LEAP

It's LEAP Day!!! Jump into the #LEAPDayChallenge and become a champion of arts education! 🎨🤸‍♂️Here's how!

We're back and more inspired than ever! 🌟 Our middle school dancers are here to remind you: We believe in the power of art to inspire, empower & transform. Let's make this school year a masterpiece on behalf of NYC youth! 🎨💃 #LEAPNYC #PowerOfArt"

So proud our young LEAP dancers at our amazing partner school @PS57Crescent! We believe in the power of art!

When LEAP youth show up, they bring the arts with them. Whether it's through painting, poetry, music, or dance, our young people engage the power of art to make a difference in their communities. We're raising $125,000 to ensure their success. Please donate today! Link in bio!

@uaunison Congrats LEAP@Unison! We can't wait to see next week's student end of year showcase! 🤲🏾

Save the Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023. Leap at Unison’s Evening of Celebration: 2:30 - 6:00 PM. The Evening of Celebration will be LEAP’s culminating event for this cycle. Support our students. Save the date! THANK YOU! @leapnyc instagr.am/p/CmJ9KCMOedT/

So glad to be back on the Twitter airwaves in time to celebrate student holiday showcases! Check out our DYCD-funded afterschool site at @uaunison. We can't wait to attend their Evening of Celebration next week!

It’s not too late to be difference-maker! Inspire hope and resilience in NYC children with a thoughtful year-end gift. Your support will safeguard LEAP’s ability to reach more youth with vital arts programming this year. Please contribute today at bit.ly/whatwedotoday

We want YOU to show us why you're celebrating #LightsOnAfterschool! We've made printable & shareable templates for you to fill out & show the world how much afterschool staff and programs have done for you this year! Don't forget to tag #LightsOnAfterschool 💡

LEAP is excited to be a GREEN/ARTS LIVE NYC grantee allowing us to celebrate #LightsOn Afterschool with a FREE performance of The Movement at #JoyceKilmerPark. The Movement tells the uplifting story of the #childrenscrusade1963, performed by LEAP Artists Live! #AfterschoolWorks

There's still time to double your impact with a donation to LEAP's Back-to-School Drive! Dollar-to-dollar match ends 9/30! Help us engage more children in art-making that empowers youth to discover their passion, purpose, and voice! Donate today at leapbacktoschool.funraise.org

Happy Hispanic American Heritage Month! AT LEAP 50% of the children we serve are Hispanic/Latinx. Please join us in celebrating and elevating the rich history, diverse cultures, and incredible accomplishments of Hispanic and Latinx Americans not just this month, but ALL YEAR!

Happy #SummerRising NYC! At @SummitAcademyCS our LEAP summer camp youth are making meaningful connections and building life-sills through dance, fun-fact NYC boat rides, skating, movie days, and fun in the sun! #artsareessential #standforthearts #arts

According to @NEAarts engaging youth through the arts has the potential for far-reaching impact with promising quality of life outcomes, especially for children disproportionately and adversely impacted by systems of oppression! We believe in the power of art! #standforthearts

Hundreds of youth are LEAP'ing into the arts thanks to NYCDOE/DYCD's free #SummerRising K-12 summer school program! Stay tuned for LEAP summer murals, pop-up performances & more, from our 10 middle summer camps serving upwards of 700 NYC youth! We believe in the power of art!

We are so encouraged by our most recent youth development survey results! The LEAP Way, a series of 6 unique and authentic learner experiences, is powerfully impacting youth outcomes! Thank you @helloinsightSEL for your continued evaluation and assessment partnership!

We’re proud to share that our Chairman & CEO Larry Fink will receive the @WBCollaborative Excellence in Gender & Diversity #CEOAward at the #WBCSummit this Sept. This award celebrates efforts to diversify & increase opportunities for women in business. ms.spr.ly/6014VtkAr

My Mayoral platform: Snow days return

🗓The 2021-2022 School Calendar is out!
Some big dates:
🔹First Day of School: Sept 13, 2021
🔹Last Day of School: Jun 27, 2022
🔹Winter Recess: Dec 24-31, 2021
🔹Midwinter Recess: Feb 21-25, 2022
🔹Spring Recess: Apr 15-22, 2022
More: schools.nyc.gov/calendar2122

@HelenRosenthal @BenKallos Thank you for taking a stand for the arts during these unprecedented times! The amount of death, grief, economic struggle collectively experienced are unprecedented! Arts programming provides a critical resource for youth! Please #RestoreAfterThree!