Middle School Programs

Middle school is an exciting time of self-discovery, building new relationships with friends and teachers, and finding out what interests ignite your passion for learning. High school is right around the corner, so now is the perfect time to prepare for that transition, strengthen your skills, and grow your support system by joining a LEAP middle school program.

Start the journey with us today by clicking on one of the programs below for more details.

Living

Expanding Horizons

Grades 6-8
Available to:
Salem

Expanding Horizons is a free program in Salem where you can discover fun, new activities such as robotics, cooking, and art with a caring community of friends and mentors.

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After School Programs

Dream MORE

Grades 6-8
Available to:
Lynn

Dream MORE is a free program in Lynn where middle school students can discover fun new activities such as robotics, cooking, and art with a caring community of friends and mentors.

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After School Programs

Meet our Students

Afrida
Afrida, a 9th grader at Lynn English High School, is originally from Bangladesh, and her native language is Bengali. With encouragement from her parents, she participated in Dream MORE so that she would have a smooth transition to high school and know more people and have more friends…

- Afrida

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Ileana
Ileana is a 8th grader at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn and has participated in Dream MORE during the school year and the summer. They are especially interested in the social justice curriculum, and impressed that LEAP and the program accepts and includes members of the LGBTQ community…

- Ileana

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Karla
Karla, a 7th grader at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn, solves problems, and Dream MORE has helped her lose her shyness, meet more people, and defend herself and others if people say mean things. The program has given her many opportunities to improve her English, and has helped Karla communicate better with her teachers. She is interested in history, particularly learning

- Karla

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