LEAP 2 College

Wynton's Twelve Ways to Practice These will work for almost every activity – from music to schoolwork to sports. Practice is essential. Check out "Wynton's Twelve Ways to Practice."

The Perils of Plans: Why Creativity Requires Leaping into the Unknown "The job—as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy—of the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it."

Edgewood College was one of 34 recipients to receive some of the more than $4 million in College Ready grant funds awarded by Great Lakes. The College will use the grant funding during the 2013-2014 academic year to support students through two programs: The LEAP 2 College program, conducted in conjunction with the Lussier Community Education Center, and the Committed to College program (C2C), which is conducted in conjunction with Cherokee Middle School and West High School. Both programs offer weekly academic enrichment for students, as well as mentoring initiatives and activities on the Edgewood College campus throughout the school year.

Home | Portal Madison, Wis. (June 6, 2013) – Edgewood College is honored to have received two College Ready grants in the total amount of $39,094 from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. These grants will benefit approximately 27 students by helping to prepare them for academic success when they ar...

We had a great time on Saturday at the Biotechnology Center with Biotrek! Thanks so much to everyone who came and to Cassie and Tom for helping us!

During our third Campus Visit we visited the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center where we learned about DNA and what happens in the Center. Students were able to even extract DNA from wheat germ--GROSS!

Tutoring starts tomorrow! We are so excited for this upcoming semester. We'll be sure to keep you posted :)

Our first tutor training of the semester is tomorrow! We're so excited to get this semester's programming started!!

Our fall semester of programming has come to a close. Thank you to all of our volunteers, students, families, and staff! It has been a great fall. We will soon be posting pictures from our tutoring sessions.

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The Lussier Community Education Center is a place for anyone and everyone to share their gifts, learn and interact with their community. This innovative center, located on Madison’s west side, is home to many programs including free quality after school programming for grades K-12, community workshops and classes, a large food pantry, neighborhood association meetings, and so much more.
Our mission: building community, creating opportunity, enriching education.