I am one of two seventh graders in this program, and the second is older than me. Therefore I came to this retreat knowing that I am the youngest one here, with everyone else at least a year older than me. I only […]

The change I’m seeking is simple. I want to help parents pay for child care or lower the cost of child care in Vermont. I hope to target people who care as much as I do, and want to help. I like this topic around […]

This week, when I was asked to explain why my topic is important, I realized that I couldn’t explain it because it was so obvious to me. It took me about an hour before I could even try to explain it. It’s not […]

When I started researching for this post, I wasn’t sure what to do for women’s rights. I knew that I was trying to help women, but in what field? I searched a list of women’s rights topics and one caught my eye. […]

When I started listening to that Ted Talk, I was immediately intrigued by the way he presented himself (he being Simon Sinek). Odd, I thought, I love the way he talks. I could have listened to him for hours. But t […]

Women are treated differently then men everyday. Maybe not in a terrible way, and maybe not on purpose, but that’s still not equality. Many people believe that we live in a fair and modern world, or that what we […]

I am thinking about doing the topic of child abuse. I know that this is a hard topic to write about and work on, but that fact makes me want to even more. I am also thinking about woman’s rights and things like […]

Hi, my name is Megan Balparda. I am a seventh grader at MUMS (Middlebury Union Middle School). I joined What’s The Story because I want to help the world be a better place, and at my age WTS is a really good wa […]