YPAR@EMS
A University of Vermont and Edmunds Middle School Collaborative Effort
Embedded Files
YPAR@EMS 2.0.mp4Youth Participatory Action Research, or YPAR, is an innovative approach to positive youth and community development in which young people are trained to conduct systematic research to improve their lives, their communities, and the institutions intended to serve them. The YPAR team is a collaborative effort of the University of Vermont and Edmunds Middle School students and teachers. YPAR is a process of learning and action–research is done not just for the sake of it but to inform solutions to problems that young people themselves care about. At Edmunds Middle School, YPAR is used by students who want to make a difference in our school community. We are committed to redressing the marginalization experienced by students in our school community due to racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, ableism, and other forms of oppression.
Liberation Work
Hired Outright Vermont to Center Queer Voice in all Curriculum
EMS_YPAR_Proposal.movSchool Board Proposal
Gender Liberation Event.mp4Gender Liberation Event
Final Dress Code (for now).docxDress Code Change
2SLGBTQIA+ Lesson 1.m4vQueer Liberation Education
2021 Impact Award from the American Educational Research Association
BLM Flag Raising .mp4Black Live Matter Flag Raising
Anti-Racist Teaching Tool.mp4Anti-Racist Teaching Tool: Teacher Self-reflection on the Interpersonal, Cultural, and Curricular aspects of their teaching
2024-2025 8th Grade Team
Zackary Arnold
Zackary Arnold
Maryan Awayle
Maryan Awayle
Savi Baker
Savi Baker
Orson Bush
Orson Bush
Margaret Deforge
Margaret Deforge
Sa Ja Ham
Sa Ja Ham
Batula Kassim
Batula Kassim
Kanchan Khadka
Kanchan Khadka
Esther Mickenberg
Esther Mickenberg
Isla Pearson
Isla Pearson
Cora Smith
Cora Smith
Hema Thapa
Hema Thapa
Phoebe Barron
Phoebe Barron
Bernadette Caldwell
Bernadette Caldwell
Mirabelle Esposito Davis
Mirabelle Esposito Davis
Jacob Goltzman
Jacob Goltzman
Kezia Grannis
Kezia Grannis
Devorah Martin
Devorah Martin
2024-2025 7th Grade Team
Naima Abdirahman
Naima Abdirahman
Noorto Abdullahi
Noorto Abdullahi
Nima Adhikari
Nima Adhikari
Abdi Ahmed
Abdi Ahmed
Robertson Crouse
Robertson Crouse
Atta Cryer-Crosby
Atta Cryer-Crosby
Ashton Cunningham
Ashton Cunningham
Summaya Farah
Summaya Farah
Nellie Holas
Nellie Holas
Jana Kabab
Jana Kabab
Aalayah Robinson
Aalayah Robinson
Hazel Robinson
Hazel Robinson
Emma Rodriguez-Cabal
Emma Rodriguez-Cabal
Asnina Siidi
Asnina Siidi
Beau Wallace
Beau Wallace
Kathleen Yager
Kathleen Yager
Adult Facilitators
Jeremy DeMink
Jeremy DeMink
Jeremy is a 7th/8th grade humanities teacher at Edmunds Middle School and a co-facilitator of the YPAR Collective.
Jordan Funke
Jordan Funke
Jordan is a librarian and a co-facilitator of the YPAR Collective.
Lindsay McQueen
Lindsay McQueen
Lindsey is a Health teacher at Edmunds Middle School and a co-facilitator of the YPAR Collective.
Lizzy Clements
Lizzy Clements
Lizzy is a Restorative Practices Specialist in Burlington Public Schools and the co-facilitator of the YPAR Collective.
Dr. Jessica DeMink-Carthew
Dr. Jessica DeMink-Carthew
Jessica is professor at the University of Vermont and one of the founding members of the YPAR collective at Edmunds middle school.
Dr. Lance Smith
Dr. Lance Smith
Lance is a professor at the University of Vermont and one of the founding members of the YPAR collective at Edmunds middle school.
Team: School Wide Foundational Work
Katie Wyndorf
Katie Wyndorf
Dr. Jessica DeMink-Carthew
Dr. Jessica DeMink-Carthew
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