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Singers, songwriters, producers...and more!

Earlier this fall, I sent a get to know you form called “Curious Quirks” to our new teachers. Grace Pan responded that she was the keyboardist in a band called The Wrong Ones, inspired by 60's groups like The Doors and The Byrds. I stopped reading the other answers then and there. My first thought? Grace is so cool. My second? Who else is in a band...

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Wildwood Press Meets Curious Cardinals

Educational concepts, innovative ideas, and engaging discussions. These are just a few of the phrases I could use when describing my Curious Cardinals journalism experience. My name is Kate Eisenpresser-Davis, and I am a Student Ambassador for Curious Cardinals. I first got involved in the program when I, along with 4 other students at my school, created a custom journalism class. Those of us in the workshop were either founders or section editors of our Middle School newspaper, The Wildwood Press. I started the newspaper club six months before the onset of the pandemic and was just beginning to settle into my role as Editor-in-Chief. With just five issues published when Covid hit, the paper still felt very much in its infancy. We engaged in weekly typeface, logo experiments, and constant debates over who was in charge of what.

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This Online Workshop Still Gets Kids Outside

Eliana Stern started her nature art classes with sun salutations. “Hello Sun! Hello Earth,” chanted a chorus of elementary schoolers as they stretched their arms up and greeted the day. “It was so we didn't have a full hour of sitting down in front of the computer screen,” Eliana said.

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Here's the Scoop! Incredible Ice Cream Workshop with Dr. Maya

Bonjour, Hola, Ciao, or Hello in whatever exciting language you speak! My name is Emma, I live in London, and I am lucky enough to call myself a Student Ambassador for Curious Cardinals. Since I’ve become a Curious Cardinals Student Ambassador I have met so many incredible people and made lots of new friends, from LA to NYC! I have also learned so many skills, from improving my writing to speaking up when I am most vulnerable with people that I am not familiar with. I discovered this extraordinary company over the summer when I was looking for an inspiring activity to fill and enhance my long summer days. My father recommended that I take a coding class, however, I wasn’t too eager as I thought coding was boring and super challenging. So, as always, I didn’t settle without a negotiation! We made a deal that I would try at least one class. And per usual, my father was correct… I adored it! In August, I  started off with a beginners coding class where we used scratch, and now, in December, my best friend and I are building a website to publish our game on! Since getting involved with Curious Cardinals, and then becoming a Student Ambassador, I have grown so much (academically and emotionally) and discovered so many new things about myself, like the fact that if I trust in myself and work hard I see huge results.

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Eleanor Hawkins Connects the DOTS in her Passion Project

Although only in 10th grade, Eleanor Hawkins recited a platitude common among medical students: “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras.” While it’s true that the majority of people are going to be horses, Eleanor is working on a passion project with two computer science mentors that focuses on the zebras, the 10% of the US population that has a rare disease. 

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