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THRIVE! Programs

Our THRIVE! program offerings are ready-to-use literacy and wellness activities that are easy to implement, require minimal preparation, and are available at no cost to libraries and community centres.

Developed by educators, fitness professionals and child well-being experts, Start2Finish’s THRIVE! curriculum focuses on supporting children ages 6–12 in building literacy skills through social-emotional learning themes. The programs combine literacy support, physical activity and social-emotional learning in an engaging and accessible format.

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THRIVE! Programs are Designed to Strengthen:

  • Reading Literacy by reinforcing foundational skills and nurturing a love of reading

  • Health Literacy through fun, inclusive physical activity

  • Cultural Literacy by sharing diverse stories and perspectives that foster belonging, informed by Rudine Sims Bishop’s Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors framework

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Positive Education

Presenting a holistic approach to decision-making, coping skills, regulation, and creative brainstorming

Why THRIVE?

Integrating Social Justice

Transformative Social-Emotional Learning is infused with understanding of inequity and social justice

Research Driven

Developed drawing on the tenets of well-being science, including Positive Psychology, Positive Education, Neuroscience and Integrative Health

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