What happens when you unleash a band of 8th graders in a major city and tell them to design their own learning? Author & journalist Suzanne Goldsmith-Hirsch describes a groundbreaking middle school program where she and her classmates did just that. The results were remarkable!

After graduating high school, Zach Shapiro embarked on a global gap year with Thinking Beyond Borders. This interview captures the enormous power and wisdom young people can gain when they take on bold new challenges.