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Sara B.

SHE_HER • majoring in Computer Science • class of 2025

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

2017 - 2021 • Bainbridge High SchoolBainbridge Island, Washington
2021 - 2025 • Stanford UniversityStanford, California
I am passionate about mentoring students in the areas of Coding / Programming, Public Speaking, Race & Ethnicity, Writing, Business / Entrepreneurship, Web Design, Journalism, and Economics.

Sara B. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Sara Bukair is a Junior at Stanford University, where she is studying Computer Science and Political Science, and is also planning to go to law school. Sara grew up overseas in the UAE and moved to Seattle as a Sophomore in High School. She is an extremely interdisciplinary student who loves both STEM and humanities, and finds the blend and intersection of these disciplines to be super interesting!


In High School, Sara spent her time outside of classes working as a student lobbyist in WA state. Most memorably, Sara advocated for WA community colleges that were at risk of facing financial cuts due to COVID, a move that would disproportionately affect BIPOC and low-income students. Sara also organized and moderated a “debate” for representatives on the Washington ballot to specifically discuss student issues and represent student causes, this included conversations about climate change, student debt, and BLM. She also worked on a voter registration campaign that targeted WA colleges for the 2020 presidential election. 


Beyond her interest and involvement in political lobbying, Sara enjoyed a range of subjects in high school, especially Math, Physics, Political Science, and Economics. Since coming to Stanford, Sara found the blend of Computer Science and Political Science to be exciting, and is interested in the intersection of these topics: Tech Ethics! This is an especially exciting topic for her considering all of the interesting conundrums and issues that surround AI. 


Sara is also involved with finance and consulting groups on campus. She is the lead of an impact VC fund on Stanford’s campus, and is a member of Stanford Consulting where she works on different consulting cases with big companies throughout the school year. 


Sara also has a passion for writing and is a contributor to the Stanford newspaper. Her love for the writing extends beyond journalism to a fondness for books, musicals, poetry, stand-up etc! Engaging in one of these mediums is definitely what you’ll find Sara doing in her free time. She cannot wait to meet with Curious Cardinal students and is excited to help them discover and develop their own passions!

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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.

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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!