Sally Soule discusses the hobby of birding with various individuals, learning about birds and personal stories.

Kristen Lewis explores the history of Dew Animal Kingdom and discusses opinions of the farm.

Lauren Kirby highlights the work of Saiyid Brent, who mentors young boys with the power of hip hop. Brent speaks about using hip hop as a medium through which kids can express themselves and be intellectual.

In Maine, nearly one out of every six adults function at the lowest level of literacy. Kate Van Ploeg speaks to Skip Larrabee, a retired truck driver, who is currently learning to read, and discusses how he has coped with illiteracy.

While most sex ed programs teach about abstinence, the Planned Parenthood program, Real Life, Real Talk, aims to teach parents how to speak to their children about sex. Hannah Dunning-Sharp documents how the program takes on a matter-of-fact approach to teaching parents about parenting teenagers on tough subjects.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Jennifer Fayocavitz covers the stories of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School and their experiences at the school.

Schools that offer ESL programs are able to support members of varying communities in significant ways. Patricia Zalamea discusses how the Reiche School ESL Program assists with the academic, language, and social emotional growth and development for students at the school.

Stephanie Mitchell captures the hobby of birding.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Amy E. Conn captures images of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School.

Talking to kids about sex can be, kind of awkward. How much to tell them, or not tell them. How do you know when they’re ready for it? Brittany Cronin has the story of a mother who is trying to figure out how to talk to her sons about sex, and opening up to her own sexuality in the process. NOTE: This piece contains curse words and references to sex.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Jennifer Fayocavitz covers the stories of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School and their experiences at the school.

In the struggling town of Millinocket, Stearns High School started an international exchange program to help bring in revenue. Ashley Cleek documents the lives of the three Chinese exchange students at the school, as they live in a former mill town and learn English.