LEAF in Schools & Streets works with schools across Western North Carolina.

A few months before each festival, LEAF sends out a list of available LSS artists to local schools and community centers. Our role is to match these artists with teachers and classrooms. Artists go into the schools a week before our spring or fall festival, and then the learning in the classroom culminates for the students and artists through an on-stage LEAF performance! Check out our past collaborations with schools & centers & the LSS Artists.

ArtSpace Charter School Oliver Rajamani, Rosario Carelli, The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Chuck Beattie, Solazo, Jon Cooley, Zulu Connection, Oso, Roots Music Club & Bridge Tuners, Cap't Josh, WWC Folk Choir, Picante, Cap't Josh, ArtSpace String Students, Nave'
Asheville Catholic School The Magic of African Rhythm, Rosario Carelli
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Zulu Connection, Llyod Arneach
Asheville High School Oso & Soce teach African Cooking
Asheville Middle School Nave’
Asheville Montessori School Tribolotomee
Black Mountain Primary Faye Stanley, Ellie Lou, Masankho
CC Bell Elementary The Magic of African Rhythm, Faye Stanley Masankho Banda, Sun River Drums, Keowee Chamber Music, Kiyoshi Nagata, Masankho Banda
Cherokee High School Martha Redbone
Claxton Elementary The Magic of African Rhythm, Warren Wilson College Folk Choir, Vince Floriani
Crossroads Day School Darrell Rose
Erwin High School Masankho Banda, Tribalesque, Maria Voisin, Rhythms of the World, Zulu Connection
Evergreen Charter School Warren Wilson College Folk Choir, Embe Marimba
Forsyth Technical Community College Kris Jonczak
Francine Delany New School for Children Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, Oso
Hall Fletcher Elementary Laura Boosinger
Hominy Valley Elementary Warren Wilson College Folk Choir, Healing Force
Isaac Dickson Elementary Kelly Hanson & Puppets, Nelson Reyes & Susan Collard, Zulu Connection
Jones Elementary Darrell Rose , Scott Perry & Oh Papa!
KIPP Academy Asheville Nave'
Leicester Elementary Billy Jonas
Oakley Elementary School David LaMotte
Owen Middle School Masankho Bands
Stephens Lee Community Center Joe’tse Adams
Pisgah Elementary School The Magic of African Rhythm
Swannanoa Valley Montessori School Zulu Connection, Darrell Rose
TC Roberson High School Masankho Banda
W.D. Williams Elementary School Laura Boosinger
The Learning Community WWC, Folk Choir, Hunab- Kru, Heather Taft,
The New Classical Academy Kelly Hanson & Classical Puppet Theatre