What is Breakthrough Santa Fe?
Breakthrough: Students Teaching Students is a tuition-free program in which talented high school and college students teach middle school students with limited educational opportunities the academic, organizational and social skills they will need to succeed in competitive high schools.
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Seniors Visit Colorado Colleges
In early October, five Breakthrough seniors, Dakota Benavidez, Monique Trujillo, Eduardo Flores, Justin Hilderbrandt, and Zach Baca, embarked on a tour of colleges and universities in Colorado with the goal of learning about student life and college admissions. The group toured Colorado College in Colorado Springs, The University of Denver, and The University of Colorado at Boulder--three very different schools with unique offerings and campus cultures.
The goal of the trip was for students to experience college life and explore what types of schools would fit them best. The group ate in dining halls, visited dorm rooms, met with admissions officers, and talked with a number of current students. Kent Denver School, the host school of Breakthrough Denver, hosted the group and generously let the Breakthrough Santa Fe students and staff camp out in a common room. In the future, the Colorado college tour will happen for all interested Juniors during late April or early May.
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 | Permalink
Folk Art Market Comes to Breakthrough
Breakthrough students had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the artists from Santa Fe’s Folk Art Market last week while the artists were on Prep’s campus for a full day of sales and marketing training.
To prepare for the visit, Breakthrough students spent several days studying the various countries represented by the Market artists and made country flags and other items to welcome the artists. Breakthrough teachers worked as volunteers at the Market on Sunday.
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 | Permalink
Year Six for Breakthrough Santa Fe
Breakthrough Santa Fe got underway for its sixth summer at Santa Fe Prep yesterday as 56 rising 7th and 8th-grade students arrived on campus for a six-week intensive program designed to start them on a track to college.
The Breakthrough students, who are from public schools around Santa Fe, will spend their time studying literature, math, science and history in small learning communities taught by talented high school and college students. Academics are supplemented by electives and special events, including career day, a camping trip and an end-of-summer celebration. One of the special events, Visitors Day, is open to the public and is slated for Wednesday, July 1st.
Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Permalink
