Aide Najera is a freshman at Barnard College, an all-women’s liberal arts school with a unique partnership with Columbia University. As a first generation student, going to college out-of-state and ...
On Saturday, several of our Breakthrough families took a trip to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. The museum provided us with a guided tour of the exhibit Endurance: The ...
Our partnerships with St. Margaret’s Model United Nations (MUN) student-run club and the nonprofit Global GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) began in the fall of 2016 and just kicked off ...
We had our first official Parents of Breakthrough (POB) meeting of the 2017-2018 school year yesterday at the McDonald’s in San Juan Capistrano. Some of our students enjoyed a meal ...
Breakthrough senior Bryant Villamil wanted to learn more about potential careers in science, technology, and engineering. In the fall of his junior year, Bryant learned that the Massachusetts Institute of ...
We are thrilled to welcome Samantha (Sam) Geary, who recently started her new role as our Volunteer Coordinator. Her primary responsibilities include leading our high school tutoring program and College ...
Visitors’ Day is an annual summer event that gives community members the opportunity to meet our students and teaching fellows. Guests are able to learn more about our program during ...
The 2016-2017 school year wrapped up earlier this month, and we held our College Bound Celebration on June 15th to highlight the accomplishments of our high school students. Recent Dana ...
Summer is approaching quickly and we are preparing for our biggest group of students ever! As a part of their commitment to Breakthrough, all rising 7th, 8th, and 9th grade ...