U-32 Student Council Starts Their Work
By Susannah White On September 10th, the U-32 Student Council gathered for a powerful first retreat to kick off their school year with clear and ambitious goals: to strengthen team […]
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 […]
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. […]
Milton High School Youth Leaders Take Part in the Launch of Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
What do you do when a friend shows signs that they are struggling with their mental health? This question, and many more, were explored by Milton High School youth leaders […]
Leadership, Empowerment, and Games Enhance Cabot’s After-School Program!
Cabot School’s youth facilitators kicked off their year this week, joining UP staff Max, Katie, and Pat for a morning retreat on Tuesday, September 12th. The team works to support […]
Creating a Positive Learning Environment at Twin Valley Middle High School
The Youth-Adult Partnership Team at Twin Valley Middle/High School, located in Whitingham, VT, came together on Thursday, September 14th to start this year with aspirations to build connections across the […]
Lamoille South’s Portrait of a Graduate Team Goes on a Learning Excursion to Mission Vista High School in Oceanside, CA
Several Lamoille South Unified Union Portrait of a Graduate team members embarked on a learning excursion with Next Generation Learning Challenges this past week to visit and learn from Mission […]
Youth Action Council
The Youth Action Council is an opportunity for youth leaders to develop their own power and empower others to effect change. UP’s YAC also advises UP for Learning and co-creates […]
Otter Valley Union Middle and High School
I was moved by the care and vulnerability that youth and adult members of the Otter Valley team put out for each other in our first work session. I have […]
Introducing UP’s Youth Action Council!
On October 16, UP hosted its first youth onboarding retreat with a goal of building connections between and among youth facilitators and adult staff members, practicing facilitation tools, and empowering […]