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Fundraising Gala Highlights!: Fundraising Gala Highlights!

This past November 21,2025, we hosted our Rutgers Alfredo & Gloria Bonilla Santiago Fundraising Gala in Puerto Rico — and what an incredible turnout it was! Photos of event click here
83 Students Accepted Into Rutgers Programs: 83 Students Accepted Into Rutgers Programs

We are proud to announce that 83 LEAP Academy students have been accepted to Rutgers University — including the School of Nursing, Business School, and the School of Arts and Sciences! During a special ceremony honoring Alfredo and Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Dean John Griffin, Ph.D., Dr. Donna M. Nickitas, and Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago personally presented students with their Rutgers acceptance letters.
An Evening of Impact – Fundraising Gala Highlights: An Evening of Impact – Fundraising Gala Highlights
Annual Report 2024-25 Together We Rise: Empowering Education, Enriching Lives: Annual Report 2024-25 Together We Rise: Empowering Education, Enriching Lives
Living Your Mission | Gloria Bonilla-Santiago | TEDxCapeMay: Living Your Mission | Gloria Bonilla-Santiago | TEDxCapeMay

Realizing our power to change the world for the better, if only we have the courage, Dr. Bonilla-Santiago shares the lessons learned as an educator building a successful urban charter school in Camden, NJ.

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