What’s It Like to Be a Middle School AAPI Activist?
Mina Fedor, a middle school student and activist, founded AAPI Youth Rising to amplify the voices of AAPI youth and fight anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer
Jessica Fregni
Writer-Editor, One Day
Culturally Inclusive Books Inspire Students to Become Change Agents
Georgia students participating in a Read Woke book club, founded by Cicely Lewis, are empowered to create and lead programs that promote social change in their high school.
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz
Managing Director, Film + Video Projects
When Spirits Dance: Exploring Identity Through Día de los Muertos Traditions
A Mexican-American performing arts teacher creates a culturally responsive learning environment by teaching students how Día de los Muertos traditions can help them foster community and find healing from loss.
Through The Portal: 13 Short Films that Imagine the World According To Students
In collaboration with Termite TV Collection, this 30-minute compilation of student films imagines the future in which they want to live.
The TFA Editorial Team
‘Ohana and ‘Āina: Connecting Family, Farming, and Freedom
Join 16-year-old high school student Jade Onaka in this animated video as she explores her family’s history to learn about the farming practices and Indigenous food systems that sustained Hawaiians for generations.
Joel Serin-Christ
Author
Jade Onaka
Director
Leah Nichols
Animator
A Family Finds Freedom Through Lakota Language
Winona Little Owl narrates her family’s story of learning their Native language, Lakota, and how the journey helped them reclaim their freedom.
Winona Little Owl
Uprooted by Gentrification, Learning to Architect the Future
In booming Nashville, Tennessee, explosive growth is displacing students and teachers from parts of the city. But through an inventive urban design course, a rising generation of middle school students are preparing to become the agents of Nashville's development.
Everyone Into the Pool: Students Dismantle Segregation’s Legacy by Learning to Swim
Drowning is the fourth leading cause of unintentional death for children in Clark County, Nevada. Meet Las Vegas students Elijah Garcia and Beamber Davis who are learning to teach swimming and save lives.
Director of Studio Production & Impact
Bridget Bennett
Photographer
When High School is Flight School, Students Soar
The sky’s all clear for these Arizona high school students who take their lessons at 4,000 feet.
At this High School, Immigrant Students Are Out to Smash Your Expectations