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Brandywine School District (DE) Retreat

Brandywine School District

UP will meet with the facilitation team and both the middle and high school district-wide teams to continue the momentum for Student Voice Advisories in each school.

Youth-Adult Partnership Peer Learning Community

Zoom

UP for Learning's Youth-Adult Partnership Learning Community launched in September 2024 as a conversation about our shared effort to practice learning, teaching, and school leadership founded on equitable cross-generational relationships characterized by shared power, voice, and responsibility.  In addition to sharing our stories, strategies and resources, we will teach, learn, discuss, problem solve and plan together.  We […]

Methuen MA YPAR

Metheun, MA

Methuen (MA) School District will work with 5 schools on a Youth Participatory Action Research Project with a large youth-adult team. This is their fourth retreat.

2025 Transition & Career Planning Conference

Lake Morey Resort

UP presents at VSAC's annual conference where school, agency, career, and post-secondary colleagues come together to learn and share as we "discover the curiosity within to propel us forward with authenticity and intention".

BASSE Retreat

Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence (BASSE)

Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence (BASSE) in DE continues to develop its Student Voice Advisories.

MA DESE YPAR Showcase

Everett, MA

UP and our Methuen partners will show how our YPAR work has evolved.

VTRAC Lunch and Learn

Zoom

Join us (with your lunch, if you’d like) for our final session of the academic year!  Our goals for the meeting are to: Connect with colleagues Engage in Personal Storytelling as Restorative Practice + Pathway Share Updates and Resources from the field Click here to see the agenda for May and agendas from the previous sessions.

Retreat: LNSU Equity Design Team

Lamoille North Supervisory Union

LNSU Equity Design Team is in its second year. This final retreat will continue with visioning towards a powerful school year centering equity work in their community.

P2C2 Retreat

Vergennes Union Elementary School

UP for Learning will plan and facilitate 4 half day training sessions and 4 hour-long in-school meetings to engage a team of 15-20 4th and 5th grade students and 2-3 adults in exploring topics such as community, belonging, values, leadership, restorative practices and facilitation as they align with identified school and district priorities.

YPAR: Eagle Bay Academy

Burlington, VT

UP and Eagle will co-create retreats to accomplosh these goals: Lead a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project that centers student voice and experience at Eagle Bay Academy Gather and analyze data on student experiences during the program’s first year Identify key strengths and areas for growth within the Eagle Bay Academy model Share findings […]