Spirit Week 2014

Spirit Week is a celebration of our students’ creativity, positive risk taking, and passion for Breakthrough. Students dress up every day according to themes such as pajama day, wacky Wednesday, superhero, and decades day.  Within their crews, or small Breakthrough families outside the classroom, students create names and chants to show their crew pride.

For example, this summer at Hillbrook our theme is Breakthrough Cup, and students stretched their imagination by creating new countries to compete in Breakthrough Olympics. At the other two sites the themes are Cosmic Dancers and Holidays in Space. This experience allows the students to bond with both their teachers and other students that they wouldn’t otherwise connect with.

Spirit Week helps to foster a supportive peer group culture and allows the students to step out of their comfort zone. It encourages them to celebrate their academic goals in an environment that promotes fun just as much as it does learning.

Footage taken from Breakthrough Silicon Valley San Jose Unified School District (Hosted at the Hillbrook School) and Franklin McKinley School District (Host at Evergreen Valley High School) sites between June 30th - July 3rd.