LEAP

At PS 163, LEAP provides a safe and enriching place for 130 students during the after-school hours of 3-6 p.m. The fee per child is approximately $650/year; payment plans are available. Registration is usually done in June and September for the upcoming school year.

For registration information, please get in touch with Seth Goldberg, Director of LEAP at 163, at goldberseth@gmail.com.

For information on the LEAP daily schedule, please click here DailySchedule
For information on a sample kindergarten activity schedule, please click here SampleKActivitySchedule
For information on LEAP registration for June 2011, please click here
LEAP registration sheet June 2011

Learning through an Expanded Arts Program (LEAP) is a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of public school education in inner-city schools through an arts-based approach to learning. LEAP was founded in 1977 and now works annually with 8,500 teachers and 200,000 students in more than 400 schools through classroom residencies, staff development workshops, and parent involvement programs. In addition, LEAP works with museums and cultural institutions in the greater metropolitan area, presents at local, regional and national conferences, and develops and produces educational curricula.

At PS 163, in addition to providing a 1:10 staff to student ratio, a nutritious hot supper, and supervised recess, LEAP After School is committed to supporting PS 163’s Education Plan through our comprehensive utilization of academic curriculum and literacy-based programming. Students in the younger grades receive extensive early reading exposure through kinesthetic instruction. Our program fosters student tolerance and understanding of cultural diversity through the use of percussion and world music, and dual language courses.

All students receive daily homework assistance and have the opportunity to enjoy reading at our Leap reading nook. Our staff includes several professional artists instructing daily in performing arts, visual arts, dance, yoga and music. Other activities include cooking, and athletics as well as an environmental science program funded by the Department of Environmental Conservation. In the 2007-2008 school year our afterschool theme was Cities, the children completed a New York City Unit and also studied Beijing and New Delhi.

LEAP at PS 163: When Elephants Had Wings
As part of the TASC Masters of Literacy program at PS 163, run by LEAP, elementary kids created an animation as they examined cities from around the world. After learning about New Delhi, the students picked an old Indian folktale to recreate with claymation, video and audio editing.