Our Programs
Our Program Model
The Breakthrough model has two key components which work in tandem to create vibrant communities of lifelong learners across the nation and inspire the next generation of educators:
1) Identifying underrepresented and/or underserved students with demonstrated motivation and capability as they enter middle school, and engaging them with rigorous academic support, mentoring, and college counseling through summer and school-year programming from middle school through college matriculation, free of charge to their families
2) Providing a highly diverse, intentionally recruited pool of talented undergraduates with the opportunity to gain more than 100 hours of firsthand classroom teaching experience through a nine-week pre-service Teaching Fellow residency, supported by Instructional Coaches throughout the course of the summer
Who we serve
Students
Rising 7th-12th grade students from Denver and Englewood Public Schools who are motivated and financially under-resourced
Teachers
College students aspiring to become teachers
Breakthrough Denver’s five interconnected programs create a continuum of opportunity, guiding students from middle school through high school and into college and career pathways. Volunteers and Teaching Fellows strengthen that journey while developing the next generation of educators and community leaders.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grades 7 – 8
HIGH SCHOOL
Grades 9-11
College & Career Pathways
Grades 12 – Class of ’22
Individualized post-secondary counseling, college trips, financial aid and college application support
Volunteer Program
STUDENTS/ADULTS
Teaching Fellows
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Visual Program Model
Breakthrough students enter the program the summer after 6th grade and stay engaged until they graduate high school. Students participate in six years of after-school and summer programming.
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