Curious Cardinals Blog

We're excited to announce a new product feature: Easy Scheduling! 📆

In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m excited to share how my experience with Curious Cardinals and the amazing female mentors I’ve had along the way have played a pivotal role in shaping who I am today. Startingmy Curious Cardinals journey as a timid eighth grader who lacked confidence, I’m now a senior in high school taking on the most challenging courses. Next fall, I will be attending Cornell where I plan to study Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Your student's areas of greatest challenge can become their areas of greatest strength.

Heroes in comic books and movies usually have colorful backstories -- you have the antiheroes, the unlikely heroes, and your bit-by-a-radioactive spider heroes. 🕸️

Meet the culprit crushing your student's curiosity and confidence.

In the 1990s, Yale researcher Suniya Luthar began studying the lives of American teenagers affected by poverty, crime and substance abuse. In search of a control group to compare her findings, she uncovered a shocking truth: affluent suburban teenagers were struggling more with substance abuse and mental health than less privileged peers. 

Leveraging the power of tech to bring you closer together.

Do you ever feel like you have no idea what's going on in your kid's head? Word on the street is parents like you are starved for insights on their children! If you find yourself eagerly awaiting parent-teacher conferences or screenshotting compliments illuminating how wonderful your child is, you're not gonna want to miss this announcement. 🎉

We interrupt this newsletter to bring you a very special announcement!

Big news! 🎉 Our 10-section executive function course with Canva has officially launched! To view the course, visit Canva's Future Skills page and scroll down to "Silent Superpowers". (Note: You'll need a Canva premium account to access lessons 2-10. However, your student's Curious Cardinals mentor will have full access to each section.)

To learn or not to learn...what is the question?🤔

If your student seems uninterested in their studies, or lacking a clear sense of purpose, the reason may surprise you!

This week we’re peering into the future of K-12 education, sharing how you can empower your student beyond the classroom.

Does school ever feel like a 9-5 job your student just punches in and out of? 

"Mother knows best"? Not according to your kid.

You know your child has so much potential, but they hesitate to put themselves out there. You remind them of all their great qualities -- they brush it off! Or you highlight their talent in XYZ -- they play it down. You make a suggestion to try XYZ activity that would be perfect for them, and they immediately push back. You just want them to thrive... so WHY won't they just listen to you?