From your first Python script to your first pull request — the LEAP CS chapter gets you real projects, real mentors, and real users, then helps you give those skills back.
Every LEAP chapter runs on the same four pillars — here's what they look like in Computer Science.
Older students in the chapter help younger members learn and get unstuck.
Members work on connecting with software professionals for mentorship as the chapter grows.
Club members are actively working to connect with outside organizations and mentors so every member can network and benefit.
Team up for internal hackathons and Hour of Code sessions.
Make apps and projects, then demo them to the chapter.
Explore cybersecurity fundamentals through chapter-run sessions.
Work with the Engineering chapter on Arduino Uno builds.
Run intro coding sessions for younger students through LEAP Tutoring — hours logged and verified by fellow students.
Practice making and maintaining sites for local nonprofits.
Support your school's tech needs directly.
Help classmates with CS coursework so they can learn and get unstuck.
The events and projects we're building the founding year around. (These illustration slots become real photos as soon as we host them — of you, maybe.)
Chapters are student-run. Founding officers build this from day one, which is exactly the kind of leadership colleges and employers notice.
Owns the vision, runs meetings, and represents the chapter to the school and to LEAP national.
Interviews and welcomes new members, and keeps the roster and member records clean.
Plans networking events, tours, and competitions from idea to day-of logistics.
Builds relationships with local firms and sponsors that fund events and open internship doors.
Organizes volunteering projects and syncs member hours with LEAP Tutoring.
Recruits professional mentors and matches them with members through the year.
Set by the starter kit's first-semester calendar — every chapter runs the same basic cadence.
A coding session, project work time, or peer code review — bring what you're building and get eyes on it.
A build night or workshop — web dev, Python, or hackathon prep, depending on what the chapter's working toward.
Mentor pairing, work on member projects, and volunteer hours from tutoring younger students through LEAP Tutoring.
Fill out the interest form below — takes under a minute.
A short, friendly conversation with the onboarding lead about what you want out of the chapter.
Get your member kit, pick your first event, and log your first volunteer hours.
No. The chapter exists to build your experience, not to gatekeep it. If you're curious about Computer Science, you're qualified.
Nothing. Every LEAP program is 100% free for students — that's the entire point of the organization.
Plan on one chapter meeting per week or two, plus the events and volunteering you opt into. Founding officers put in more — and get more out of it.
Then you might be its founder. Head to LEAP Home and request the chapter starter kit.
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