How It Works: Your Journey to the Perfect Mentor

How it works

A COMPLETE VIEW OF OUR PROCESS. TRANSPARENT. PERSONALIZED.

Your Curious Cardinals Journey

Book your free consultation call

Get Matched

20 minutes

Meet 1:1 with our Family Admissions team to share your student's needs, goals, and ideal mentor.

Student Profile

Same DAY

We’ll contact suitable mentors after the call, introducing them to your student with a custom Student Profile.

WITHIN 1-3 business DAYS

We’ll send you the perfect mentor recommendation designed for your student’s learning goals and needs.

Mentor Recommendation

Reserve Your Mentor

WITHIN 7 DAYS

Log in to the Curious Cardinals platform and confirm your mentorship proposal in 3 easy steps:
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1. Review your student’s mentor match
2. Create a student account
3. Reserve your mentor with no upfront cost
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Upon Checkout

Schedule sessions directly with your new mentor. You pick the start date that fits best with your student’s schedule.

Evaluate Your Mentor

14 DAYS (FLEXIBLE)

Your 14-day evaluation period begins on the day you reserve your mentor.

During Your Evaluation

You may extend your evaluation period, change your billing plan, or cancel your subscription.

If your mentor isn’t a perfect fit,
we’ll refund your introductory sessions at any time before your subscription begins.

On average, students complete 2 sessions during their evaluation period to ensure a strong mentorship fit.

3 Days Before First Invoice

You will receive a reminder 3 days before your subscription begins.

How does my subscription work?

While paying per session starts at $160 / h, subscriptions enable you to unlock significant discounts: with our most popular subscription starting at $105 / h.

Our most popular subscription pre-purchases 4 session credits every month but you can subscribe to pre-purchase more or less sessions during checkout.

Begin Your Subscription

Renews Monthly

Watch the mentorship magic unfold as your student and their mentor make measurable progress towards their goals, guided by our AI-powered Learning Plan.

Learning Plan

Seasonal REPORT

Learning Plan

Session Notes

Every 4 Sessions

In addition to Session Notes after each session, you will receive progress updates every 4 sessions on your student’s recent milestones and their learning roadmap.

Session Notes

Every Season

At the end of each season, you’ll receive a personalized report showcasing your student’s growth.

Seasonal REPORT

Case Studies

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