share Their Experience

Four UP for Learning Youth Facilitators shared stories from the Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability program during this past school year, when their partnerships took place in fully virtual settings. In […]