1. What is Leap?
• Where Leap began
• What Leap’s Teaching Artists do: inschool programs in music, dance,
theatre, creative writing, visual
arts, and architecture.
• The arts teach children skills
essential for success in school and
in life:
• Creativity
• Critical thinking and cognitive
skills
• Setting goals, experimenting,
problem solving and learning
from mistakes
• Learning to work collaboratively
• Acknowledging diversity and
differing viewpoints

3. Day of the Event - Logistics
• What Leap provides for teams:
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20’ by 20’ plot of sand assigned to your
team
Team check-in and limited parking
Printed event programs and beach maps
Bathrooms and hand-washing stations
Trash, recycling and compost bins
First aid support
Event photography
MC’s and Judges
Coffee, water and light snacks for sale
Team t-shirts for sale
Awards to each team and school
• Additional Event Activities:
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“Community castle”: Drop-in sandcastle
building activity
Art making activity for children and families
Musical and theatrical performances by Leap
Artists