“Breakthrough is a collection of memories and lessons that I carry into my classroom each year – a constant reminder of the community I wish to build and the relationships I desire to forge with students.” – Kiara Boone, Breakthrough Teaching...
“I reflected on my life to try and find something I was passionate about, and I realized that while I did not know it at the time, Breakthrough has had a huge impact on my life.” – Christopher Shimizu, Breakthrough Student Alum, Class of 2016 My name...
“At my interview, the program director asked me: how far are you willing to go for our kids? And I told her, I’ll put on a chicken suit if that’s what it takes to get them to learn. Later in the summer she told me that that was the moment when she hired me. And...
” After two summers, I grew from a quiet and soft-spoken middle school kid into a student with high expectations – for my teachers, for my peers, and for myself.” – Kevin Xiong, Breakthrough Student Alum, Class of 2017 I often tell others that...
On December 4, over 160 of Greater Boston’s educators, elected and school officials, and Breakthrough supporters gathered at Google for the 8th Annual Breakthroughs in Education, featuring an expert panel discussion on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,...
