Developing the ADULT in youth-adult partnership

The integrity of authentic partnerships between youth and adults is tied to mutual respect, equity in an on-going exchange of ideas and input, and shared responsibility. All of UP for […]
UP’s Annual Appeal

Thank you for being part of the UP for Learning team. Your support has been essential to fueling our vision of a world where every young person knows they matter […]
Watch UP’s new video!

UP for Learning proudly shares a new 3-minute video that introduces youth-adult partnership and the transformational work we can do together. Thank you to the UP faculty and youth and […]
Youth Facilitators Learn Together

All of UP for Learning’s work depends on creating authentic partnerships between youth and adults. Adults bring a wealth of professional expertise to school redesign efforts, a systems-level perspective, and […]
Greater Rutland County Schools – Back Together!

On Tuesday, September 27th, middle and high school youth and adult teams from Proctor HS, Poultney HS, Rutland Town School and West Rutland School came together to kick off another […]
UP Team Travels to Delaware

As the school year started in earnest, UP Faculty Ana Lindert-Boyes, Maisie Franke, and Lindsey Halman traveled to Wilmington, DE, to begin year two of UP’s work with the Brandywine […]
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 […]
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 […]