Children Left Behind The moving stories of two young adults who have incarcerated parents and who endured unpleasant visits to prison as well as the heavy emotional baggage of having a loved one taken from them at a young age. (Part 1) [more] Hear a free excerpt
Collegiate Community Service Hoping to imbue students with values that transcend traditional academic content, many colleges now offer "service learning" programs where students gain valuable real-life experience in efforts to help the community. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Giving Youth a Voice Barbara Cervone, a lifelong educator who started a network of small schools and later became a grantmaker involved in investing hundreds of millions of dollars in public schools, undertook a new venture in 2001. She founded What Kids Can Do as a national effort to amplify the voices of young people. [more] Hear a free excerpt
High School Tolerance and Optimism High School and College-aged winners of the Laws of Life essay contest tell personal stories about tolerance, optimism, family and other values they feel are essential to leading a life of meaning and integrity. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Mattie Stepanek In this poignant profile taped prior to his death last year of complications from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, child poet and peacemaker Mattie Stepanek showed wisdom beyond his years. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Peace Camp We travel to a summer camp on a sparkling lake in Maine where teenagers from the Middle East play sports together. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Playwrights Becoming Free Chicago dramatist Meade Palidofsky uses theater as a therapeutic tool in her work with juvenile offenders who write and perform plays while incarcerated -- and in the process see their lives through a new lens. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Teaching Nonviolence We travel to the Maryland high school classroom of Colman McCarthy, a former Washington Post columnist who now devotes most of his time to challenging high school students to think about alternatives to warfare. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Wisdom of Proverbs Elementary school students learn about ethics, language and common sense when a folklorist leads them through a fascinating exploration of age-old wisdom sayings and their relevance to everyday life. [more] Hear a free excerpt
YES! Camp As summer camp season begins, we travel to a program led by Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) where kids gather to learn, have fun and support each other in their quest for a more sustainable planet. [more] Hear a free excerpt
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