Thrive Collective
Celebrating Our Partnership with Bronx Arts Elementary & Middle School Since 2021, Thrive Collective has been honored to partner with Bronx Arts Elementary and Middle School to bring creativity, mentorship, and community impact to life through the arts. Big shout out to The Point CDC for initiating this collaboration! Together, we’ve empowered students to find…
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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 &…
read more🎤 R.H.Y.M.E. Summer Hip Hop & Mentoring Program Hits the Bronx This summer, Thrive Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program teamed up with BronxConnect’s RTG (Release the Grip) North for an unforgettable season of music, mentoring, and creative expression. Through a dynamic blend of hip hop, storytelling, and project-based learning, participants came together…
read moreEmpowering Young Voices Through Hip-Hop at IS 220: THRIVE Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. & B.E.A.T.S. Summer Intensive This summer, high school students in Brooklyn took a deep dive into the heart of hip-hop through THRIVE Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) and B.E.A.T.S. (Building Engineering and Audio Tech Skills) programs. In partnership with CPC (Chinese-American Planning…
read moreRHYME x MS 117 x NYC Council x BEACON Thrive Collective R.H.Y.M.E. Summer Intensive at MS 117: Empowering Youth Through Music This summer, Thrive Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program launched an inspiring summer intensive at MS 117, in collaboration with the NYC Council and The Beacon Program, led by hip-hop teaching artist…
read moreHealing Through Hip Hop: RHYME x BMCC. This past semester, Thrive Collective had the incredible opportunity to partner with Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) to bring our R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program to life on campus. Through weekly workshops, students met with Thrive’s teaching artists Godfrey Moye and Jason Roberts to explore…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x Speek Lyfe: Summer Hip-Hop Intensive Empowers Youth to “Keep That Energy” at MS 42 Through a vibrant partnership between R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) and Speek Lyfe, students at MS 42 in Queens NYC came together for a dynamic Summer Hip-Hop Music and Mentoring Intensive — a one-of-a-kind experience that combined the…
read moreOver the course of 12 weeks, High School students at ps 371 Lillian Rashkis participated in R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop music and mentoring to empower youth. Led by teaching artists Jason Roberts and Kareem Caines. The program invited students to explore beats, rhymes, and…
read moreTHRIVE COLLECTIVE & ROADS TO SUCCESS PRESENT: R.H.Y.M.E. AT M.S. 206 MUSIC & MENTORING This spring in East Harlem, something special happened inside a classroom at M.S. 206. A group of initially reluctant middle school students harnessed their creativity and imagination to do something they never had before- write, record and produce an original song…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E. Music & Mentoring Program at CASA Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Over the course of 12 weeks, students at CASA participated in the R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program—an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop music and mentoring to empower youth. Led by teaching artists Randy Mason, Godfrey Moye and Kareem…
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