OUR ASPIRING TEACHERS ...

... ARE STUDENTS
All of Breakthrough Saint Paul’s teachers are talented high school and college students, recruited from local schools like the University of Minnesota and Macalester College. A number of them are the first in their family to attend. View a list of our aspiring teachers’ high schools and colleges.

... ARE COMPLETELY DEDICATED
Our teachers apply for the intense, 9-week summer internship in March. After a ten day training conducted by experienced educators, our teachers spend six weeks teaching Breakthrough students all day. At night, they correct student homework (“BooYah”), prepare materials for the next day’s lesson, and do committee work. Throughout the summer, mentor teachers continually observe classes and guide our young teachers in their responsibilities.

... REPRESENT DIVERSITY
Breakthrough recognizes that there are many dimensions of human diversity. One of Breakthrough’s missions is to attract under-represented groups, specifically men and people of color, to the teaching profession. In summer 2007, we had a faculty of 17 aspiring teachers. Seven were men, and seven were of color. Read more about the demographics of our faculty.