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

As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.

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.

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.

As the rate of students who are homeschooled increases, Regina McCarthy investigates the reasons why parents elect to home school their children. Despite varying reasons, the common thread is that these parents find public school as the wrong place for their children.

At risk of flunking out from school systems, Kristin Myers is an at-risk student. Christine Clark documents how Myers struggles in school and the impact it has on her life.

Laura Neale investigates the activities and programs for students at School Around Us. Neale speaks with teachers, students, and parents to understand how this form of alternative schooling works.

As the first teacher-led school, Reiche School is an open community that works together to educate students. Emily Chin discusses the philosophy behind a teacher-led school, and how the model has been implemented 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.

Bill Petrie captures the activities and programs for students at School Around Us.

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

Katherine Bordwell documents the work done by Wilderness School founder and head instructor Dan Fisher and others at Fisher's Wilderness School in Brunswick.