30th Anniversary Alumni Spotlights
Alumni Spotlight: Abinibola Onabolu
Onabolu fondly remembers her time in the BTGB community, and its effect on her growth mindset.
Alumni Spotlight: James Barker
Barker thanks Breakthrough for the motivation and energy he brings to his career in education.
Alumni Spotlight: Garrett Rolph
Rolph celebrates Breakthrough for its role in jumpstarting his development as a teacher.
Alumni Spotlight: Dewayne Green
Green reflects on his enduring Breakthrough spirit and cherished program memories.
Alumni Spotlight: Pauline Wan
Wan recalls how the Breakthrough experience has shaped her current teaching career.
Alumni Spotlight: Wendy Martinez
Calixto connects her caring approach to teaching high school students with her Breakthrough experience.
Alumni Spotlight: Chip Weber
Weber reflects on the community values he’s gained from his time with Breakthrough,
Student Testimonials
Kevin Xiong Breakthrough Student
" 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 I became a part...
Thens Duviella, Breakthrough Student
"In school, you don’t always have a chance to communicate with lots of different people but in Breakthrough, everything we do is focused on how we all make up one strong community." - Thens Thens Duviella, Boston Campus, Class of 2019 My name is Thens Duviella and I...
Teacher Testimonials
Alumni Spotlight: Abinibola Onabolu
Onabolu fondly remembers her time in the BTGB community, and its effect on her growth mindset.
Alumni Spotlight: James Barker
Barker thanks Breakthrough for the motivation and energy he brings to his career in education.
Alumni Spotlight: Garrett Rolph
Rolph celebrates Breakthrough for its role in jumpstarting his development as a teacher.
Alumni Spotlight: Dewayne Green
Green reflects on his enduring Breakthrough spirit and cherished program memories.
Alumni Spotlight: Pauline Wan
Wan recalls how the Breakthrough experience has shaped her current teaching career.
Alumni Spotlight: Wendy Martinez
Calixto connects her caring approach to teaching high school students with her Breakthrough experience.
Alumni Spotlight: Chip Weber
Weber reflects on the community values he’s gained from his time with Breakthrough,
Celebrating 30 Years of Breakthroughs: Josh Gresham-Connor
Pausing to acknowledge Breakthrough’s 30th anniversary year is bittersweet. I am so incredibly proud of this program that has been such an important part of my life AND a little resentful of the reminder of just how old I am these days! I’ve been involved with Breakthrough since 1994 and have seen, first-hand, how this joyful, intentional, and transformative community impacts the lives of students and teachers.
Teaching Fellow Spotlights: From Students to Teachers
Dewayne is a Cambridge student alum (class of 2017) and a current soon-to-be senior at Lesley University and will be joining us for his second year as a Teaching Fellow in Somerville. What are you looking forward to most about this summer?I’m most looking forward to...
Alexandra Chang, Teaching Fellow
"I had always loved school and teachers, but I was on the fence about a career in education. Joining Breakthrough was the catalyst. - Alexandra Chang, Founding Teaching and current Instructional Coach, Boston Campus Breakthrough’s Summer Program was filled with the...