2024 – A Year in Review

UP for Learning has so much to celebrate! Our Youth Program Specialists (YPS) put together this list of 2024 highlights: 3000 hours of youth and adult partnership (YAP) 8 new […]
VCRD Vision for Youth Success Symposium

On Thursday, December 12th, UP for Learning co-hosted the Vision for Vermont Youth Success Action Symposium with the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to support action planning around the […]
Personal Power and Community Connections District-Wide in Lamoille North

By Ellie Neckers, Youth Program Specialist and Lamoille Union Class of 2025 On Friday, November 8th, a group of fifth and sixth-grade youth from five Lamoille North Supervisory Union elementary […]
Annual Meeting Recap – Watch the Recording!

UP’s Annual Meeting on November 13 was truly inspiring – a powerful community came together to champion youth as changemakers. If you missed any part of the event, you can […]
UP Youth Program Specialists On Channel 22

See two of UP’s Youth Program Specialists, Mea Ree Jan and Auishma Pradhan, on the Channel 22 Education Matters segment. They were invited to showcase projects that celebrate public education […]
Introducing the Youth Intern Program

By Liberty Belote, Program Associate This summer, UP for Learning launched our formalized Youth Intern Program (YIP) to incorporate even more youth voice and action into all aspects of our […]
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 […]
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 […]