Getting Started

Create your facilitator account

The Engage and Exchange Hub is where you can access all the Facilitator materials needed; including the Facilitator Guide, Resource Bundle, audio clips and videos that accompany activities. To access the Engage and Exchange Hub, create a Facilitator account on the website (thrivalkits.ca). Below is a video demonstrating how to create your Facilitator account.  You can also check out the FAQ section of the website to see a step-by-step process.

Thrival Kits™ implementation

Beginning in the fall and then continuing throughout the school year, Thrival Kits™ Facilitators use this Facilitator Guide and other resources such as videos, to introduce students to six themes that include over 24 different mental health promotion activities.

Facilitators typically introduce one new Thrival Kits™ activity every week over a six-month period (see suggested timeline below). Facilitators can choose which activities they introduce to students. The themes and activities are somewhat sequential, however, so it’s best to maintain the order in which they appear in the Facilitator’s Guide.

Suggested timeline

Theme	Date
Theme 1: Understanding the importance of Mental Health	October 2025 – November 2025
Theme 2: Respecting yourself and others	November 2025 – January 2026
Theme 3: Empowering yourself with knowledge of your human rights	January 2026 – February 2026
Theme 4: Celebrating your gifts, talents, and strengths	February 2026 – March 2026
Theme 5: Feeling grateful for the present, and planting dreams for the future	March 2026 – April 2026
Theme 6: Living mindfully & program wrap up	April 2026- End of June 2026

Thrival Kits™ supplies and resources

Student Kits – Facilitators are now responsible for providing Thrival Kits™ boxes and supplies for each student. Suitable options include shoe boxes, cardstock boxes, or any similar sturdy packaging to hold kit materials.

Facilitator/Classroom Thrival Kit – The program no longer provides physical supplies to facilitators besides what is provided in the Engage and Exchange HUB. The lesson plans and instructions for each activity are found in the Facilitator Guide. Many of the activities include written scripts, audio, or video-recorded instructions to help Facilitators introduce the activities. Facilitators can select the format that works best for them and their classrooms.

Audio and video resources – (links) are included in the Facilitator Guide for easy access. These videos are also located on the Thrival Kits™ website in the Engage and Exchange Hub (thrivalkits.ca).

Resource bundle – Some activities require materials from the Resource Bundle. To access the Resource Bundle, log into your Facilitator Account in the Engage and Exchange Hub.

Facilitator Forum

A new feature of the Engage and Exchange Hub is the Facilitator Forum section. This is a safe space to share ideas and questions with other Facilitators. We encourage Facilitators to check out the Forum on a regular basis and post their tips and strategies, or pose a question to your fellow Facilitators. This can resemble a Community of Practice and/or Learning!

Monthly Kit Konnections

The Thrival Kits™ newsletter is where Facilitators get to learn about all the exciting things that are happening in the program over the course of the school year. The monthly newsletter will be emailed to every Thrival Kits™ Facilitator at the beginning of each month. 

Facilitator Well-Being

Research shows that educator well-being is critical to teacher effectiveness, student outcomes, and positive school climate (Hascher & Waber, 2021). The Care for All in Education (CFAE) (a Canadian Mental Health Association program) are resources developed to promote the mental health and well-being of every employee in the education sector in Manitoba schools.  These resources and programs support recovery and promote wellness in response to the current, emerging and diverse mental health concerns of the education sector.  Access to the resources and programs are free and available to all. There is a web portal and school-based workshops.  Connecting to the CFAE is accessible by chat, telephone or email.  

Interested in Thrival Kits™?

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