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Thriving

Thriving is a journey, not a destination. Thriving has been described as “a forward, purposeful motion towards achieving one’s full potential.” Research shows that when youth thrive, they are more likely to graduate from high school, avoid high-risk behaviors and achieve their goals.  

Thriving is strengthening those elements that orient our lives in a positive way. It could be finding a spark, possessing a strong sense of purpose, believing you have the capacity to grow and change, having a caring adult to support you. Thriving is different for each individual. 

Researchers have dug deeply into what helps youth thrive, and we know that caring adults can make a big difference. But the more we understand what goes into thriving and helping to create its conditions - especially for disadvantaged youth - the more we can help youth find their own journey to thriving. 

This learning channel is sponsored by the Thrive Foundation for Youth.

Resources

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Recess Lab
December 03, 2018

With more than 20 years of experience working with elementary schools, Playworks launched Recess lab to support principals, teachers and other school staff to rediscover the power of play.  Schools with a healthy culture of play see fewer fights, fewer injuries, and fewer trips to the principal’s office - and students com back to class ready to learn.

Source: Playworks
Focus Areas: Health and WellnessThriving
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Defining Webs of Support: A New Framework to Advance Understanding of Relationships and Youth Development
March 01, 2017
In this brief, the authors present a web of support framework to describe how youth relate to adults and peers in their lives, and how these relationships provide the supports necessary for young people to thrive. This framework is composed of three key layers, each of which contributes to a young person’s development: relationships, resources, and networks/social capital.
Source: Center for Promise
Focus Areas: ThrivingFamily EngagementYouth InvolvementMentoring
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Who’s Minding the Neighborhood?
October 04, 2016
The role of adult capacity in keeping young people on a path to graduation

 

Source: Center for Promise
Focus Areas: Thriving
Turnaround for Children
Building Blocks for Learning
February 13, 2016

This paper began with a conversation about children. At Turnaround for Children, they wanted to understand how children acquire the skills and mindsets for learning. Which skills do we need to build in children for them to be successful in school? And if we know what they are, can they be taught? How does growing up with adversity impact the acquisition of these critical skills? 

 

 

Source: Turnaround for Children
Focus Areas: Social and Emotional LearningThriving
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Estimated Non-Low-Income Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR), Low-Income ACGR, Gap between Low-Income and Non-Low-Income, by State from 2012-13 to 2013-14 Table
January 21, 2016
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Source: America's Promise Alliance
Focus Areas: Thriving
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Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR, 2013-14) for Students with Disabilities (SWD) versus Non-SWD Students Table
January 21, 2016
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Source: America's Promise Alliance
Focus Areas: Thriving
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