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Ronald McDonald House awards $15k to Breakthrough Cambridge01-Nov-2011
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England recently presented a $15,000 grant to Breakthrough Cambridge to help fund their Summer Academic Enrichment Program. This is the fourth RMHC of Eastern New England grant given to Breakthrough Cambridge, totaling $52,000. Elissa Spelman r...Continue Reading
Celebration 201110-Jan-2012
Celebration 2011 Thursday, August 11 5:30-8pm Cost: free! Location: MIT's Kresge Auditorium located on the main campus at 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Festivities include: Reception for visitors and Breakthrough Cambridge sponsors Expo of student projects Perfor...Continue Reading
Middle Schoolers Getting Prepped for College10-Jan-2012
Research has long shown that early intervention during middle school can change the trajectory of a student's academic career and life path. As one of the first organizations to create an early intervention college access model, the Breakthrough Collaborative has confirmed this research with high-im...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Bulletin: Fall 201101-Nov-2011
In this issue of the Breakthrough Bulletin we feature our Summer Celebration, high school internships and STEM, the after school program, teachers letters from the field and provide information about becoming a sponsor for our upcoming 20th anniversary celebration. Download the Breakthrough...Continue Reading
Ronald McDonald House awards $15k to Breakthrough Cambridge01-Nov-2011
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England recently presented a $15,000 grant to Breakthrough Cambridge to help fund their Summer Academic Enrichment Program. This is the fourth RMHC of Eastern New England grant given to Breakthrough Cambridge, totaling $52,000. Elissa Spelman r...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Bulletin: Spring 201101-Aug-2011
In this issue of the Breakthrough Bulletin we discuss our summer program, award winning BTC seniors and the summer reading list. In addition, we talk about a new generation of urban leaders. Finally, save the date for our summer celebration, August 11th. Download the Bulletin (.pdf) (http://www...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Cambridge said to “lead the way” in summer learning01-Aug-2011
To close the achievement gap, educators are focusing on stemming summer learning loss. Cambridge School Committee members suggest in a May 31 column that fun and inspiring summer learning programs combining aspects of camp and school should be mandated for all students. They cite Breakthrough Cambri...Continue Reading
Springfest 201101-Aug-2011
Springfest 2011 When: Thursday April 14th, 2011 6pm-8pm. Where: The Atrium at 100 Technology Square. Springfest 2011 raised over $100,000 for BTC's summer programs and drew more than 200 guests to this annual fundraising event, hosted again by Alexandria Real Estate in the soaring ...Continue Reading
Where do Breakthrough students attend college?20-Jun-2011
Where do Breakthrough students attend college? Anywhere they want! We proudly announce the 2011 BTC College List - college acceptances are listed below (bolded schools represent the universities that BTC students will be matriculating to in the fall). American University Assumption College...Continue Reading
The New York Times Profiles Dr. Ron Fergusen19-Mar-2011
The New York Times Profiles Breakthrough Cambridge Speaker. Dr. Ron Ferguson of Harvard's Achievement Gap Initiative was the subject of a New York Times "On Education" profile on February 13. Citing him as a "national treasure" and "rock star", the article links Dr. Ferguson's personal backgroun...Continue Reading
Breakthroughs In Education - 201002-Dec-2010
December 2, 2010, Cambridge MA – At the annual Breakthroughs in Education event at the Charles Hotel, Breakthrough Cambridge (BTC) drew over 200 attendees to discuss current research on closing the achievement gap. Guest Speaker Dr. Ronald F. Ferguson, Director of the Achievement Gap Initi...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Bulletin: Fall 201015-Oct-2010
In this issue of the Breakthrough Bulletin we talk about the success of our Summer Celebration event, the amazing student-driven HIV/AIDS fundraiser that developed during our summer program. In addition, Breakthrough Cambridge was recently honored to be included in a Root Cause report. Finally, we t...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Cambridge Leads Field For College Access; Research Results From Root Cause22-Sep-2010
Report Identifies 7 Top-Performing Nonprofits in Massachusetts Root Cause, a Cambridge-based nonprofit research and consulting firm, announced today a new report on improving opportunities for at-risk students to attend college, and to succeed once they are enrolled. Breakthrough Cambridge (BTC) ...Continue Reading
Celebration 201001-Aug-2010
Celebration, the culmination of our summer program, was an exciting display of students’ achievements after six intensive weeks of hard work. A poster session featuring work from every student and every class began at 6pm, followed by dynamic live performances and presentations starting a...Continue Reading
Overcoming the Barriers to College05-Mar-2010
Over the past 30 years, college-going has increased for all groups of students – that’s good news. The bad news is that there are still huge gaps in the rates of college attendance between groups of students. Students who would be first in their family to attend college, low-income stude...Continue Reading
Middle Grades: The Fork in the Road to College22-Jan-2010
Did you know that research shows that the level of academic achievement students attain by eighth grade has a significant impact on students’ college and career-readiness? This month’s research brief reviews the research on why the middle grades are such a pivotal time in students’...Continue Reading
Celebration 200913-Aug-2009
The end-of-the-summer Celebration event held at M.I.T.’s Kresge Auditorium on August 13, 2009 was an amazing evening filled with student performances, genuine testimonials, and a wonderful display of student work from this summer at Breakthrough Cambridge....Continue Reading
Factors that support academic success22-Jul-2009
In addition to the rigorous academic content that Breakthrough teachers have been teaching this summer, Breakthrough teachers have also been working hard to get their students excited about learning, instill confidence in their students and help students reimagine their futures. These efforts to mot...Continue Reading
Summer Kickoff - 200930-Jun-2009
On June 30th, 2009, Students, teachers and family members celebrated the start of Summer 2009 with an Ice Cream Party, sponsored by Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream....Continue Reading
Springfest 200902-Apr-2009
Breakthrough Cambridge’s annual fundraising event – SPRINGFEST – was held on Thursday, April 2 at the Cambridge Boat House, featuring presentations by students and staff, as well as live entertainment.Springfest was an unqualified success, with nearly 150 people in attendance. ...Continue Reading
