Student Voice Advisory Training

UP will return to Brandywine School District for another year. This event will bring together for the first time representatives from the district’s elementary schools to learn about and plan […]
Student Voice Advisory Training

UP will return to Brandywine School District for another year. This event will bring together middle and high schools to plan for the year ahead.
Facilitator Retreat

UP will return to Brandywine School District for another year. This event will be training for new and returning youth facilitators who will work with elementary, middle, and high schools […]
Meet one of UP’s New Youth Interns

Sophia M., a 9th grader from Bennington, Vermont, first got involved with UP through her middle school’s Getting to ‘Y’ (GTY) team. This year, she deepened her involvement by co-facilitating […]
UP and the AOE Listen and Learn

This fall, the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) held school and community Listen and Learn Tour events to invite the public into discussions informing how the Agency can work to […]
Elevating Youth Voice in Conversations About School Safety at the Governor’s School Safety Conference

By Jacoby Soter, UP Youth Program Specialist The Vermont Governor’s School Safety Conference convened for its annual fall conference on Monday, September 30th, and UP for Learning was there […]
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 […]
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, […]
Winooski Antiracism Steering Committee: Year-End Summary 2023-2024

Now in their fourth year, the Winooski Anti-Racism Steering Committee (ARSC) continued their work to realize their demands, while strengthening the group’s identity, building facilitation and leadership skills, and exploring […]
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 […]