The Center for Talent Development's Summer Program
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Student Work


Leapfrog students engage in some amazing class activities. To get a sense of how they spend their time, please browse the work samples below. Perhaps next year it will be your story, cartoon or hot air balloon featured here!


Language Arts
  • Comics - Book 1
  • Comics - Book 2
  • Disappearing Acts - Map
  • Disappearing Acts - Newspaper
  • Gods & Goddesses - Essay
  • Student Essays
    • Amy
      One day Nicole’s family was not as rich as before, so Nicole’s dad started to work as a whaler. Kelly and Nicole asked if they could come with Nicole’s father, Leo, on the whaling trip. Leo and Nicole’s mom, Marilyn, both agreed to let Nicole and Kelly goes whaling ...
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    • Matteo
      Guess what we did once we got on our whaler? We unpacked and … played kickball! After fifteen minutes, we had the whole crew in a game of kickball. We played until we, unfortunately, lost our only ball. Tommy was up. He kicked that ball really far! It fell in the water. “Food for the sharks," my mother said...
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    • Rosalia
      My name is Rosalia Glenwood. I am exactly twelve and one quarter. My mother is Principessa of Italy, though forgotten. My father is away on a voyage. I have an older sister named Christina, who is fifteen. My lifelong goal is to land on Traal, the legendary Island of Jewels...
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Math

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