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Carly S.

SHE_HER • majoring in Journalism and Sociology • class of 2022

PRO TIP:

When evaluating whether a mentor would be a good match for your student keep in mind that the greatest leading indicator of success is how well a mentor and their mentee get along.


Questions to ask yourself:

  • Would the student find this person inspiring?
  • Do they share any interests, hobbies, or lived experiences?

EDUCATION

2014 - 2018 • Pine Crest SchoolFort Lauderdale, Florida
2019 - 2022 • Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois
I am passionate about mentoring students in the areas of Writing, Executive Function, College Essay Writing, Reading, Creative Writing, K-6 Storybook, Visual Arts / Graphic Design, Sports Journalism, Video / Photography, Sports Analytics, Web Design, Coding / Programming, and Journalism.

Carly S. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Carly is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and recent graduate of Northwestern University where she majored in journalism and sociology with a concentration in social data research. At Northwestern, she held leadership positions at Camp Kesem, an organization that supports children who are affected by a parent’s cancer, and the Daily Northwestern, where she served as design editor, as well as working as a reporter and sports photographer. Some of her main academic interests include socioeconomic inequality research and data visualization. 


Art and design have been lifelong passions of Carly’s, leading her to pursue creative ventures throughout high school and college. She started her artistic pursuits with drawing and painting and eventually transitioned to focus more on digital art. This led her to explore the fields of graphic design, digital illustration and photography in college and find ways to incorporate these skills into her personal academic interests. Carly has worked as an apparel designer for almost four years, creating designs for various organizations and some of the NCAA’s top athletes. She also worked as a graphic designer for Northwestern Athletics and the performing arts center. Although most of her recent work has been digital, she still loves to create art IRL, especially if it involves a laser cutter.


Carly is the type of person who tends to have a wide range of interests rather than gravitating toward one specific area. She is a huge sports fan (especially of basketball and football) and has consequently developed an extensive register of random sports facts. Music is another main interest of Carly’s; she plays guitar (badly), but she mostly likes to spend time discovering new music, learning about music history and making playlists for her friends. She also absolutely loves to cook unnecessarily elaborate dinners for her friends and family, especially if they involve pasta.


She believes creativity can be applied to any discipline and is excited to bring her passion for innovation and expressiveness to the Curious Cardinals community. Carly’s mission as a mentor is to help her students discover their strengths in whatever they choose to learn by finding ways to use their creativity to go beyond their perceived limits. She aims to foster a comfortable, friendly environment where questions and exploration are always encouraged.

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WHY THIS MATTERS:

Our mentorship sessions happen virtually over Zoom. It’s important to get a sense of how someone’s personality can come through on a video call. The best way to ensure your student is excited about learning is to have someone on the other side that they look forward to talking to.

Northwestern University II

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CAUSES I SUPPORT

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Camp Kesem

Camp Kesem supports children of families affected by cancer.

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Equal Justice Initiative

EJI advocates for marginalized communities and fights against systemic injustice

TESTIMONIALS

Anonymous

Anonymous

Thank you so much for this connection. Ansh and I just reviewed Max's profile and background and Ansh is very excited to connect with Max. I also want to share a crazy coincidence with you that Ansh noticed - just this morning we toured Sequoyah High School, Pasadena as an option for Ansh to go to school for 11th and 12th grade if he moves from AR to CA. He really loved the school and the teachers and it is where Max went to high school 😀! Of all the coincidences that felt like a great sign :) Thank you for the connection -we have already scheduled time with Max.


Julie M.

Julie M.

Curious Cardinals has been so impactful to our children's passion for learning and for their futures! We could not have been more thrilled with our daughter's recent mentor Jordan. Jordan and Abby made an instant connection and Jordan introduced Abby to a whole new world in neuroscience. Not only did they explore this discipline, but they took an extracurricular leadership role and made it even more impactful by writing a research paper that my daughter just submitted to be published!!!


Aliza Licht

Aliza Licht

I highly recommend Curious Cardinals for specialized mentorship. Shulamit has been instrumental in guiding my daughter's extracurricular passions, focusing her efforts, and helping her amplify her strengths. I love that CC makes an incredible effort to match your child with the right mentor. That relationship makes all the difference!


Kalina Nikolova

Kalina Nikolova

We love working with CC! We have had 2 mentors already and now looking to add a third mentor - each focusing on various aspects of College applications prep. There are many wonderful things about the mentors - their skills and interests are matched to what we need, mentors are extremely knowledgeable and committed to the student's success, very organized, clear on goals and what was accomplished (notes from each session); and probably one of the most important aspects - they "speak the student's language" and truly built a connection with my daughter! Highly recommend and have been referring many friends and colleagues. Thank you CC!


Erica Keswin

Erica Keswin

MOM & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

My husband, Jeff, his favorite quote growing up was always chance favors the prepared mind. So my son Daniel is meeting with [his Curious Cardinals mentor] Matt and building his cryptocurrency expertise. There was one day, I was in my office meeting with a woman, and she says she does a podcast. One of [the episodes] was about NFTs. And I was like, ‘Oh, Daniel, my son, is learning about NFTs,’ so I called Daniel, and they basically interviewed him to see if he actually knew anything. He was great, and he was on the podcast. Without Curious Cardinals and without the mentor…that all led to this moment. It just shows that by connecting [kids] with a mentor – somebody that they can really connect with on a particular topic – they can find great opportunities.


Alicia Tranen

Alicia Tranen

MOM OF 5TH & 8TH GRADERS

We marvel at the fact that the best teachers our kids have ever had aren’t even teachers! Alec and Audrey have such an impressive mastery of their respective subjects. They create engaging, relevant and challenging coursework that accomplishes what we most want for our kids - a love of learning.


Heather Lefcourt

Heather Lefcourt

MOM OF 6TH GRADER

Asher is an engaging mentor who inspires my son to love learning. Igniting intellectual passion is the key to creating life long learners who never stop wanting to understand and grow and my son is lucky to have Asher as a partner in his unusual covid-period learning!


Deb Liu

Deb Liu

MOM & CEO OF ANCESTRY.COM

Curious Cardinals not only helped spark Bethany's passion for writing, but connected her to a college mentor who she could see herself in and look up to for inspiration. Every parent hopes that their kids can find role models who are not only highly ambitious and highly accomplished, but also have integrity and compassion too - and that's what Curious Cardinals has facilitated for my daughter. Her mentor helped her find her author's voice and put together a viable plan to launch her blog, all empowering her with more confidence in herself as an individual. She loved it so much that I signed my son up too!