Colorful Choreography, Day 7
Dance and Murals, Day 7 Today was more of an organizing day where we reviewed our progress and planned what…
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Stories that Demand Sequels
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I’m Invaluable Too, Day 6
Media and Music (and Murals, oh my!), Day 6 Another start to a wonderful day! Marissa and Uhey began this…
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Lights, Camera, Action, Day 5
Murals and Dance, Day 5 The kids showed up today and found a film crew from A&E Networks already set…
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Hoopin’ it since ’94
You might wonder how Thrive Sports has been organizing 3-on-3 basketball tournaments for 24 years, when it only launched officially…
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Draw up a Storyboard, Day 4
Media and Music, Day 4 Today we got into the thick of things with Media instructor Ms. Christine asking us…
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School Mentors Featured in NYC Service PSA
New York City’s new PSA promoting the need for more high school mentors features two of Thrive’s pioneering School Mentors:…
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Express Yourself, Day 3
Murals and Dance, Day 3 This morning started with dance class, and Flexx again got our blood pumping. He reiterated…
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Jedi Mind Tricks, Day 2
Media and Dance, Day 2 This morning, Christine guided our media class and we brainstormed more ideas for the music…
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Turn Up the Value, Day 1
Media and Murals, Day 1 Today is our very first day at the Harlem Hub Summer Arts Academy, and I’m…
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Introducing Valerie Freedom & The Sapling
I’m Valerie Freedom, author of The Sapling. My story begins in the Lower East Side as a teeny, tiny seed…
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Thrive x Harlem Hub: Summer Arts Academy
The Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub and Thrive Collective present the first annual Bring Art Back Summer Arts Academy at…
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NYCulture 2018
Thrive Collective proudly partnered with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs for the third consecutive year this spring. (Read our Year…
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The Art of Healing through Creativity
On Saturday, June 30th, a spirit of healing reverberated throughout our first ever Art of Healing festival where we stood,…
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Liquidnet x NYC Service = Summer Refresh
Ten Liquidnet volunteers energized our Summer Refresh this Tuesday, enduring high temps (no A/C yet!) and two flights of rickety…
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The Power of a Hot Dog
Life consists of little things, consistently experienced over time. Eleven years ago, a neighborhood church started the movement that became…
read more“Let’s Prevent” — A Film about Bullying
This spring, School Media students at MS/HS 141 Riverdal/Kingsbridge Academy produced “Let’s Prevent,” a documentary about bullying. The film features…
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Thrive x Industry City
Thrive Sports is coming to Industry City this summer with Beyond the Game Skills Academy for six Wednesdays from July…
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DANY: Art of Healing Comes to East Harlem
[Press Release and Photos by the Office of the District Attorney of New York] D.A. Vance, Thrive Collective, Partners Host…
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