Exploring Our Why
As our partners in education prepare to get back to school, UP also gears up for a busy year of facilitating and coaching teams through addressing their school community’s most […]
UP for Learning Supports Burlington School District’s Summer Racial Justice Academy
During July, UP for Learning Program Directors Katie Ingraham, Susannah White, and Christie Beveridge supported middle and high school youth in the Burlington School District taking part in the Summer […]
Resilience in Our Schools, Communities, and Ourselves
During a recent professional development activity, the UP for Learning team listened to an episode of writer Nora McInerny’s podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Her guest was Soraya Chemaly, author […]
UP for Learning Facilitates School Safety Dialogues for Vermont Youth
In recent weeks, UP for Learning Program Directors and Youth Program Specialists have facilitated a series of dialogues on School Safety for Vermont’s middle and high school students. So far, […]
LNSU Equity Design Team Facilitates Social Justice “Block Party” at Lamoille Union Middle School
By Drew Theoni, Youth Member of the LNSU Equity Design Team On Thursday, June 6th, the Lamoille North Supervisory Union (LNSU) Equity Design Team spent the day at Lamoille Union […]
Colchester Middle School Team Reflects on Their Year and Vision for the Future
Colchester Middle School’s Rainbow and I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action) Clubs met at Champlain College on Friday, May 31st for their final retreat of the year. The gathering was […]
Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee Concludes Amazing Year of Action
On Monday, June 3rd, the Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee (ARSC) held their final meeting of the year! The team took time to reflect on their many successes, as well as […]
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 […]
UP for Learning Partners with Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) During Vermont Learning Excursion
From Tuesday, April 9th through Friday, April 12th, youth and adult teams from ten New England schools visited Vermont as part of the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) Learning Excursion. […]