Blog
Meet Program Director Jarvis Lundy!
Why did you choose a career in education? Growing up, I always thought I'd be a lawyer. But my time as a Teacher Fellow and School Year teacher with Breakthrough during college truly changed my life’s trajectory. Seeing the impact that I was able to have on students...
Meet Kurchi Basu!
Kurchi joined Breakthrough Houston in 2018 as the College Bound Program Director. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she earned a B.A. in sociology/anthropology/Latin American Studies from Carleton College, as well as an M.Ed from University of St. Thomas. Kurchi is...
What are the top skills Breakthrough students rely on in college?
Breakthrough Houston believes in #EducationForAll. Our primary focus is to prepare students for competitive high schools and college – but our support doesn’t end there! Recently we caught up with some of our 2019 graduates to see how they’re enjoying college life and...
How Breakthrough Houston Shaped Me
By: Marie-Anne Barron Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect, Summer 2019 When I look back on this summer, I think about the friendships I strengthened coming back from college. I think about the time I spent with family—teasing and loving them enough to last...
Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
By: ZaDarius Webber Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at GLEC, Summer 2019 Celebrate Good Times, Come-on! Pre-Celebration Two weeks before we received our students, Ms. JoAnna announced what elective each teaching fellow would be teaching....
Becoming a Role Model
By: Brian Rivera Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect, Summer 2019 My Favorite Teacher College graduation is less than one year away for me and, when I reflect on how I arrived at this point, I recognize I would not be in this position without the...
Let’s Talk Breakthrough!
By: Erica Barnes Current Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC); Breakthrough Atlanta Teaching Fellow, Summer 2018 How did we get here? Last summer, I left the Hot Peach City, also known as Atlanta, GA, on July 25, 2018,...
Mirrors and Windows
By: Nazirah Ahmad Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect and Junior at Howard University For the past two weeks, I have had the amazing privilege of teaching 8th grade Writing with Breakthrough Houston at Connect! At the end of my high school career, I...
Three Things Teaching Has Taught Me
By: Hannah Hsu Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough Houston at SJS I often feel like I'm in a kids’ TV show: Every aspect carefully crafted and planned with great intentionality, packed with movement and engagement, repetition of routines and structure, cheers, positivity,...
My Students Are Worth It
By: Taryn Wilkins Teaching Fellow, Breakthrough Houston at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) Growing up with educators as parents, I have always been aware of the importance of education, but I was never fully aware of how lucky I was to have the education I...