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Better Together: PS 21 Students Create an Original School Anthem Through the Power of Music Projectivity and Thrive Collective were proud to partner with PS 21 on Staten Island to bring students an inspiring creative experience that transformed their ideas, voices, and school pride into an original school theme song. Over the course of several…
read moreProjectivity and Thrive Collective proudly present R.H.Y.M.E. at PS 44 Staten Island. Over the course of a semester-long project-based learning experience, students at PS 44 explored songwriting, hip-hop art and culture, audio recording, and the powerful connection between mic skills and life skills—including communication, collaboration, creativity, confidence, and community. “Classroom” is an original song written…
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Baltimore Mural Collaboration Brings Deep-Rooted Messaging to Community Baltimore, MD — March 2026 — A major public art transformation has taken place in Dundalk as Projectivity Group and Thrive Collective, two non-profit organizations, completed a month-long mural installation on the exterior of the new Hope Outlet. Over the course of November, three large-scale murals—covering approximately 1,200 square feet—were…
read moreThe Art Office of the NYC Department of Education posted their recap of Thrive Collective and Projectivity’s basketball court beautification at the Bronx High School for Visual Arts and P.S. 56 – The Harry Eichler School in Queens, on YouTube. In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective…
read moreIn support of #GivingTuesday this year, join Thrive Collective in giving our support to Projectivity for their University Blvd. Beautification Project in Montgomery County, Maryland. Please join us and give generously via their GoFundMe page. Projectivity is no stranger to Thrive Collective. We have actively collaborated in New York City to create hope and opportunity…
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BRONX ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL X B.E.A.T.S 2025 DJ MIXES by R.H.Y.M.E Student DJ Mixes from the 2025 Thrive Collective x Projectivity B.E.A.T.S Program Check out the incredible student-made DJ mixes on our Bandcamp page! Led by DJ Ty King, the B.E.A.T.S (Basic engineering and audio tech skills) program was part of the Thrive Collective &…
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Thank you, Christian Penn, for choosing kindness and projecting beauty everywhere you go. It is Thrive Collective’s pleasure and great honor to partner with Projectivity to create hope and opportunity through arts and mentoring every day. Congratulations, as we celebrate ten extraordinary years today. Projectivity Celebrates 10 Years 0 Loisaida Thrives Makeover (Manhattan 2026) More…
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Celebrate Projectivity’s 10th Anniversary Gala with us on September 19, 2025, at LI Greci’s The Staaten. Purchase tickets here. Thrive Collective has proudly partnered with Projectivity Group since 2019 to create hope and opportunity throughs arts and mentoring in New York, Maryland, Washington, DC, and around the country. Projectivity Founder Christian Penn also serves as…
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For over 20 years Matt Stevens and Jeremy Del Rio have built foundations for service in both Baltimore and New York City, and expanded into cities all across the country. Jeremy’s Thrive Collective has been working to eradicate artless education and provide hope and opportunity through the arts and mentoring programs in and around public schools…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E at P.S. 18: Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel Through Hip-Hop and Mentorship Presented by Projectivity and Thrive Collective LISTEN TO “WE SHINE” HERE This spring, something powerful took root at P.S. 18 in Staten Island: the fusion of hip-hop culture, creativity, and youth empowerment through the R.H.Y.M.E (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program. A…
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