Breakthrough Twin Cities
Breakthrough Twin Cities supports students on their journey to college by fostering a community of mutual learning with the next generation of educators so they both can collaborate, grow, and thrive.
Breakthrough Twin Cities envisions a future where all students have the resources to reach their full potential, where every classroom is led by an engaging teacher committed to each student’s success, and where society as a whole realizes the ultimate social and economic benefits of fully investing in its youth.
Breakthrough Twin Cities provides a six-year college access program to support historically under-represented students and their families in the Twin Cities.
Breakthrough Twin Cities is a six-year, tuition-free academic enrichment and college preparatory program that helps students prepare for college success. Our goal is to identify young people who are in need of and who will take full advantage of the support that the program offers.
At Breakthrough Twin Cities, our teachers are students. Through our Teaching Fellowship, we recruit and train college and select high school students who are passionate about education themselves – and can truly relate to our students like no one else. Sound like you? Join us!
Breakthrough’s highly rated Teaching Fellowship takes place every summer. With its “all-day, every day” nine week commitment, Breakthrough’s trademark summer Teaching Fellowship is very intense. It is a lifestyle more than a job… an unmatched opportunity to have a real impact on students. Fellows teach two core courses, plan field trips and special events, and participate in parent conferences. By the end of this experience, you will definitely know if teaching is the right path for you.
Instructional Coach Residency:
Develop coaching and/or instructional skills by supporting six college or high school students who will be Teaching Fellows in math, science, or social studies.
$5,000 stipend for the nine week program and pre-summer trainings ($5,500 for returning coaches).
Work collaboratively with your site coaching team (either at our Mounds Park Academy or Washington High School, or Chanhassen sites).
Create professional development opportunities for your department by observing Teaching Fellows and giving feedback on lesson plans and lessons taught.