MindLeaps
Deanna Cormier, M.Ed., has extensive experience as a dance educator and business owner. Since September 2003, Deanna has been self-employed, focusing on dance education. Additional entrepreneurial ventures include ownership of DG Woodworking and Deanna Cormier Photography, both launched in 2021 and 2020 respectively, with websites showcasing their work. Deanna has contributed to global outreach as an African Outreach Dance Educator for MindLeaps since July 2019. Historically, Deanna served as an adjunct professor at St. Lawrence College from January 2010 to December 2021 and held the position of Co-Director at the West Carleton School of Performing Arts from 2014 to 2015. Academic credentials include a Master's of Education in Leadership in Learning from the University of Prince Edward Island and a diploma in Advertising and Marketing Communications Management from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology.
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MindLeaps
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MindLeaps uses dance to develop the cognitive skills and social-emotional learning of at-risk youth to ensure that they can succeed in school, enter the workplace and leap forward in life. We use a data-driven, strategically designed dance curriculum created by professional dancers, psychologists, and educators with expertise in working with youth from vulnerable populations. The progress of our students is carefully tracked throughout the program with Tracker, MindLeaps’ mobile application and software system with real-time analytics. The MindLeaps model expands beyond the core dance curriculum. Our permanent centers take a holistic approach by incorporating academic acceleration courses, and through partnerships, MindLeaps also embeds its curriculum in the workings of other organizations serving at-risk youth across the world. To date, we have brought the power of dance to thousands of children and women across Rwanda, Guinea, Uganda, Mauritania, North Macedonia, and the U.S.