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The LEAP (Leadership, Education, and Partnership) Academy University Charter
School is a kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) public charter school that serves Camden City with one core principle: all children and families deserve access to a quality public education.

News and Announcements

May 15 | LEAP pitcher Kelvin Ramos throws rare no-hitter
LEAP Academy student athlete Kelvin Ramos pitched LEAP baseball’s first ever no-hitter in a 12-1 win over Camden High School on May 14.

May 10 | 6ABC: LEAP student to attend Ivy League College
ABC news interviewed Geehem Smith and Khary Golden about Geehem's future attendance at Cornell University and the obstacles he's had to overcome along the way.

April 23 | STRUGGLES TO SUCCESS Camden teen's ambition turns his life around
Read story in CourierPost .

APRIL 13 | Dr.Santiago’s Huffington Post Parents Must Make the Grade on Involvement
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s new op-Ed on the Huffington Post.

Mar 28  | Alejandro Garcia Padilla visits LEAP Academy
Puerto Rico Senator Alejandro Garcia Padilla (a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico), his wife Wilma and guests visited LEAP Academy and Rutgers ELRA on March 28, 2012. Click here to see Video

Mar 20  |  NJCSA names Dr. Santiago “2012 Advocate of the Year”
LEAP Academy Founder and Rutgers professor Dr. Gloria Bonilla Santiago was named “Advocate of the Year” by the New Jersey Charter School Association. She will receive the award on March 26.

Mar 19  |  Six LEAP STEM students place at Coriell Science Fair
Six students in LEAP Academy’s STEM program took home awards at a Science Fair competition on March 17 at The Coriell Institute.

Mar 19  | Dr.Santiago’s Huffington Post Op-Ed: Pass The DREAM Act
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s new op-Ed on the Huffington Post urges Congress and the President to pass the DREAM Act, now.

Mar 13  |  LEAP opposes loss of Rutgers from Camden
A delegation from LEAP spoke out against the proposed takeover of Rutgers–Camden at a community forum on March 13. Comments from LEAP Parent Council President Vanessa Jones were featured in an article by NJ Spotlight.