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“On the Level” Cover Story Features School Partners USA The current issue of “On the Level” magazine features Thrive Collective’s launch of School Partners USA as a case study in multicity collaboration. Here’s a fun excerpt, from their interview with Jeremy Del Rio: The success of the multicity collaboration also meant that resource networking would…
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Coming Fall 2024 Inspiration. Conversation. Activation. Catalyze thriving school partnerships at Accelerate. This one day leadership summit explores why school partnerships matter and how they thrive. Through inspiring stories, practical panels, and engaging peer learning, leaders will discover shared vision, values, and assets to build high trust partnerships. Actionable tools and strategic next steps will…
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Check out our new interactive timeline! 2022 has been a record-breaking year. We completed our 300th mural, served our 25,000th student and 200th school, and our executive director Jeremy Del Rio marks his 40th year of ministry in New York’s Lower East Side and beyond. As we look back at the years of service in…
read moreThat time eight iconic NYC street artists transformed a school building in two weekends. Watch how it’s done. Tats Cru x Thrive Collective x Projectivity PS 9 The Ryer Avenue School (The Bronx) 1st Floor: “Welcome to the Bronx” BG 183, Bio, Nicer 2nd Floor: “Bronx All Stars” Andre Trenier, Daze, Marthalicia 3rd Floor: “Global…
read moreSTILL WE RISE ⇑ Thrive Collective’s first School Partners USA school mural project was completed on November 12, 2021, at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas. Local ABC Affiliate WFAA 8 featured the ribbon cutting on their newscast. [Video above. See more at WFAA.] Art Direction by Michael McPheeters SPECIAL THANKS South Oak Cliff…
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When creatives give away their trade secrets — yes, please! The Thrive Collective App [BETA] is now available for free on all platforms.
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Thrive Collective proudly launches School Partners USA today. To our friends in Dallas, San Diego, and Oakland: let’s get busy! _______________ Do you need help developing and implementing a strategy to impact your local schools? School Partners USA offers youth workers nine months of focused training and support for those who see engaging public schools…
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#BeTheChange Eighty high school student leaders gathered today for the I Am My School conference to explore ways to love and serve their public schools well. I Am My School was presented by SchoolPartners.NYC and Lead.NYC at Nyack College. View this post on Instagram #BeTheChange | Eighty high school student leaders gathered at…
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Life consists of little things, consistently experienced over time. Eleven years ago, a neighborhood church started the movement that became Thrive Collective by sponsoring a year-end BBQ for the students and staff of PS/MS 34 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. No one expected murals, music, mentoring, and more to ensue as a result of those…
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Wall prep and image transfer – just another April at Thrive Collective during School Murals season. Volunteer with us in May and June. Sign up here.
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