El Education: Adolescence by Adolescents

This "field guide" was created by 7th and 8th grade students in Vergennes, Vermont, as part of a Learning expedition called Adolescent Odyssey and was meant to be a "user's manual" to students' changing bodies. Eighty students did extensive research on three areas related to adolescent development: physical development, social/emotional changes and risk factors/lifestyle choices. Through their exploration of these topics, students covered what might typically be found in a health textbook, but in a much more engaging, and authentic way.