Stories and lessons for growing minds

We are a free multimedia platform for educators and students. Through our immersive storytelling and curricula, we explore the deeper issues facing humanity. Use our award-winning films, photo essays, and essays to learn about social, cultural, and environmental issues from people and communities worldwide. For grades 3-12, our stories and lessons encourage students to broaden their perspectives and worldviews while fostering inquiry, empathy, resilience, and a sacred relationship to our planet. We aim to bring universal values into the lives of educators and students.

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Student Winners and Finalists Announced!

Inspired by the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer, this contest invited students to take a photograph or create an original illustration that reflects the spirit of reciprocity and kinship with the living world.

Imitating nature

We must coexist with nature and a significant part of that is adjusting our lifestyles and imitating nature.

Kunsh Puranik (18) - Lombardia, Italy

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Marie Wilcox Wukchumni Woodlake, CA
Photo Essay
Last Speakers

This series features tintype photographs of the remaining speakers of endangered Indigenous languages in North America.

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Original illustration from the Yiddish folktale “Sara Chana at the Tip of the Church Tower.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Balancing Moral Ferocity with Self-Awareness

Students will read an essay by Ariel Burger and explore moral courage and the importance of celebrating questions.

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Film
Silent Crescendo

Meet artist Slobodan Dan Paich, who creates simple drawings with tea and ink in a daily ritual.

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Photo Essay
Protester holding up when will MLK's dream come true
We Will Breathe

These photos by Sheila Pree Bright share intimate moments of mourning and inspiration within the Black Lives Matter movement.

by Sheila Pree Bright
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Film Cocoon

Students share their perspectives during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Andrew Hinton
Lesson Plans
Elementary School Middle School High School
Lesson Plans
Elementary School Middle School High School

Three Stories to Foster Resilience

Film
I Am Yup'ik

A 16-year-old Alaskan Native leaves his tiny village to compete in a basketball tournament hundreds of miles across frozen tundra.

by Daniele Anastasion and Nathan Golon
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Alive and Kicking: The Soccer Grannies of South Africa
Take a look at this film which introduces students to the soccer grannies of South Africa. It showcases their determination to create a vibrant and resilient community …
by Cleary Vaughan-Lee
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Barrio de Paz
Nelsa Libertad Curbelo describes the inspiration behind Barrio de Paz, a non-violent youth movement in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
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Student Voice

Through photography, students document their unique and powerful perspectives during the global shelter in place orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Waterfall through binoculars

Especially in this time, people need to know that we are all connected. We may all come from different backgrounds, but we all need water to survive. To take this photo at North Clear Creek Falls in Southern Colorado, I lined up my phone with binoculars to get a good close up on the waterfall. Sometimes you need to look at something from a different perspective to see how beautiful it really is.

Cadence Grandell (age 14) - Colorado, U.S.

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