Thrive Scholars aims to help talented, economically disadvantaged BIPOC students achieve inter-generational wealth, financial security, and leadership roles in corporate, civic, and academic fields. The Summer Academy Program, designed for rising high school seniors and college first-years, spans six weeks in the first summer and five weeks in the second.
The classroom setup is different from regular classrooms. There are one hour of lecture followed by two and a half hours of active learning. During the first hour of active learning, students solves worksheet questions. For the remaining time, they played "games", solving questions either individually or in groups, depending on the "game" type.