Breakthrough New Haven

(WTNH) - Breakthrough New Haven champions academic excellence for New Haven youth.

Founded in 1993 as Summerbridge New Haven, Breakthrough New Haven, an affiliate of the Breakthrough Collaborative, is a tuition-free, year-round program for highly motivated middle school students.

The program seeks to prepare the students for challenging, college-preparatory high schools.

Once accepted to Breakthrough New Haven, students make a two-year commitment during middle school, which includes a rigorous academic Summer Program, educational enrichment classes in our After-School Program, and comprehensive high school placement guidance.

Since 2009, Breakthrough New Haven graduates have been awarded high school scholarships totalling more than $1.5 million. Since the summer of 2008, 71% of Summer Program teachers have entered the teaching profession upon graduation from college.

Learn more at www.hopkins.edu/community/breakthrough