Breakthrough Kent Denver

Overview
Headquarters: 
Englewood, CO, USA
Website: 
breakthroughdenver.org
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1995
Annual Budget : 
$500,000-1M
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Youth / Children
Populations Served: 
Low Income
African-American
Latino/Hispanic
Children and Youth
Families
Asian-American
Immigrants
About Us
Mission: 

The mission of Breakthrough Kent Denver is two-fold: first, to increase the educational and social opportunities of motivated, financially under-resourced, middle and high school students through a quality year-round program, and second, to motivate and train talented college students for careers in education.

All services provided by Breakthrough Kent Denver are completely FREE to our students and families!

Programs: 

Summer Program

  • Intensive six-week summer session (M-F, 8am - 4pm)
  • 28 days of rigorous instruction in math, reading, writing, and science

Saturday School Program

  • Seven Saturday school sessions
  • Once per month during the school year

High School & College Programs

  • 8th-grade high school selection counseling for students and their families
  • 9th-grade academic general and transition support for students and their families
  • 10th grade Mentor Program with Anschutz Medical Students 
  • 11th grade SAT test prep practice 
  • 11th and 12th-grade support in summer opportunity search, personal statements, resumes, admission test prep, interview practice, college list making, and financial aid

Teaching Fellow Program

  • Serves college students aspiring to become teachers
  • Two-week intensive teacher training  before students arrive
  • Six-week classroom experience:
    • Lesson plan implementation and behavior management 
    • Daily support from professional educators with instruction and behavior management
Why Work For Us?: 

At Breakthrough Kent Denver, we strive for excellence in academics and character.  Because we serve students from middle school through college, we as an administration are dedicated to improving our programs and our competencies.  In order to accomplish this, we implement a number of feedback opportunities throughout the year and professional development practices within our small office.  We are a program that's committed to organizational and individual improvement.  

We are also unique in that our administration team is made up of four people who run the program. This close team creates multiple opportunities for constant collaboration and autonomy.  Every voice is heard in this special workspace and opportunities for personal and professional growth are limitless. 

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industry: 
Nonprofit