Building a Culture of Kindness at Hunt Middle School, Burlington School District
Members of the Hunt Middle School Youth Participatory Action (YPAR) Team gave a powerful presentation to the entire school community on Friday, May 5th. The presentation focused on how to […]
Monument Mountain: “From a Club to a Culture”
Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts began their work as an UP for Learning Youth and Adults Transforming Schools Together (YATST) team five years ago. A group […]
Ava Ferris Reflects on the Power of Youth/Adult Partnership
Youth/Adult partnership has made me feel valued, respected, and heard both as a student, and as a person. It has given me an opportunity to practice life skills, like how […]
Learning More About Restorative Practices
One of the many things I value about working at UP for Learning is that, as a staff, we practice the same things we work on with our partners. We […]
Watch the Video of LSUU’s Excursion to Mission Vista High School!
You can check out the video of LSUU’s Learning Excursion to Oceanside, CA here!
Notes from the Field: “Personal Power and Community Connections”
Each year students in elementary schools across Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) take a school climate survey. The survey asks students to rate statements such as “I feel safe at […]
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 […]
Developing the YOUTH in Youth-Adult Partnership
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 […]