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Get a Look at Getting to ‘Y’!

Get a Look at Getting to ‘Y’! By Liberty Belote, GTY Program Coordinator Youth across Vermont and New Hampshire have been coming together to explore data, connect with one another, […]

UP’s Central Vermont Region-Wide Impact

This year in Central Vermont, UP for Learning is partnering with schools and districts to use the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) process to uncover what students and communities truly […]

Applying Values to Aspirations in the NEK

By Erubey Lopez, Program Associate On October 3rd, a group of 110 8th graders from six Vermont schools gathered at VSU Lyndon for a day of connection, personal identity exploration, […]

Methuen Public School Kicks Off Year Two!

UP welcomed back five school teams from across Methuen (MA) Public Schools for year two of their Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) funded Youth Participatory Action […]

Restorative Practices in the Rocky Mountains

The UP staff traveled from the Green Mountains to the Rocky Mountains to work with our first Colorado-based team at Mapleton Early Career Prep (MEC) in Thornton, CO. We spent […]

Amplifying Youth Voice at U-32

On September 3rd, U-32 Student Council representatives from grades 7–12 gathered with their advisors for a daylong retreat to launch the year’s work. Supported by UP for Learning, the team […]

Monument Mountain: A Seven-Year Retrospective

How does authentic youth-adult partnership transform education? At UP, we believe every school and district that partners with us can experience the power of our process for change. Monument Mountain […]