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SLEO

Students Leading Educational Opportunities

About

Students Leading Educational Opportunities (SLEO) is a student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in St. Louis dedicated to expanding access to academic enrichment programs. Through free classes, competitions, and mentorship in areas such as debate, chess, robotics, and science bowl, SLEO empowers students from diverse backgrounds to explore their academic passions and build leadership skills.

Our Mission

40+

Volunteers

20k+

Raised

400+

Students

How It Works

Join Us

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VOLUNTEER

We aim to reduce barriers to inaccessible academic activities for underserved groups within St. Louis. That's only possible with our volunteers who make every SLEO fundraiser, event, and class possible.

DONATE

Any money raised from SLEO will be put towards the following areas: purchasing educational resources like books and school supplies, donating directly to underfunded schools, and administrative expenses

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OUR MAILING LIST

Join our mailing list to receive the latest updates and events of SLEO. Read previous posts here.

Latest News

SLEO Chess Results at 2026 Chess Carnival

On February 14th, Linci, Jack, Cayla, Howard, and Charlotte fought hard at the 2026 Chess Carnival, with Forrest Yang as their brilliant coach. In the k-12 section, Jack won 3.5 games, Charlotte won 3 games, Linci won 2 games, and Howard won 1.5 games. In the k-6 section, Cayla won 3.5 games. The team got 2nd place, with individual awards for Cayla (k-6, 2nd) and Jack (k-12, 3rd). Charlotte won best female. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who helped SLEO dominat

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Our partner organizations are dedicated to equality in academic spaces. We are grateful for their collaboration.