Thrive Collective
During an after-school program and in partnership with the Soul Saving Station in Harlem, students and Thrive Teaching Artists came together to discuss the hot button topic of “Gun violence,” which hit close to home for more than a few. While there is much to discuss on that topic, we chose to focus on several…
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To help commemorate the 2021 Holiday Lights Festival in Harlem, Thrive Collective was called upon by the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub to help beautify the street corner between 125th and 126th street on Frederick Douglass Avenue. The 250 sq. ft. mural was completed over a course of two days and was designed to represent…
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GREETINGS FROM BROWNSVILLE 💌 Journeying through our summer rising adventures, we bring a postcard glimpse into the rich culture and community that is Brownsville. Our team was given the privilege to work with the staff and students at Metropolitan Diploma Plus HS and Brooklyn Democracy Academy to show the unity and Caribbean pride present at…
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Uniting as guiding forces, a lighthouse and phoenix light the way over the clouds after a year of uncertainty. Resemblant of its name, Harlem Renaissance HS reflects on seasons of rebirth past and present and inspires us to do the same. In a similar light and with the help of our students, we were able…
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What does growth mean to you? Regardless of the rooms we find ourselves in, we’re capable of thinking and aspiring for things beyond the walls around us. We were to explore some of these ideas with participating residents, seeing how steps large or small can bring us closer to having more peace, hope, strength, and…
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What is your mindfulness rooted in? The students of PS 279 joined us in exploring how we are the core of this city. We soon came to discuss the importance of our mental well-being not only on our individual selves, but the impact it has on those around us as well. Connected in more ways…
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After a year of online learning, the students at MS 141/RKA are more than familiar with the virtual world👾 With a name like The Arcade, it was fitting to have MS 141/RKA reach out for a mural in this space and paying tribute to this notable time in education. Bringing more nuance to connecting, students…
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Thanks to the generous support of NYC Council Member Fernando Cabrera, we pooled resources from two NYC agencies to unite both schools at the Joseph Wade Campus in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx to transform their shared, main entrance hallway. The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Youth and…
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“Thank you [NYC Council Member Andrew Cohen] so much for the beautiful addition to our school! Last school year you provided funding so that RKA could partner with Thrive. The partnership generated a Mural Painting Club for HS and MS students. The club designed the mural you see in the attached pictures. … “It is massive…
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The Art of Healing On July 13th, Lamar Gibson’s life was taken prematurely by gun violence near his East Harlem home. He was only 17 years old. Ten years ago this summer, his father’s life ended the same way. Lamar’s father’s murder remains unsolved. In August, we facilitated a socially distant, three-week mural workshop for…
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