Tyler Savage, the highly honored Poky Little Puppy in the above group of Cognoscenti, sent the following cover letter with an amazing, full-color artbook, complete with heavy paperstock and an inspirational, shared storyline that binds all the images together. Extremely very well done.

Here’s Tyler’s letter:

Princess Pennie and all those at WA,

My brief time at Wizard Academy played a huge role in so many areas of my life. One of those areas was the non-profit I started that launched The Leapyear Project.

My co-founder, Victor, spent a year developing his own education and we wrote a book about it together. I would be honored to have it as part of the collection in the library tower at Wizard Academy.

Tyler Savage

“Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.” – Sir Claus Moser

 

Publication Date: May 14, 2013

This adventure started with a single deep-seated desire to make a difference.

It was this desire that hooked Victor Saad on pursuing a business degree around social enterprise. Yet as he researched MBA options, he wondered if business school was the most effective way to learn. Believing there had to be a better way, Victor decided to take the biggest leap of his life, quitting his job to design and pursue a self-made education; 12 experiences in 12 months, all centered around design, business development, and social innovation.

Along the way, Victor realized he didn’t want to leap alone, and began challenging others with one driving question, What risk would you take to change your life, your community, or your world for the better?

As people from all over the world stumbled across the project, accepted the challenge, and shared their stories, a community of Leapers began to develop. While each individual’s leap was unique, there existed the common bond of taking risks to learn and attempt great things.

Each chapter contains a piece of Victor’s story: a glimpse into his educational experience for that month, followed by hopeful, daring, and genuine stories of Leapers from around the world.