LEAP Family Access
Learning and Exploring at Play (LEAP) is an exciting learning opportunity for kindergarten through fourth grade students that live in the city. The children work with University of Rochester tutors to develop their literacy, math, science, and social skills in an active, creative, flexible, and open learning environment. Children are exposed to topics through play-based activities to build children’s confidence, skills, and love of learning. Subject-based tutoring is not the focus of LEAP.
In this program your child will be partnered with a University of Rochester undergraduate student who will serve as their tutor throughout the year. Your child will develop a close, positive mentor relationship with their tutor. Individual mentoring also allows tutors to discover your child’s unique interests and abilities, and cater sessions to your child’s learning goals. Tutors will be in touch with your family each week with program reminders and updates on your child.
Each team of tutors is supervised by a Team Leader. If you have questions or concerns about the program or your child, you can speak with the Team Leader or the LEAP Coordinator.
Logistics
Who: Kindergarten to 4th grade students that live in the city
When: Saturday mornings, 9:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Where: LeChase Hall, University of Rochester
How Often: Every Saturday from mid-October through April, except during RCSD or University holidays.
Transportation:
There are two transportation options for getting to and from LEAP sessions:
- You can drop your child off at School #33 by 9:15 a.m. on Saturday morning and pick them up at School #33 at 12:45 p.m. A bus will take students from School #33 to University of Rochester and bring them back to School #33 after LEAP. You must pick up your child by 1 p.m. from School #33.
- You can drop your child off directly at LeChase Hall on the University of Rochester River Campus by 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays. You must pick up your child by 12:45 p.m. from LeChase Hall at University of Rochester.
Apply to the Program
Want to enroll your child in the LEAP program? Applications are accepted from July to October.
Contacts
LEAP Coordinator
communityga@ur.rochester.edu
(585) 276-7290
Center for Community Engagement
community.engagement@rochester.edu
(585) 276-6860
Here is a list of who to contact depending on your reason.