Thrive Collective
Thrive Collective Media Presents: The Case of Captain Manuel Rivera Jr. and the PS 279 W.I.N.G.S. Pledge A Celebration of Student Storytelling and Creative Empowerment Thrive Collective Media x PS/MS 279 is proud to debut two short films, The Case of Captain Manuel Rivera Jr. and The PS 279 W.I.N.G.S. Pledge, created entirely by PS/MS…
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Thrive Collective returned to John Dewey High School for the 2023-2024 school year to inaugurate its Project Pivot program with an integrated arts academy. Collaborating once again with our partners Projectivity and Speek Lyfe, we produced a 36-week, multimedia experience in three 12-week modules: RHYME Hip Hop and Mentoring The JDHS Podcast School Murals Veteran…
read moreOn the final day of Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Year, we offer our love letter to hip hop: “Coke La Rock is Still Here.” Video by Eric Mason. Filmed at the Hip Hop 50 Block Party. Hip Hop is for the Children R.H.Y.M.E X PS 371 LILLIAN RASHKIS By: Randy Mason July 21, 2025 0…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x BMCC Counseling Center This fall teaching artists, Kevin Toledo, Jason Roberts and Thomas Fucaloro returned to BMCC for another sensational semester of Healing Through Hip Hop: An introduction to Hip Hop, songwriting, extemporaneous freestyle rap, poetry, cyphers, and beat making as an effective addition to traditional talk therapies. R.H.Y.M.E Teaching artists worked assiduously…
read more“Limitless” is an inspiring documentary showcasing the incredible talents of the students of PS/MS 105. Shot and edited by talented filmmaker Eric Mason, it takes viewers on a journey into the vibrant world of hip hop and the transformative power it holds. “Limitless” focuses on the students’ involvement in Thrive Collective’s “RHYME” Program, a unique…
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Film instructor Alexandra Speith along with the help of project manager Steven Cifuentes taught 5th -8th graders twice a week in Manhattan’s Lower East Side School, PS /MS 34 and 3rd -4th graders at Brooklyn’s PS 282 Park Slope School. Students made a documentary on the art at PS/MS 34 and a documentary about the…
read moreLOMBL (Live Out My Best Life) MS 117 x R.H.Y.M.E x B.R.A.G (Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence) R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Helping Young Minds Excel) 12 weeks music and mentoring program in collaboration with M.S. 117 in Bronx N.Y. The students of M.S. 117 wrote and recorded “L.O.M.B.L : Live Out My Best Life”, a heartfelt combination…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x PS/MS 105 x SPEEK LYFE x PROJECTIVITY One school. Three songs, three album covers, and three music videos produced and distributed collaboratively by PS/MS 105 students from concept to completion, over the course of one semester. An experience so incredible you need to see it to believe it. Video by: Mike Shane Teaching…
read moreThrive Collective R.H.Y.M.E Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel music and mentoring youth program in partnership with Speak Lyfe, Projectivity and PS/MS 105 Q The Bay School Class 302, presents “HWPO” (HARD WORK PAYS OFF) Students of class 302 know a thing or two about hard work. Whether in the classroom, in the community or at…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Helping Young Minds Excel) 12-Week music songwriting and mentoring program in collaboration with Harlem Renaissance High School. The students of Harlem Renaissance, along with lead teaching artist CONQUEST: Jason Andre Roberts wrote, produced and recorded “BETTER WAY”, an impassioned, intense and thought provoking hip-hop anthem. One that’s speaks on racial inequality, police brutality,…
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