filed in Announcements, Venezuela on Aug.02, 2011
Hi Alice, Just wanted to give you a litte update. The leapers spent two weeks working in Jakera Club and found it challenging but rewarding. They did sports classes in Jakera club, and are also starting to turn our large teachers binder into a more formal typed up version so it is more user friendly [...]
filed in Kenya on Jul.07, 2011
Jambo from the Sun-Soaked Kenya Coast! The Kenya Summer Team arrived on Tuesday morning and are settling in really well to village life! I just popped in to say a quick Hello and everyone in good shape. The boys were out playing football with some of the locals but I caught the girls in camp [...]
filed in Announcements, Argentina, Gap Year on Jun.02, 2011
The Leap’s famous Gap Year Polo project in Argentina has moved (up in the world)! From Summer 2011, the Leap Team will be based a stunning Estancia, 10 minutes from the world renowned Polo centre of Pilar. Staying in the amazing area of Pilar Chico, Leapers will be a stone’s throw from well known Polo [...]
filed in Gap Year, South America, Venezuela on Feb.07, 2011
Just wanted to let you know the gorup made it safe and sound to Caripe. Will update you periodically as to how they are and what they are up to. This last week the group did sports with the kids of Playa Colorada and helped to paint the local school, which is a project that will continue [...]
filed in Gap Year, South America, Venezuela on Jan.29, 2011
Hola everyone at The Leap! Since our last blog we have had a very exciting time here in Playa Colorada. It started with a big group of us from Jakera heading to Puerto La Cruz to watch the Caribes de Anzoutigue vs. Leones de Caracas baseball match which had an amazing atmosphere and we all [...]
filed in Africa, Destinations, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania on Sep.30, 2010
For anyone who doesn’t already know or hasn’t been lucky enough to go to Tanzania with The Leap, CCF stands for Children For Children’s Future and its an orphanage for street children based in Arusha (the safari mecca of Tanzania)! Our lovely leap volunteers have been doing lots of work at the orphanage over the [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, South Africa on Aug.19, 2010
Hi Guy, I hope your holiday was good! The past week was a huge success with loads and loads crammed in! The team did 4×4 driving, shooting, elephant groom day, micro lighting, horse back safari, survival night and Swaziland day trip all in the past week! We also went on a farewell game drive whilst [...]
filed in Venezuela on Aug.10, 2010
Hey! Time in Venezuela is flying by! On Wednesday28th we finished painting the school’s sport court. We decorated the walls with the slogan ‘Viva la vida de desportivemente’ – live the life of sport. Eve was the artist and her Mural was inspired by graffiti she saw in Buenos Aires. The next day we had [...]
filed in Borneo on Jul.27, 2010
Greetings from Borneo! The arrivals of the July leapers few weeks ago was welcomed with much excitement by the communities and staff of Camp Borneo as always. Everyone is good and happy. Over the past few weeks the Leapers have been working really hard and got themselves stuck in with our Kindergarten foundation project in [...]
filed in South Africa on Apr.20, 2010
The team looking right at home on Safari Week 3 for the Leapers in South Africa and all is going well! Last week’s projects within the game reserve went well and the team are all looking a lot more buff and tanned for their efforts! The conservation work consisted of routine road maintainence, as there [...]
