Welcome to LEAP!

LEAP is an educational program that uses storytelling to empower under-resourced high school students to become agents of social change.

This year-round program provides a supportive learning environment for students to engage with issues of equity and justice in their lives and communities. Students are paid to learn with local artists, activists, and scholars who are working to create positive change in the world. They participate in hands-on learning experiences in the arts and humanities focused on personal reflection, artistic expression, and civic engagement. Students work individually and collectively to cultivate self-efficacy, a love of learning and creating, and the confidence to envision and build a better future.