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Teacher training begins June 10, 2008
Students arrive on June 23, 2008

Summerbridge students are from public middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District.  We primarily serve students who work hard, want to go to college, and would be the first in their families to graduate from universities.  To be accepted in the program, students make a six-year commitment to Summerbridge excellence and participation.

Summerbridge teachers are talented and diverse high school and college students who create curriculum, mentor students, and serve as role models.  During the summer, we work with a staff of 35-40 teachers and assistants.  Our summer internship has been ranked in the Top 10 in the country by the Princeton Review, alongside the White House and MTV.
Summerbridge Seniors Honored

On Thursday, April 24th, ten alumni of Summerbridge were recognized at the banquet for the Paschal Society of Academic Excellence, a prestigious group for only the top students in each graduating class. Some highlights from the evening...

Timeer Amin plans to study Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at either Rice, Carnegie Mellon, or Duke.

Nandini Balial plans to study Journalism and Film at NYU.

Esther Chen plans to study Biology and Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

Rymonda Davis plans to study Journalism at Kansas State.

Monica DeSantiago plans to study International Relations and Modern Culture & Media at Brown University.

Rocio Martinez plans to study Political Science at Northwestern University.

Chris Mosqueda plans to study Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Sagnik Raha plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he will study Electrical Engineering and Business.

Souvik Raha plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he will study Computer Engineering.

Delia Ramirez plans to study Nursing or Pre-Med at either Baylor or the University of Texas at Arlington.
Summerbridge Fort Worth is part of the Breakthrough Collaborative, a national organization dedicated to social justice in education, with 27 sites across the country.

Summerbridge students participate fully in a six-year, year-round academically intense enrichment program. There are three major components to the Summerbridge experience:
1. Summer Program at FWCD in seventh and eighth grade,
2. School Year Program during middle school,
3. Alumni Program participation during their high school years.

Each program recruits teachers and volunteers who are diverse and dedicated. Summerbridge works because teachers show that learning is fun and that it is cool to be smart.


Summerbridge at FWCDS
A Breakthrough Program
4200 Country Day Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76109

Phone: 817.302.3280
Fax: 817.302.3281

Joe Breedlove
Director
Phone: 817.302.3294
jbreedlove@fwcds.org

Anna L. Hamilton
Program Coordinator
Phone: 817.302.3280 x 304
ahamilton@fwcds.org

Connie Aphonephanh
School Year Program Coordinator
Phone: 817.302.3280 x 314
caphonephanh@fwcds.org