Between the ages of 10 and 15 years old kids undergo tremendous transition. They’re not children anymore.

“It’s a very brief period of time that is so potent with potentiality and also, at the same, can set one on a misguided course.” says Melissa Smith-Venters, a Baha’i youth program developer from South Carolina, in the US Baha’i Newsreel video focusing a “Spotlight on Youth.”

The following segments from the Baha’i Newsreel describe the Baha’i approach to cultivating the talents and spiritual qualities of teens and showcases teen service projects in Chicago and North Carolina.