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Apply to teach with Breakthrough this summer!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Attention all passionate, dedicated, enthusiastic, motivated, high-achieving high school and college students: apply to be a Breakthrough teacher in Santa Fe! Teaching at Breakthrough is consistently described as one of the most challenging and rewarding ways to spend a summer. Breakthrough Santa Fe provides an eight-week teaching residency based at Santa Fe Preparatory School. Each middle school summer teacher is responsible for planning and implementing two or three sections of a core academic class (with no more than seven students per class) as well as a teacher-designed elective; teachers also serve as committee members, advisers, dodge-ball competitors, mentors, and more! In addition, we will hire three teachers to teach in our College Bound program which offers one and two week sessions of college prep, writing enrichment, ACT prep, college campus visits, and career panels for our 9th-12th grade students. Breakthrough Santa Fe provides all teachers with a living stipend, lunches, and free dorm-style housing for out-of-town teachers. We welcome applicants from all academic majors, no experience necessary. To access the national teacher application, visit http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/teach and please feel free to contact Director, Talia Winokur (TWinokur@sfprep.org) if you have any questions. The deadline for teacher applicants is February 27, 2012!

Join us in Celebrating the Class of 2011

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Friends, family, teachers, and community members are warmly invited to join Breakthrough in celebrating the many accomplishments of the Class of 2011. We will be gathering in the auditorium at Santa Fe Preparatory School at 5:00pm on Thursday, May 19th to hear from current and former students and teachers, and to honor the graduates. The brief program will be followed by a reception in Santa Fe Prep’s upper school quad. We hope to see you there!

Apply to be in Breakthrough!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Attention all motivated Santa Fe public school sixth graders: apply to Breakthrough Santa Fe to join the ranks of high-achieving college-bound students across the country! As a Breakthrough student you will participate in two of the must fun and challenging summers of your lives, improve your academic skills, get on a path to college, and meet some of the most spirited teachers and students in Santa Fe! To apply, fill out an application (including school forms and teacher recommendation) and return to our office before Thursday, March 3, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact Talia Winokur at 505.795.7517. Good luck!

Breakthrough Students Win Simon Scholarship

Friday, October 22, 2010

Three Breakthrough eleventh-grade students were recently honored at the Simon Foundation Scholarship Banquet. The three students, Connor Carman (Santa Fe High), Maritza Ochoa (Capital), and Ruby Grajeda (Capital), were selected as 2010 Simon Scholars after a competitive application process. The Simon Scholarship provides students with extensive college counseling, a laptop computer, and $4600/year in college. Nine students from Santa Fe were awarded the scholarship. Congratulations, Connor, Maritza, and Ruby!

Current sophomores at Santa Fe High, Capital High School, and Monte Del Sol will be able to apply for the Simon Scholarship this spring. An application workshop for Breakthrough students will be held in February.

Breakthrough Graduates First Class!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

On Thursday, May 21, 2010, families, friends, donors, and teachers past and present gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the first class of graduating Breakthrough students. Six years ago, these students and families made a commitment to go to college. Today, 19 out of the original 23 are still living in Santa Fe, involved with Breakthrough, and going to start college in the fall. The group includes a State Champion in Women’s Basketball, a Daniels Scholar, a UNM Presidential Scholar, multiple SFPS “Super Scholars,” a prom queen, and many more accomplished individuals. Students were accepted into a range of colleges and universities and students will be attending schools such as The University of New Mexico, Reed College, New Mexico State University, Northern New Mexico College, The University of Denver, and many others.

Congrats, Breakthrough Class of 2010!

Breakthrough Summer Internship Application Posted

Monday, March 29, 2010

Are you a Breakthrough high school student with nothing to do this summer? Are you interested in being a Breakthrough teacher one day? Would you like to learn more about colleges and universities across the country?

If you answered yes to these questions, consider applying to become a Breakthrough Student Intern. This year, we will only accept up to eight interns total--so make sure to fill out our application thoroughly and get your application materials into the Breakthrough office by Thursday, April 29th. For an application and more information, visit: http://www.breakthroughsantafe.org/index.php/students/C15/ or click on the “students” section of this website!

Join Us At High School Options Night!

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Attention all eighth grade students and parents: we invite you to explore schools for next year at our annual Breakthrough high school options night at 6:30pm next Wednesday, February 17th at Santa Fe Prep. This event will cover everything from what a college-prep course load looks like to the opportunities available at each of Santa Fe’s high schools. Come learn about private, charter, public and parochial schools and how to be successful high school students wherever you choose to attend! Congratulations on this exciting next step towards college.

Seniors Visit Colorado Colleges

Friday, October 30, 2009

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.

Folk Art Market Comes to Breakthrough

Monday, July 13, 2009

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.

Year Six for Breakthrough Santa Fe

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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.