Strengthening Restorative Practices at Williston Central School
The Williston Central School Youth and Adult Team met on February 8th for their fifth retreat. During the gathering, the team explored the difference between punitive and restorative approaches to […]
Summer Racial Justice Academy Youth Deliver Capstone Presentations to Burlington School District Leadership
On July 19th, the forty-four middle and high school youth who participated in this year’s Summer Racial Justice Academy delivered their capstone presentations to the Burlington School District board, administrators, […]
UP Youth Facilitators Run Workshop at Summer Racial Justice Academy in Burlington School District
“Where on the continuum of youth-adult partnership, from seed to tree, would you place your school’s culture?” This was one of the key questions explored by the youth and educators […]
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 […]
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 […]
Youth and Adults at Monument Mountain Find New Ways to Communicate and Work Together
UP for Learning has been working with Monument Mountain Regional School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on a three-year initiative to build and strengthen a culture of youth voice and youth/adult […]
UP’s GTY Coordinator, Sharon Koller, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
We are thrilled to share that UP for Learning’s own Sharon Koller was selected as a 2022 recipient of Prevention Works! VT’s Prevention Champion Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes […]
Hunt Middle School’s Restorative Practices Youth-Adult Team
The youth and adult team at Hunt Middle School have been engaged in incredible work as a team focused on restorative practices. At their most recent retreat, they began the […]
Cherokee Nation Pilots Getting to ‘Y’
With the support of the Cherokee Nation Public Health Department, students in Oklahoma’s Tahlequah High School are participating in UP for Learning’s Getting to ‘Y’ program. Seven members of the […]
Winooski School District Restorative Practices Team Researches Safety and Belonging
During the 2020-2021 school year, UP for Learning partnered with Spectrum Youth and Family Services and the Winooski School District to explore the foundation of restorative practices and understand how […]
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