HUB
FOR SchYPAR
SchYPAR is a process of youth-led research, critical inquiry, and collective action. This hub brings together the tools, examples, and classroom supports needed to move from reflection to implementation — and from planning to student action.
Explore reflection guides, planning templates, graphic organizers, and ready-to-use lesson supports organized by phase. You’ll also find teacher implementation examples and student work — including presentations, policy briefs, and action projects — that illustrate what SchYPAR can look like in real classrooms.
Whether you are beginning your first unit or refining your approach, these resources are designed to be adaptable, practical, and grounded in student voice.
Resources to Do SchYPAR
SchYPAR implementation moves through three layers: reflection, planning, and classroom enactment. Each layer serves a different purpose — start where you are.
Reflection
Before launching YPAR, pause to clarify your goals, context, and role as a facilitator. These tools support educators in imagining what YPAR could look like in their classrooms, anticipating challenges, and identifying opportunities to center student voice and leadership.
Planning Tools
Move from vision to structure with teacher-facing planning tools that help you map your YPAR journey phase by phase. Use the Unit Planner, Phase Map, and YPAR Guide Table to outline goals, pacing, milestones, and scaffolds — and design a timeline that works within your curriculum.
Student-Driven Tools
These student-driven tools are designed with students in mind. Organized by YPAR phase, the graphic organizers scaffold brainstorming, research design, data analysis, reflection, and action planning — making inquiry visible and manageable for learners.
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Learn from Teacher's Classroom Examples
Student Voices in Action
Policy Briefs
Student policy briefs show how youth turn their research findings into clear recommendations for school leaders. In these documents, students summarize their data, explain the problem, and propose specific changes.
Northridge HS - Student Empowerment
Presentations
Student presentation slides show how youth organize and communicate their research process and findings. The slides document their research questions, data collection methods, key themes, and proposed actions.
Posters
Student posters highlight how youth translate their research into visual formats that are accessible to peers and community members. The posters summarize key findings and recommendations in concise, public-facing ways.
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