BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER

Breakthrough Manchester was founded in 1991 as Summerbridge to fill the need for academic enrichment and support for motivated Manchester students with limited opportunities. The program originally served sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in the Manchester school district offering an intensive 6-week summer program and school year Saturday enrichment programming... High school and college students were recruited and mentored to teach in a Students Teaching Students model. Today, we work closely with 44 school year and summer teachers who serve as educators and role models for Breakthrough students. This model not only provides wonderful mentors for our students but supports workforce development by encouraging our Teaching Fellows to pursue careers in education... Breakthrough Manchester prides itself in launching promising Manchester middle school students, particularly those from traditionally underserved communities, on their path to college while inspiring high school and..

Primary location: Oakland United States