LEAF Studio Flex
Personal studio time on your schedule
LEAF Studio Flex
Personal studio time, on your schedule
Hi!
We’re Priscilla Salgado-Diaz and Anisha Nannapaneni (Nun-na-pun-nee), UNC Charlotte students and proud Project Mentor Managers at LEAF Co-Learning Collective. As current students with a passion for empowering pre-teens and teens, we bring fresh perspectives and valuable skills to help learners grow, collaborate, and thrive in a creative, project-based environment. Together, we help LEAF learners transform ideas into impactful projects, cultivating creativity, resilience, and teamwork every step of the way. At LEAF, we’re excited to grow alongside our learners in a space that celebrates exploration and discovery!
Priscilla (Class of 2025):
Majoring in Organizational Management with a Minor in Economics, Priscilla brings experience mentoring students through personalized action plans, improving academic performance, and fostering time management. Her dedication to cultural inclusivity and community engagement aligns with LEAF’s focus on collaboration and meaningful connections.
Priscilla Salgado-Diaz
UNCC Student, 2025
B.S. in Business Administration,
Management (Organizational Management and Economics)
Priscilla Salgado-Diaz
UNCC Student, 2025
B.S. in Business Administration,
Management (Organizational Management and Economics)
Hi there!
I'm Tiffany Lespoir (Pierce) (Less-pour), aka Mrs. Tiff/Auntie Tiff and I have connected with and Bre’Anna Washington-Weatherford, aka Bee 🐝, to co-create LEAF Co-Learning Collective. With a shared vision to nurture and empower pre-teens and teens, we’ve combined our expertise to create a space where curiosity sparks, projects thrive, and collaboration is at the center. Together, we’re building LEAF as a hub for independent thinkers, collaborative creators, and innovative learners. It’s a space that challenges traditional ideas of education while building a community of growth and exploration. We’re excited to have you on this journey with us!
Tiffany:
With degrees in Visual Arts, Art History, and Curriculum Design, Tiffany brings years of experience in homeschooling, education innovation, owning an art studio for children in NYC for seven years, and community building. She’s all about designing environments where students can explore, create, and grow.
Tiffany S Lespoir (Pierce)
Founder, Director
Priscilla Salgado-Diaz
UNCC Student, 2025
B.S. in Business Administration,
Management (Organizational Management and Economics)
Studio Flex gives your Creative personal studio time to work independently, explore their own ideas, and get guidance when they need it on a schedule that works for your family.
This experience is for Creatives who want to:
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Choose studio time that fits their schedule
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Work independently in a quiet studio
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Follow their own ideas and interests
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Explore materials and personal projects
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Strengthen skills and body of work
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Get guidance when needed
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Store work and return to it later
DETAILS:
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Mondays in Dupp & Swat
at Camp North End -
Recurring 2 hour studio block each week
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Block 1: 9:15 - 11:15 AM
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Block 2: 11:30 - 1:30 PM
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$25/session block
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$125/month Fall membership
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Ages 7+
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All materials included
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ESA+ accepted for Visual Arts
Hi there! Welcome to LEAF Studio Flex @ Dupp & Swat at Camp North End!
Why we chose Dupp & Swat...
There is something really special about being able to bring our Creatives into a space that has already poured so much into Charlotte’s creative community. Davita “Swat” Galloway and her brother Dion “Dupp” Galloway built Dupp & Swat as a place where artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and ideas could have room to exist, be seen, and grow. Since 2010, that space has become part of the fabric of Charlotte’s creative community, especially for creatives who have not always been given enough space or visibility.
And for LEAF, proximity is everything. Our Creatives get to experience what it feels like to create in a professional studio, while being surrounded by working artists, art, and creative businesses throughout Camp North End. Inside Dupp & Swat, each Creative has their own little independent studio space where they can spread out, put on their headphones, zone out, and just create. I love that they are not only learning about being an artist. They get to spend time in spaces where artists actually are.
Priscilla Salgado-Diaz
UNCC Student, 2025
B.S. in Business Administration,
Management (Organizational Management and Economics)
Anisha (Class of 2027):
Pursuing dual degrees in Data Science and Business Analytics, Anisha excels in project management, collaboration, and team-building. Her leadership in mentoring and her success in innovative, community-focused projects reflect LEAF’s mission to nurture curiosity and inspire learners to create real-world impact.
