Tim O'Leary

What a beautiful day at the 🌤️ Bread Loaf campus for the Winter Institute on Expanding the Classroom! An intrepid group of educators dove in for 90 minutes on The Art of the Interview, drawing on learning modules from the What’s the Story? 🎥✨

🎬 A reflection on ten years of What’s the Story? The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team — a decade of student-led filmmaking rooted in curiosity, community, and change. 📽️💬 sites.middlebury.edu/bltnmag/2025/0…

How it started. How it’s going. @MiddleburySB @treyanastasio

🎥 Students at Warlick Academy in Gastonia, NC, are bringing their stories to the screen! With guidance from their teacher, Bobby Harley, and WTS Program Director, Tim O’Leary, they’re exploring filmmaking, creativity, and the power of their own voices. Stay tuned for their film.

🎬 Lights, camera, action! Students from the Kentucky School for the Blind are diving into the filmmaking process—bringing their stories to life through creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Stay tuned for their incredible work! #FilmmakingInAction #StudentVoices @Middlebury

@alivitali @WayTooEarly @Mpolymer @RepHaleyStevens @bkamisar .@alivitali I’m up @WayTooEarly baking cinnamon buns for the awesome staff at Charlotte Central School in Charlotte, Vermont. #AliOnTooEarly

Welcome to Monday. @WayTooEarly has you covered to start your week, with: ☀️ Cheyanne Daniels ☕️ @Mpolymer 🌞 @RepHaleyStevens 🌅 @bkamisar If you’re up, tell us why— waytooearly@msnbc.com or reply here. #AliOnTooEarly

It’s been so cool to work with Becky and know she’s inspired to work with her students on this project. 😎

Today’s moment of zen.

It’s been a trip these last twelve school days. Grateful to be part of this community and the important work we’re doing together at CCS. Looking forward to what’s ahead! First day of school picture included. charlottenewsvt.org/2025/01/16/new… #cvsdvt

🗻❄️ Yesterday, the windchill disappeared when we hit the woods and the trees protected us, so an intrepid group of second graders could spend an hour exploring Pease Mountain in the snow and having a blast. 🗻❄️ #cvsdvt

The newest "What's the Story?" program newsletter:

Today was my last school day as Assistant Principal at Charlotte Central School. I’ve so enjoyed working with Jen, and I’ll miss her dearly. Yet, I take great solace in knowing I will continue to work with the caring and committed CCS staff. charlottenewsvt.org/2024/12/12/new… #cvsdvt

Lots of love for the continued work here:

How about $25/hr? @vermontpublic: Vermont's minimum wage is about to surpass $14 from on my Vermont Public app! vermontpublic.org/local-news/202…

Current reading @pgliljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms, inspired by his session at last year’s NCSM conference and moving to a new school where some teachers have reimagined what learning looks like based on this book. I’m three chapters in and hooked! #cvsdvt #k12math

I’m excited to start this AP role at CCS and sad to leave SCS & so many wonderful people. “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” ~Abraham Maslow vtcng.com/thecitizenvt/c…

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Every one of these filmmakers is an amazing, unique person, full of incredible knowledge that no one else has on this Earth, with stories to tell and opinions to share. Give yourself a gift and take some time to see their work.

Doubling down on some final edits with filmmakers on this @WTSVT film about gentrification from Chelsea High School (MA). It’s so close! Premieres in one week along with 9 other films.