LEAP Session 2: Winter 2023

Mondays, Grades K-2

Terre Parker

We will play with movement, dance, and theater games and activities like streamers, creative obstacle courses, Pokemon tag, drawing dances, and dancing drawings. We will explore moving slow and fast, high and low, like different colors, favorite characters, animals, or even through jello - all to our favorite music. No experience needed. You just need a body! Open to grades K-2.

Mondays, Grades 2-5

Chris Amato

In this LEAP session we explore the art and drama of collaborative drawing. Inspired by the classic drawing game "Exquisite Corpse" (a favorite pastime of Frida Kahlo!), students will play by taking turns drawing sections of a body on a sheet of paper, folded to hide each individual contribution. Over the course of the session, we'll evolve the rules of the game, try other popular collaborative drawing games, and discover the surprise and joy of the creative hive mind! Open to grades 2-5.

Tuesdays, Grades 1-2

Riko Mukoyama

In Dance Club, students will be introduced to the foundations of dance and be given the opportunity to create their own movements and share and collaborate with other students! Open to grades 1-2.

Tuesdays, Grades 4-5

Hannah Kristek (and Luke)

Join our Scratch Coding Club, led by 5th grader Luke. This round is open to students that have either taken the previous Scratch Club or have some previous experience with block coding. Students will work independently on their own games and projects and help each other build more complex projects through block coding on Scratch. Open to grades 3-5. (Limit of 10 students)

Tuesdays, Grades K-2

Sara Swan

In Maker Space, students will get the chance to plan out and bring to life their own dream creations using random materials (plastic pouch caps, straws, left over packaging materials, old keys, etc.). We will also learn about inventors and artists who make things out of unique materials. We may also work on some collaborative sculptures using bigger materials like styrofoam and cardboard. Start collecting materials, and join us! Open to grades K-2. (Limit of 10 students)

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Grades 3-5

Scott Fitzmeyer

Newspaper Club is going strong! Do you have stories to tell about what's happening here at Leeds, or want to help others share their stories? Join our newspaper club to create the third and fourth editions of our very own school newspaper - The Leeds Leopard! Stories, interviews, investigations, the funny pages... we do it all! Open to grades 3-5 (or very motivated 2nd graders).

Wednesdays, Grades K-3

Kelsy Nagle

STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. It is an interdisciplinary approach that helps students succeed in college and in their future careers. The focus of a STEM education is hands-on, problem-based learning. Each week every class will have a STEM-based problem to solve. Open to grades K-3.

Wednesdays, Grades 2-5

Andrew Fitzmeyer

This is a new spin on our Group Games club. This session, we will spend a few weeks diving deep into a few different fun games and sports, including an old favorite back by popular demand... Quidditch! We will learn to play by the rules, have fun, and work as a team. Open to grades 2-5.

Thursdays, Grades 2-5

Tabby Kotary

This club will take a new spin on our Fiber Arts club. Come learn techniques in knitting, crochet, and embroidery. Over the course of the 10 weeks, we will work on independent projects, all while listening to some awesome podcasts and audio books! Open to grades 2-5.