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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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
Student Orientation This Saturday
All new and returning Breakthrough 7th and 8th grade students are invited to join us at the 2009 student orientation this Saturday, May 9th. Students and their parents should arrive at Santa Fe Preparatory School by 12:00PM. The program will last until 3:00PM.
We will discuss the nuts and bolts of the summer and school-year programs, as well as get to know each other and have some fun! Light refreshments will be provided. Please bring your questions and enthusiasm as we get ready for the summer.
Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 | Permalink
Welcome 2009 Teachers
Amy Henning - Grinnell
Ari Morris - Santa Fe High
Ben Slater - Brown
Boris Atanassov - Reed
Danielle Andolina - St. John Fisher College
Kathleen Maynard - Colby
Kevin Andrus - St. John’s
Lauren Oberlin - St. John’s
Leah Martinez - Northwestern
Lucia Donatelli - Brown
Luis Burrola - Capital High
Marcos Barela -Capital High
Natalie Dunn - SF Prep
Olga Pagan - Yale
Sam Ritter - Carleton College
Will Lambeth - UNC
Sixteen talented high-school and college students have been selected to serve as Breakthrough’s 2009 summer faculty. They hail from schools ranging from Capital High School in Santa Fe to The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Each brings exciting and unique skills, interests, experiences and energy to share with our students and families. Welcome to our new teachers and welcome back to our many familiar faces!
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