Helping Kids Discover What They're Capable Of

about us

Mission: At "Think. Play. Grow.", we strive to develop healthy young minds/bodies through morning movements in Jump Start, strategic thinking in Chess Club, creative play in Lego designing, and character growth in Youth Leadership development. 

Ariel Jasso

I'm a Portland-based father of three who left a decade in corporate operations management to pursue something more meaningful — helping kids discover what they're capable of. As the founder of Think. Play. Grow., I'm not your typical program director. I'm in the room, on the floor, and in the game with your kids every single day.

I bring the same energy and strategy that I once used in boardrooms into classrooms, gyms, and after-school programs across Portland — teaching chess tactics, engineering challenges, leadership skills, and movement in ways that are genuinely fun AND meaningful. My secret? I truly love this work — and kids can feel it.

Because every child has a superpower worth developing. I'm just here to help them find it.