THE RETURN TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING

In summer of 2022, Breakthrough students reunited in-person, engaging in hands-on learning in and out of the classroom. Staff was thrilled to welcome back students, teaching fellows, and instructional coaches to our signature Middle School Summer Academy at sites across Austin, offering new curriculum and exciting field trips. High school students attended leadership institutes, explored college and career options, and prepared for the college admissions process alongside their Breakthrough peers and advisors.

WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO...

Offer our five-week Summer Academy with 72+ hours of in-person instruction time for 400+ middle school students and help them rebound from the pandemic, recover lost learning and reconnect to the Breakthrough community.

Middle School Summer Academy Outcomes

Engage more than 250 high school students through our Summer Spectacular Program and Senior Institutes, offering multiple in-person workshops for 10th and 11th graders to connect with peers, learn and build leadership skills, and explore career and postsecondary pathways, and familiarizing rising seniors with the college application process.

Transition 241 graduating seniors to our College & Career Success Program, with 77 of them participating in Thrive Summit.

Because students from low-income communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing enrichment programming over the summer months, an emphasis of our program is providing rich learning opportunities in core subjects, sparking a love of learning and lessening summer learning gaps.

According to survey results:

90% of Academy-attending students agreed or strongly agreed at the end of the summer with the statement, "I want to attend a college after I graduate high school.”

96% of families with participating students agreed with the statement “Breakthrough helps me support my child’s success in school.”

84% of families with participating students agreed with the statement, “Being involved with Breakthrough has increased my knowledge about the steps necessary to get to and graduate from college."