Anisha Nannapaneni (Nu-na-pun-nee)
UNCC Student, 2027
Dual DegreeB.S. in Data Science,
B.S. in Business Analytics
LEAF Studio Flex @ Dupp & Swat
Personal studio time at Camp North End, on your schedule.
Enroll by Oct. 2 | Session Begins: Oct. 5
Studio Flex gives your Creative personal studio time to work independently, explore their own ideas, and get guidance when they need it, on a schedule that works for your family.
This experience is for Creatives who want to:
-
Choose studio time that fits their schedule
-
Work independently in a quiet studio
-
Follow their own ideas and interests
-
Explore materials and personal projects
-
Strengthen skills and body of work
-
Get guidance when needed
-
Store work and return to it later
DETAILS:
-
Mondays in Dupp & Swat
at Camp North End -
Recurring 2 hour studio block each week
-
Block 1: 9:15 - 11:15 AM
-
Block 2: 11:30 - 1:30 PM
-
-
$25/session block
-
$125/month Fall membership
-
Ages 7+
-
All materials included
-
ESA+ accepted for Visual Arts
Hi there! Welcome to LEAF Studio Flex!
Get Involved
Join us in creating transformative learning experiences for pre-teens and teens. Whether you're a parent, educator, or community leader, there are countless ways to get involved—through workshops, mentorship, or supporting our vision. Together, we can nurture curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, building a space where young learners thrive and ideas take root. Let’s grow this movement, one project at a time!
Priscilla Salgado-Diaz
UNCC Student, 2025
B.S. in Business Administration,
Management (Organizational Management and Economics)
Bre’Anna: A creative powerhouse with a background in History and Africana Studies, Bre’Anna is an author, illustrator, and founder of BeeThee LLC. She specializes in crafting art-based programs that encourage self-expression and hands-on learning.
Bre’Anna Washington-Weatherford,
Co-Creator Strategist
Anisha Nannapaneni (Nu-na-pun-nee)
UNCC Student, 2027
Dual Degree
B.S. in Data Science, B.S. in Business Analytics
Hi!
We’re Priscilla Salgado-Diaz and Anisha Nannapaneni (Nun-na-pun-nee), UNC Charlotte students and proud Project Mentor Managers at LEAF Co-Learning Collective. As current students with a passion for empowering pre-teens and teens, we bring fresh perspectives and valuable skills to help learners grow, collaborate, and thrive in a creative, project-based environment.
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Priscilla (Class of 2025): Majoring in Organizational Management with a Minor in Economics, Priscilla brings experience mentoring students through personalized action plans, improving academic performance, and fostering time management. Her dedication to cultural inclusivity and community engagement aligns with LEAF’s focus on collaboration and meaningful connections.
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Anisha (Class of 2027): Pursuing dual degrees in Data Science and Business Analytics, Anisha excels in project management, collaboration, and team-building. Her leadership in mentoring and her success in innovative, community-focused projects reflect LEAF’s mission to nurture curiosity and inspire learners to create real-world impact.
Together, we help LEAF learners transform ideas into impactful projects, cultivating creativity, resilience, and teamwork every step of the way. At LEAF, we’re excited to grow alongside our learners in a space that celebrates exploration and discovery!
LEAF CoLearning Collective is a co-learning, project-based micro-learning co-op space where ideas and projects take root. Designed for pre-teens and teens, it’s a place inspired by the energy of co-working spaces. LEAF empowers learners to co-create, reflect, and thrive through natural meaningful connections, shared ideas, and collective problem-solving.
WHAT IS LEAF CO-LEARNING
COLLECTIVE?
co-learning
+ exploration
= discovery
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A Day In the Life at LEAF
Get a feel for LEAF! Meet, greet and, connect. Explore the spaces where creativity takes root. SCHEDULE A VISIT
Orient at Root Day
Dive into the LEAF experience! Learn how we collaborate, co-learn, and bring big ideas to life.
Create A Project Plan
Work with peers, by yourself, and/or a Project Mentor to create a SMART project plan with milestones.
Create and Collaborate
It's time to put your plan into action and begin to bring your plan into fruition!
Portfolio Day
Week 6 is special! This is the time when you share your completed project with the collective!
