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. […]
Norwich University and UP for Learning Host Inaugural Youth Leadership Summit
On Wednesday, April 17th, Norwich University’s leadership program and UP For Learning co-hosted the inaugural Leadership Summit “Empowerment Nexus: A Summit for Young Visionaries,” aimed at cultivating leadership skills among […]
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) […]
UP for Learning Attends and Presents at the World Transformative Education Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico
During the first week of April, UP for Learning Executive Director Lindsey Halman, Program Director Jackie Verley, and Youth Program Specialist Maisie Franke attended the Third World Conference on Transformative […]
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 […]
Retreat: Poultney High School Restorative Practices Team
Poultney High School will build on district-wide Restorative Practices work with UP. This year there will be four retreats focused on how to implement restorative practices in their school.
Retreat: Burlington School District Youth and Family Engagement Team
In this retreat, the YFET will focus on making recommendations to the BSD administrators in order to improve communications with parents and caregivers in the district.
Retreat: Edmunds Middle School Restorative Practices Team
In their third retreat, the Restorative Practices team from Edmunds Middle School will met with the Edmunds Principal to co-design the structure of the lunch period at the school next […]
Retreat: Brandywine Student Voice Advisory Retreat
The Student Voice Advisory at Brandywine School District will meet to build community and work on action planning for the year.
Retreat: Vergennes Union Elementary School Youth and Family Engagement Team
Youth and adults will engage in activities that explore topics such as community, belonging, values, leadership, anti-bias/anti-racism, community schools, and facilitation.