Statement from our CEO
Dear Breakthrough Families, I write today to share my overwhelming feelings of outrage, frustration, and unspeakable sadness for the horrific murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and for what it says yet again about the experiences of our black colleagues, families, scholars, and friends. In a week already filled with an offensive video of a…
Family Update: School Calendar for 2020-21
Dear Breakthrough Families, As we celebrate our graduates and conclude what has been the absolute strangest end to a school year in our life times, we are also proactively thinking about the upcoming school year. In this week’s Family Update, we want to communicate a few things that we already know about next year, and…
Breakthrough Family Update – May 2020
Dear Breakthrough Families, My name is Andrew McRae, and I am the new Chief Academic Officer at Breakthrough Schools. Before the school year dramatically changed, we had some great plans to come and meet with all of you this spring at each of our campuses to share some really exciting updates. Then, well, we…
Ready Set Go 2020: Week 4
School may be out, but Breakthrough Schools are still in session. We’ve launched Online Distance learning for K-8 scholars, are providing Chromebooks and iPads for free to families, and are doing our best to continue to give our students a top-rated education. Like many of our families you may be helping your children to do…
Ready Set Go 2020: Week 3
Hello, I recently read an article that started with a question: Do you begin your day with an endless to-do list or acknowledging what is working well? The article went on to say, that we can focus our attention on the things that are within our control rather than on circumstances and events we cannot…
A is for Asynchronous
Chris O’Brien Managing Director of Schools “And isn’t it ironic? Don’t ya think?” – Alanis Morrisette A decade after those lyrics rang out over the airways, we find ourselves in a state of urgent educational irony and the clock is running on us all to adapt. Educators need to learn and learn quickly. The stakes…
Ready Set Go 2020: Week 2
Hello, We have been staying at home and staying apart together for several weeks and we still have several weeks to go. This has been an unusual and for some students even a scary time. Figuring out what to do and how to navigate this hopefully temporary and new normal can be challenging. In this…
Distance Learning Update!
Hello Families! We officially launch our new Distance Learning Portal this morning!! We are using Google Classroom to do virtual “school”. This week is all about getting oriented. Lessons will be posted on Monday and due each Friday. Scholars will get feedback and have touchpoints from their teacher throughout each week. If you haven’t received…