Project database
Browse, search, and filter through youth-focused projects at public media stations around the country.
Not sure where to start? Learn about different project models that are common in the public media system, and see a few examples of each: Discover Projects in the Field.
All project listings are submitted by public media stations. To contribute your project, click here.
Filters
Format
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
Ages
- Ages 10-12
- Ages 13-18
KQED Learn (includes Discussions and Youth Media Challenges)
KQED Learn offers free, standards-aligned media literacy projects and lessons for middle and high school students to develop the essential skills of…
Ben Franklin – The Man, The Myth, The Legend – Student created video for workshop
This project will introduce Benjamin Franklin to youth from area schools in our city. We will record the students’ responses about Benjamin…
Coping 101
Coping 101 is a series of podcasts where we destigmatize mental illness from a student’s perspective. Each month, we focus on a specific topic and…
‘On Our Minds’ Teen-Co-Hosted Youth Mental Health Podcast
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has long recognized the need to address mental health among teens. Produced by, for, and with teens, ‘On…
But Why Podcast
But Why is a show led by you, kids! You ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle…
Mission US
Mission US is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments from U.S. history….
Engineering Your Future
“Engineering Your Future shares” real stories from young professionals who want to inform and inspire students about in-demand engineering careers.
Indigenous YOUth Nation
“Indigenous YOUth Nation” (IYN) is a 29 minute radio show engaging youth with their own Indigenous culture in a radio show made by and for youth…
Civics Bowl
KSPS PBS Civics Bowl is a televised civics knowledge tournament for high school students. Teams of students from Spokane area high schools answer…
Everything Ruff Ruffman (Fetch!)
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman is a GBH/PBS tween brand with a legacy “halo”. Since the broadcast series ended, GBH has found a number of ways to build on…
WBUR Youth Takeover
WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station, is engaging with Greater Boston’s youth communities to develop and pilot the multiplatform WBUR Youth Takeover….
Design Squad
DESIGN SQUAD is a family of multimedia initiatives that gets 8-to-13-year-olds excited about exploring engineering through fun-packed, high-energy,…
Contribute your project
Do you work on a youth-facing project at a public media station? Submit your project(s) here to have it represented alongside your peers around the country.