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Brandywine School District:

Elevating and Empowering Youth Voices

Brandywine School District in Delaware is focused on elevating and empowering student voices across three high schools. This project is in its third year in partnership with UP for Learning. A dynamic group of youth facilitators lead Student Voice Advisories at Mount Pleasant High School, Brandywine High School, and Concord High School.

The goals of the Student Voice Advisories are: to foster a cycle of individual and collective continuous feedback from students and caregivers to positively influence educational and equity outcomes, engage in consistent authentic partnerships with students, honor and value student voice, agency, and action to fully engage in shared leadership and levels of decision-making, and ensure student representation exists in relevant spaces with intentionality, demonstrating access for young people to directly and indirectly inform and impact policies and practices.

Read The Full Article Here

BFA St. Albans Student Voice Committee: "I will create a space..."

By the close of the ‘22-’23 school year, the BFA St. Albans Student Voice Committee (SVC) had fulfilled their mission “to establish a process to sustain student voice in decision-making for Maple Run Unified School District (MRUSD) by making ourselves known to the community and creating a sustainable process for recruitment.”

UP Youth Facilitator Ava Ferris Reflects on"Intersectionality"

During Up For Learning’s most recent Racial Justice Dialogue, participants discussed the topic of “intersectionality.” Intersectionality provides a base for understanding how various components of a person's identity and social positions intersect and interact, influencing their experiences and opportunities in society. It is a valuable tool for understanding the complexities of systemic privilege, oppression, and discrimination. Identities are the little pieces that make up who we are, and include race, religion, gender, nationality, ability, background and more.

Read Ava's Article Here!

Webinar: Using Restorative Practices to Build Positive School Culture and Climate

Join UP for a FREE Virtual Event:

Using Restorative Practices to Build Positive School Culture and Climate

November 15th

3-4 pm

Restorative Practices employ a strengths-based approach to form stronger relationships and realize greater equity in health and education. When implemented holistically, they help develop a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and valued, and relationships become the cornerstone of the community. Restorative practices work by putting the emphasis on relationships, collaborative problem solving, and collective responsibility.

This webinar will introduce you to:

Best practices for implementation of RP in schools
The asynchronous learning module(s) available for free to all schools
Valuable resources for learning more about RP in schools

Watch this Video of RP in Action

Find More Restorative Practices Resources

Additional Opportunities for Youth and Adults

Innovative Schools Learning Excursions, Spring 2024

NGLC and the Barr Foundation invite applications from New England-based teams interested in redesigning the high school experience for two Innovative Schools Learning Excursions this spring—Manchester High School (CT), March 26-28, and Vermont districts in the Burlington & Montpelier area, April 9-12. Gather a team of students, parents, community partners, and educators to see innovative learning in action and work together on promising ideas for your high school! Mini-grants are provided.

Apply by Monday, November 27th for priority selection.

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