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Apply to Teach at Breakthrough

A message from Elita Irving ’13 about an amazing summer opportunity in teaching:

Are you interested in teaching this summer? Do you want to have the most challenging and rewarding summer of your life? Consider applying to teach at Breakthrough! The application deadline is February 25 and admissions are rolling. Go here to apply.

In addition, we will be hosting two information sessions about Breakthrough on:
– Thursday February 7th at 4:15pm in Usdan 110
– Wednesday February 13th at 5:15pm in Usdan 110

If you cannot attend the information sessions or if you have any questions, email Elita (eirving[at]wes) or Andy Ribner ’14 (aribner[at]wes).

Apply to Breakthrough Collaborative

Breakthrough Collaborative is a national non-profit that increases educational opportunity for high-potential, low-income middle school students and inspires outstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education. Your work can change someone’s life.

This paid internship is consistently featured as one of the “Top Ten Internships” by the Princeton Review. Breakthrough will be the most meaningful eight weeks of your life. [Editor’s note: I know a few people who have done this, and it really seems like a remarkable experience]

To find out more information and meet past Wesleyan Breakthrough teachers, head to an information session:


When: Thursday, Feb. 5th at 7pm
Where: PAC 002

Or visit our website: www.breakthroughcollaborative.org
And apply on: www.teachbreakthroughs.org

Application deadline: Mar.2nd, 2009

Campus recruiting contacts:
Samantha Hodges ’11: shodges@wesleyan.edu
Bin Shen ’09: bshen@wesleyan.edu