By: Chicago Public Schools

Thousands of children in Africa are abducted into war every year by corrupt soldier militias. These child soldiers are placed into extremely violent situations and girls are frequently abused and forced into unimaginably heinous acts. As 8th grade students living in Chicag…

By: EDCO Youth Alternatives

“VOICES” explores the question of what happens after high school graduation and provides a glimpse into that struggle as youth try to make their own best choices.

By: Cascade High School

A meditation on time by a young woman struggling with cancer.

By: South Shore Elementary School

This 5th grader wants to see an end to all the wars and fighting.

By: Benjamin Banneker Academy

Students composed rap music and created a video to encourage teenagers to get good grades and act more scholarly. 

By: Tennyson High School

This project focuses on how education has become less of a priority.  It is meant for mainly teenagers and young adults.  It is a documentary that's message is to push towards success to give yourself a chance.

By: Mt Pleasant High School

This project is a unique narrative presented in stop motion using still photos.  It is about a student named Angel who chronicles his high school experience going from a student who gets into trouble into a student who strives to work towards graduation.  His exp…

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

The weekend of February 26-27 was a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, where youth from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy and Seattle's Youth Media Intitute, participated in the Department of Education’s Youth Summit, performing the song 20/20 Vision…

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

The song is about what can families, schools, and communities do to help the youths be more successful in school. 2020 Vision was created to support President Obama's initiative of having the most college graduates by the year 2020