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Executive Director bids farewell to Breakthrough Houston
Dear Friends and Supporters, As I wrap up my time with Breakthrough Houston, I do so with a full heart and deep appreciation. These past two years have been truly transformative — for me personally, and I hope for the organization as well. It has been an extraordinary...
KIAH-TV CW39 HOUSTON highlights 30 year legacy
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Houston Landing Connects Student Pathways
Featured in Houston Landing, this Q&A highlights Breakthrough Houston’s 30-year legacy of expanding access to rigorous academic enrichment for motivated students across the city. Executive Director Angie Wedlick shares how the organization connects middle and high...
The Role of a Lifetime
By: Valerie VBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, Connect Site 2023 Last week, my Instructional Coach shared a fascinating quote with our 9th grade English Language Arts department: he said, “teaching is performance art,” and then paused to watch us react. As the...
The Heart of Breakthrough: Our Teaching Fellows
By: Magaly HernandezBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, Connect Site 2023 For some people, Breakthrough is an opportunity to learn more about our education system and help children succeed during their learning journeys. For me, Breakthrough is all of this and more....
A Full Circle – Appreciation for Breakthrough Houston
By: Jennifer LoBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, College Bound 2023 Like any other middle school student, I did not have a clear idea of where my life would go. My English teacher at the time saw potential in my younger self that I did not recognize yet. She...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Reginald DesRoches
Reginald DesRoches Dr. Reginald DesRoches, Rice University’s eighth President, speaks on educational equity at Breakthrough’s Cultivating Growth Luncheon. “Education dramatically changed my life. The hard-earned opportunities my siblings and I were able to pursue...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen Linh Nguyen, the proud daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, is now a senior at Rice University. She relocates to Manhattan next fall having already accepted a job with Capital One as a software developer. “Without Breakthrough Houston, hundreds of kids –...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Mahi Tessema
Mahi Tessema Tigi Mekonnen, mother of Breakthrough student, Mahi Tessema, joins her daughter at the Cultivating Growth Luncheon where Tessema shares her Breakthrough experience and talks of attending Dartmouth next fall. “Next fall at Dartmouth, I’ll major in...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023
Mahi TessemaTigi Mekonnen, mother of Breakthrough student Mahi Tessema, joins her daughter at the Cultivating Growth Luncheon where Tessema shares her Breakthrough experience and talks of attending Dartmouth next fall. "Next fall at Dartmouth, I'll major in Chemistry...