Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability Teams Gather to Share Action Projects and Reflect on the Year
This year’s Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability (CPS) teams met virtually on May 15th to share the work they completed this year, as well as to reflect on all that they […]
Notes from the Field: Delaware Black Student Unions’ Youth Participatory Action Research Projects
UP’s Program Director Katie Ingraham and Youth Program Specialists Lola Fanning, Isis Bandele-Asante and Kiera Bourne-Bey have been facilitating a group of high school students from Black Student Unions across […]
Youth Reflections: Lamoille North Supervisory Union Equity Design Team
While reflecting on my first year of being a part of the LNSU Equity Design Team, I feel very proud of the accomplishments the team has completed. After sending out […]
Notes from the Field: Addison Northwest School District Middle School Student Panel and Family Dialogue Nights
UP Program Directors Jesse Brooks and Pat LaClair have been working with Addison Northwest School District to design events that will help elementary school students from Ferrisburgh Central School (FCS) […]
First Branch Unified Community Takes Part in Redesign of School District Identity
First Branch is a recently unified school district inside of White River Supervisory Union that has a campus in Chelsea serving the middle school and pre-K students and a campus […]
Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee Meets with Members of the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission
On Monday, March 18th, members of Winooski School’s Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC) met with Mia Schultz and Melody Mackin, members of the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission (VTRC). One of […]
Burlington Youth and Family Engagement Team Focuses on Communication and Safety
What improvements can be made to the Burlington School District (BSD) systems to communicate with parents and caregivers? How can the district address violence and peer-to-peer conflict in schools? These […]
Personal Power and Community Connections: Greater Rutland Central Supervisory Union
Four schools in Greater Rutland Central Supervisory Union: Proctor Elementary School, West Rutland School, Middletown Springs Elementary School, and Wells Village Elementary School are participants in UP’s Personal Power & […]
Milton High School Youth Leaders Take Part in the Launch of Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
What do you do when a friend shows signs that they are struggling with their mental health? This question, and many more, were explored by Milton High School youth leaders […]
Notes from the Field: Brandywine Middle Schools Student Voice Advisory
On February 6th, UP Executive Director Lindsey Halman and Program Director Katie Ingraham facilitated a retreat for three middle schools in Delaware’s Brandywine School District. Communications Director Christie Beveridge sat […]