September Saturday Recap
Breakthrough Twin Cities kicked off our school year Saturdays on September 14! Students reconnected with their friends across schools and many summer Teaching Fellows who have returned as Saturday facilitators. Advisors rolled out the Yearly Ambition Project (YAP), inviting students to set their own individual goal for the year, as well as complete a Bingo card of tasks this semester designed to strengthen positive school habits.
Students in grades 7-10 then reflected on the school year so far, and held elections to select the representatives from their grade level who will participate in Breakthrough Town Hall. Students in 11th and 12th grades held a workshop on how to get the most out of a college fair visit, in anticipation of the TCP college fair this coming Saturday.
After lunch, the session wrapped up with a Cluster Bowl of competitions including a cheer off, lava stones, and tug of war.
BTC parents and guardians can plug into Saturday session by:
– asking your student if they set a YAP goal, and the steps they set to meet that goal
– asking students (7-10 grade) who they voted for as their Town Hall representative, and why
– asking students (grades 11-12) about the TCP college fair, and arranging to visit the fair with advisors
Thanks to everyone who makes Breakthrough a community of learners!
