Breakthrough Kent Denver Information

Breakthrough Kent Denver is a tuition free, educational non-profit program working in conjunction with Denver Public Schools and Kent Denver School to provide increased educational opportunities for under-resourced middle school students from Denver public middle schools. We also train and encourage talented high school and college students to enter careers in urban education. Since 1995, Breakthrough has served over 750 students and 400 young teachers from Denver. Breakthrough is not a summer camp, but rather a rigorous academic and social environment in which Denver Public School students learn and grow. We pride ourselves on helping students succeed and overcome any challenges they may face. Breakthrough Kent Denver currently serves 140 students and 21 teachers at the Kent Denver site. In the Summer of 2008, Breakthrough Kent Denver successfully opened a second summer program site at Manual High School in 2008. With support from the Daniels Fund, the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, and many others, Breakthrough will be able to double in size over the next three years at the two sites.