Tapestry Charter School · Lower School

Welcome to Melissa Leopard’s Page

STEAM Coordinator

Although she is Tapestry’s first full-time STEAM teacher in the Lower School, Melissa Leopard first joined the faculty in 2006 as a fifth- and sixth-grade Humanities teacher. She founded Tinkering School Buffalo, a hands-on building program, and co-founded Pop Up Park Buffalo, a grassroots program that encourages learning through outdoor play.

Earlier in her career, Melissa served as curriculum director for several charter schools in the Bronx and Manhattan. Before rejoining Tapestry, she managed the Buffalo Museum of Science’s Makerspace and facilitated learning with an emphasis on physics.

Melissa earned an undergraduate degree in Cultural Studies from SUNY Buffalo and a Master of Science in Education from Medaille College. When she is not doing STEAM experiments with Tapestry students, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, exploring, and having fun.