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.

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.

Julia Johanson documents the activities at The New School, an independent high school in Kennebunk, Maine.

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

Storrey Morrison documents the Cliff Island School on Cliff Island remains a unique place for learning.

Following the events that took place in Ferguson, Missouri, Muna Mohammad and a group of her friends decided to place posters around Lewiston High School in protest. Lila Cherneff documents the controversy that developed from the posters and how the teenagers organized a town wide dialogue on race.

Kelsey Robinov documents the lives of the Critchfield family from Casco, Maine.

Brooke Holland documents the lives of students at Watershed Community School in Rockland, Maine.

Shannon and Josh Gamache are a family who follow the traditional family structure, where Josh goes to work while Shannon stays at home raising the children. Katie Bell explores how the Gamache functions through the experiences of their eight year old, Colin.

Kelsey Ditts explores how the Deck House School in Edgecomb aims to rehabilitate young men who have had rough pasts with substance abuse.

Jennifer Brewer highlights the Central Beauty School, where students study to be cosmetologists, while Richard Sitler captures images.

Brooke Holland captures a photograph of Nancy McAdams checking students through the lunch line at Portland High School as Terese Allen hands out the lunches.