Youth Action Council
The Youth Action Council is an opportunity for youth leaders to develop their own power and empower others to effect change. UP’s YAC also advises UP for Learning and co-creates […]
A Conversation Among Inspiring Leaders
On the morning of Wednesday, January 18th, newly sworn-in US Representative Becca Balint visited Winooski to meet with students and take a tour of the city’s renovated school. UP for […]
Empowering and Elevating Student Voice in Delaware!
Youth and adults from Delaware’s Brandywine School District are collaborating to elevate and empower student voices. Brandywine High School, Mount Pleasant High School, and Concord High School youth have met […]
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 […]
Monument Mountain Regional High School’s Core Planning Team August Retreat
On August 22nd and 23rd, 25 students and 12 staff members of the Monument Mountain Regional High School (Great Barrington, MA) community began their work for the year as the Core […]
Winooski School District’s Antiracism Steering Committee Reflects & Celebrates Successes for 2021-2022
The Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC) came together during one of the last weeks of the school year to share and celebrate the many accomplishments of the Action Teams tasked […]
Newfound Regional High School Students Testify about the Importance of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Seven students involved in UP for Learning’s Getting to “Y” (GTY) program at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol, NH recorded testimony about their work examining the results of their […]
LNSU Equity Core Planning Team Holds Final Meeting of the School Year
“We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere.” This line, from author and activist Micky ScottBey Jones’ poem “An Invitation to […]
Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability Celebration for 2021-2022 Teams
What a fun, moving, and inspiring morning! Youth and adult teams from around Vermont, the country, and the world met virtually on Friday, May 13th to share stories of all […]
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 […]
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