Summer Teaching Fellows

Breakthrough Houston is looking for talented individuals who are interested in teaching highly motivated, historically excluded students in the Greater Houston area. As a Breakthrough Houston teacher, you will teach classes of approximately ten students, work with a qualified Instructional Coach to make sure you know the ropes, and experience what it is like to be at the front of a classroom.

Teachers have a primary teaching assignment in a core subject (math, science, literature, writing) plus additional elective and activity courses. There are many leadership opportunities including leading committees and groups of students known as families, serving as a department head, and coordinating program-wide initiatives as a member of AdCom.

This is one of the best ways to decide if teaching is for you! The Princeton Review has ranked Breakthrough as a Top Ten summer internship (along with working at the White House and working at MTV). Teach for America has noted that former Breakthrough teachers are accepted to TFA at a much higher rate than regular applicants. Breakthrough Teaching Fellows make friendships that will last a lifetime.

The 2026 base salary for a Breakthrough Houston Summer Assistant is $3,700, plus a $1,565 AmeriCorps Education Award, and for a Breakthrough Houston Summer Teacher is $4,800, plus a $1,956 AmeriCorps Education Award.

The 2026 term of service is from June 1, 2026, to July 30, 2026. A Breakthrough summer is an immersive, full-time experience. Unfortunately, homestays will not be available in Houston this summer, so all applicants will need to provide their own transportation and housing.