Breakthrough Miami Expands Its ReachBreakthrough Miami plans to expand this summer are underway. We are thrilled to be able to offer our Summer Institute in five sites throughout Miami Dade County. Joining our present sites at Ransom Everglades Middle School and Doctors Charter, are the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Cushman School and Coral Gables High School. Carrollton will host 60 rising 5th and 6th grade girls making this our first all girls program. Cushman will be home to 60 rising 5th and 6th grade boys and girls and Coral Gables High School will host our College Bound program consisting of 60 9th and 10th graders.
The curriculum planned will be challenging and creative and will be taught by 87 intern teachers from Colleges around the country and some of our best local high schools. The staff has been very busy interviewing over 450 new applicants to the program and their parents. Our mission is to provide all applicants accepted with an enriching, rewarding summer full of learning and fun!
We would like to thank The Knight Foundation, The Children’s Trust and all the foundations and donors who help to make this expansion and this program possible!
Alicia Rodriguez Bower
Executive Director
Jeffrey Miller makes it possible...
Breakthrough Miami supporters are changing the face of education in our community. This month, we’d like to highlight one of education’s biggest supporters, Jeffrey Miller. He has worked tirelessly for years on improving the educational opportunities for students in Miami-Dade County. A Breakthrough Miami supporter for over 10 years, Jeffrey Miller recently took on the role of Chair of our Board of Directors. Besides serving on our board, hosting several teacher-interns during the summer, Jeffrey has given vital funds to expand our program to service over 500 students this upcoming summer. We deeply appreciate the generosity of Jeffrey Miller, who is encouraging a new generation of learners and teachers in Miami.
Joanne Messing
Director of Development
Dear Jeffrey,
Although you may not hear it as often as you should, you’re appreciated so much. We wish we had a new way to say thank you. A way that would really express how much your kindness has meant to Breakthrough Miami students, teachers and staff. You are a wonderful gift to us, and our life is better because you’re in it.
Most sincerely,
The Breakthrough Miami StaffGaby’s Breakthrough to Exeter
On March 10th the Villaran family received news that would undoubtedly change their daughter’s life forever. Gaby received an acceptance letter from the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire congratulating her on her admittance to the class of 2013. Gaby is one of Miami’s finest Breakthrough students and we couldn’t be more proud! The Exeter letter described Gaby perfectly by saying, “Your accomplishments are already extraordinary, and you and your classmates will go on to do even more; this is one reason we want you at Exeter. Your class will be composed of people like you who can and will change the world, who will to Exeter because they believe in our mission to combine knowledge and goodness, and who know that education must be about the heart as well as the head, about the shaping of ideals and the sharing of ideas.”
Haiti Relief Efforts A Priority for Breakthrough Family Association
Breakthrough Miami not only boasts high standards for our student’s education and socialization. Our program’s vision is also rooted in our commitment to public service. From students partaking in a beach clean-up on South Beach during our six week summer institute to gracing a historic cemetery with a fresh coat of white paint, our students are immersed in the value of public service. Capturing the spirit of our service orientated students, our Breakthrough families have come together to assist the people of Haiti since the calamitous quake fractured the country on January 12th. Food, clothing, and sanitary products were collected at the Doctors Charter site for delivery to the Adrienne Arsht Center for an emergency charter flight. Families have also come together to conduct an ongoing bake sale to raise funds to purchase a needy family a “Shelter Box” system. The Shelter Box system is designed to provide adequate shelter for a family of 25. The Haitian community is dear to the organization as many of the students we serve are of Haitian descent. The family association is looking to continue their effort in support of the country’s rebuilding efforts.
Webber J. Charles
Associate Site Director
