UP’s Annual Appeal

Thank you for being part of the UP for Learning team. Your support has been essential to fueling our vision of a world where every young person knows they matter […]
Watch UP’s new video!

UP for Learning proudly shares a new 3-minute video that introduces youth-adult partnership and the transformational work we can do together. Thank you to the UP faculty and youth and […]
Youth Facilitators Learn Together

All of UP for Learning’s work depends on creating authentic partnerships between youth and adults. Adults bring a wealth of professional expertise to school redesign efforts, a systems-level perspective, and […]
Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability Kicks Off for 2022-2023

How exciting to finally be back at beautiful Shelburne Farms for our Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability (CPS) Kick-Off this year! CPS is an inspiring year-long program for youth and adults […]
Getting to ‘Y’ in Franklin/Chittenden Counties

Interesting. Surprising. Inspiring. Weird. Good. Cool. Educational. Reality Check. Creative. Team building. Amazing. Re-energizing. An Experience. Social. Eye-opening. Different. Reflective. Eventful. Empowering. These were the words used by youth and […]
Greater Rutland County Schools – Back Together!

On Tuesday, September 27th, middle and high school youth and adult teams from Proctor HS, Poultney HS, Rutland Town School and West Rutland School came together to kick off another […]
Youth Voice Advisory Council: Year Two

Youth and adults participating in the second year of Milton High School’s Youth Voice Advisory Council held their kick-off meeting in the school’s library on September 20th! The group first […]
Today’s Power: How Much We Give and the Implications on Our Rights

First Racial Justice Dialogue of the Year High school youth facilitators from Harwood High School in Vermont and Piney Woods School in Mississippi kicked off year three of their Racial […]
UP Team Travels to Delaware

As the school year started in earnest, UP Faculty Ana Lindert-Boyes, Maisie Franke, and Lindsey Halman traveled to Wilmington, DE, to begin year two of UP’s work with the Brandywine […]
Climate and Community at Concord School

Concord School sixth graders spent a day at the Lyndon Outing Club engaging with UP for Learning and other community partners in community building activities. This opportunity arose from work […]