ROANOKE, VA | NOVEMBER 9

The Thrive Event

Helping high schoolers and recent graduates figure out what’s next, build skill, and plug into community.

Includes over $100 in bonuses!

Do you want training for your student that puts service and discipleship at the center?

Join us at the Blue Ridge Library in Roanoke, VA for The Thrive Event—an in-person training for rising and current high schoolers, recent graduates, and parents. On Monday evening, Jonathan Brush will be discussing the difference between success and thriving and what that means in the context of the current education landscape. Jonathan will be presenting sessions covering topics such as:

  • Building relationships
  • Creating value
  • Living resiliently
  • Identifying personal strengths and interests
  • De-stressing big decisions

All from a distinctly Christian perspective. If you want a values-aligned path beyond traditional education, either for now or in the future, this event is for you.

Event Schedule and Registration

This event will run from 5:00-7:00pm at the Blue Ridge Library, 28 State Rte 1400, Roanoke, VA 24012

Tentative Event Schedule

Monday, November 9th

Workshop Registration

Registration Deadline: November 7th, 5pm ET

Meet Your Event Speaker

Jonathan Brush

JONATHAN is the President and CEO of Unbound, a homeschool graduate, and a homeschool dad of six. He worked for nine years as a Director of Admissions for a private, liberal arts college, and has since spent over twenty years working in non-traditional higher education.

Jonathan loves Unbound and Unbound students and dreams every single day about new ways to connect them to each other. He gets to work with the world’s best team and the most amazing student body in the history of the world (which is just as awesome as it sounds), and field questions about Rule 4 violations (ask an Unbound student to explain). Jonathan and his family make their home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Past Explore Student Projects

  • 75 Hard (A mental and physical resilience challenge)
  • Write an Adventure Novel
  • Create a Video Game
  • Write a Fantasy Short Story
  • Learn for Read Piano Sheet Music
  • Meal Planning
  • Prepare and Host an Unbound Bible Study
  • Plan Missionary Travel/Gap Year
  • Write a British Comedy Story
  • Nature Videography
  • Shadow a Public School Teacher
  • Dessert Fundraiser for Theatre
  • Design Plans for Future Pool House
  • Training a Dog
  • Reach Holistic Health Goals
  • SAT Test Improvement
  • Automobile Basics 101 with Dad
  • Daily Running Challenge
  • Baked Goods Auction
  • Missions Conference Children’s Track
  • Learn to Play Guitar
  • Missions Trip T-shirt Design, Fundraising, Journaling, and Experience
  • Personal Trainer for Mom
  • Restoring Motor Bike with Dad
  • Writing a Novel
  • Mind, Body, Soul Improvement (Involved learning a language, working out, and reading Scripture)
  • Learning to Code 
  • Design Verse Cards and Initiate Conversations/Witness with Strangers
  • Learn for Play Drums
  • Animal Education for Kids
  • Film Project with Ascend Students
  • Fivver Account for Editing Gigs
  • Improvements for Pick-Up Truck
  • Revitalization of Childhood Piano Skills