Center for Teen Flourishing
We work on what happens after 3pm.
What do we do?
We study the night shift.
Most education research ends at 3pm.
We ask what fills the hours after: screens, stalling, conflict, drift.
We collect the field notes no one else has.
We measure what matters.
We care about how many “good hours” a teen has each day. Hours with focus, movement, connection, purpose, sleep.
We call that flourishing. It’s what we’re trying to grow.
We launch unusual ventures.
We back founders who build like craftsmen.
They work obsessively, testing and refining until something fits.
Each idea starts close to a real teen’s life.
Should I take the phone at night?
Parenting teenagers is complex.
Does she even have friends right now?
Is she sleeping enough?
Will she be ready for real life?
Should I push harder on grades?
Why do I feel like we’re always fighting?
We don’t have all the answers. But we’re working on the right questions.
Why we’re doing this
When teens talk about how they’re doing, they often talk about what happens after school.
See real friends?
Argue with mom?
Coach yell at them at practice?
Have too much homework?
Watch the night slip away on their phone?
These hours are unpredictable: Some nights click, and some nights fall apart.
That’s where we work… from 3 p.m. to sleep. The stretch of time that shapes how teens feel, what they build, and who they’re becoming.
Founders
CTF was started by Mike Goldstein and Sean Geraghty.
Mike is a longtime K–12 entrepreneur who’s launched schools (including founding Match Education), coaching programs, and research labs all designed to chase what actually works for kids.
Sean founded RESET Coaching after leading academic design at NewGlobe, where he worked on large-scale systems rooted in daily student experience.