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Introducing: The Hummingbird Stories

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Children deserve great childhoods. This is a story of those who believe the same. We explore how schools and communities work together to create transformative experiences with young people, work to bend the system, and chase the question: What will it take  for every child in North Carolina to not only have a sound basic education, but to have catalytic experiences that drive them to step boldly into the futures they deserve and create a better world?

Two principals — Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara, interview school designers, community organizers, learning engineers, and education activists to learn what we should be thinking about when it comes to reimagining the future  and the steps we can take today to create better schools, better childhoods, and better people tomorrow.

Behind the Story

The Hummingbird Stories is produced by Alli Lindenberg, Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara. The music used in this series is made by 8th grade student DX4L. The hummingbird artwork on the cover is by 8th grade student Joselyn Hernandez.

Meet the authors

Donnell Cannon is the executive director of Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham.

Jenny O’Meara is a Partner with Transcend Education’s School Design Services. She supports school teams and leaders in their work to reimagine school and to design extraordinary and equitable experiences for all. A former teacher and principal, she gets especially fired up about redesigning school with rural communities and elevating the voices of young people. 

Alli Lindenberg Semon is the director of engagement for EducationNC.