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Faiza Almontaser is a 17-year-old senior at Brooklyn International High School.

Rinzin Jurmey grew up in the small mountain village of Sakteng and, at the age of 11, made the independent choice to leave the life of a mountain shepherd behind and move to a monastery to become a Buddhist monk.

Native American teen activist 17-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome shares her family’s journey to retain the sacred rituals and values of their culture in the wake of centuries of loss due to disease, war and government policies.

Whether by birth, accident, or illness, nearly 14% of the student population (seven million kids) in the
United States are disabled.

In this BYkids short documentary, 18-year-old Rinzin Jurmey from Bhutan explores his life as a monk while navigating modern culture and preserving tradition.

In this BYkids short documentary, 17-year-old Native American activist Daunnette Moniz-Reyome explores her family’s journey to preserve Winnebago Ho-Chunk traditions while navigating modern life.