Introducing: Easy Scheduling

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

Easy Scheduling allows you to directly schedule sessions with your child's mentor! No more back and forth, missing each other's emails, or worrying about coordinating schedules -- simply find a time that works for your child on their mentor's calendar and schedule within the Curious Cardinals platform.

Consistency is key 🔑

We know that matches who meet on a consistent weekly basis are the most fruitful and connected -- that's why we encourage scheduling multiple sessions in advance at a predictable cadence. Easy Scheduling allows you to do just that -- at times that work best with your child's schedule.

Easily schedule multiple sessions in advance.

Success is a two-way street 🚘

While your child's mentor will still be the driver for consistent scheduling, Easy Scheduling reduces scheduling friction between parents, students, and mentors by allowing direct, real-time collaboration. All parties can schedule, reschedule, and cancel sessions as needed. 

Cancel and reschedule sessions easily.

How Easy Scheduling Works

1. Your child's mentor sets their availability in their CC calendar by linking their existing digital calendar (such as Google). Mentors can also manually update their calendar availability in real-time.
2. You and your child can view the mentor's availability and schedule sessions directly within the Curious Cardinals platform. For best results, we recommend scheduling multiple sessions in advance at a weekly cadence you and your child's mentor agree on. (For example, every Tuesday at 3pm).
3. You receive confirmation of the scheduled sessions; the mentor's calendar updates with an event for the selected time slot.
4. Easily cancel and reschedule sessions on the CC platform.

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What to Expect Moving Forward

As with any new feature we release, Easy Scheduling is not intended to replace human connection or the personal touch we pride ourselves on. Instead, we're putting power into your hands to make scheduling choices that make sense for your family. That's time back for you, time back for your child's mentor, and more time for the transformative power of near-peer mentorship! ⏰

We know you're going to love this new feature, and we can't wait to hear your feedback as we continue to improve and fine-tune every aspect of your Curious Cardinals experience.

Thank you so much for trusting us with your student's learning journey!

Stay curious,