MENTORING + ENRICHMENT

Clarity, Grit, and Motivation

Cultivating genuine passion and personal vision involves looking for ways in which mentees can intuitively blossom. Whether coaching privately or in tandem/semi-private collaboration with several students, Rainbow EDU’s mentoring and enrichment opportunities help students pinpoint their unique assets and passions and transform them into plans of action.

Mentoring

Many of our mentoring and enrichment successes have happened within the context of our innovative Paving the Way program, though Cindy and REC senior educators and coaches also mentor students one-on-one to help their passions root and dreams come true.

Leadership Opportunities

Every educator at Rainbow EDU acknowledges and fosters the leadership potential in every student. Committed mentorship inspires confidence and momentum, spurring students toward their natural strengths. Some of the cool initiatives we’ve nurtured:

Success Stories

Mentored a student from an initial nomination to a full fledged campaign as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student of the Year competition. She and her team raised over $164,000 in just seven weeks amid a pandemic for pivotal blood cancer treatments and research, winning LLS’s 2021 Student of the Year philanthropy campaign
Mentored a student who became one of the youngest students to enter The Beat Lab certification program in Ableton, which she completed in 6 months and led to a lifetime pursuit in music engineering
Counseled students to launch a nationally recognized Women’s Leadership Conference at Brentwood School that attracted the likes of Maria Shriver and Lady Gaga
Mentored a student to spearhead Ripping Off the Label/Re-envisioning the Stereotype, a regional Identity/Gender Politics/Social Media Literacy conference for 300+ LA teens/educators
Nominated and accompanied students to Running Start’s National Political Leadership Program
Organized students and community mentors to design and build a state-of-the-art gymnasium for a high school campus

Community and Service Learning

We look for ways to connect students with novel and exciting opportunities to be of service to their schools, neighborhoods, communities, and the world. We are consistently organizing new projects and events based on need and desire.

Success Stories

Mentored a student to volunteer with The Miracle Project (Emmy Award-winning transformative performing arts program) ––a unique organization that uses performing arts to help neurodiverse students along with those on the autism spectrum tap into their confidence and discover impactful means of self-expression
Coached a student who became the only teen researcher for The Miracle Project (TMP) on a team of PhDs and MDs about how expressive arts impact the development of non-verbal youth on the autism spectrum
Mentored a student to found The Thrive Initiative, a teen mental health advocacy organization, leading to press exposure including CBS Los Angeles and The Today Show

Entrepreneurial Coaching

Some of our mentees are born entrepreneurs. Others learn how to tap into that unchartered part of their spirit. REC is committed to stewarding students toward opportunities for personal growth and impact, no matter how these facets may manifest and take form.

Success Stories

Mentored students to develop six-figure businesses
Mentored a student who, as a teen, became a Certified Yoga Instructor, including 200-hours of teacher training, resulting in teaching yoga to the Harvard-Westlake and Colburn Academy community
Secured Business Insider article for a student chronicling his record-breaking card trade; a basketball card he sold for over 1.8 million at barely 16-years-old
Helped the same student navigate interviews and write op-ed pieces about his penchant for trading. One of the pieces we coached him on, an academic essay on Joan of Arc, won the prestigious “Gold Key” in the Scholastic Competition
Stewarded digital innovation, including significant app developments, viral video content, and award-winning documentary and short films
Major media publishing with Business Insider, LA Times, NY Times
Student interviews with producers of Today Show, CBS Los Angeles, Retire Before College podcast

Internships

We have a stellar track record of helping students advocate for themselves to pursue and secure internships that boost their resumes and give them experience in fields of interest. Many of these invaluable internship opportunities have led to future opportunity

Success Stories

JPL / NASA
The White House
The Kennedy Foundation
Google
Code Rev
Vogue
Bollare PR
The Mark Taper Forum
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Love Goodly
Sundance Film Festival
The Brady Campaign
Tesloop
Keller Williams Realty

I am thrilled to share that I got into my dream school, Washington University in St. Louis, and feel I could not have done it without the personal, empowering, and brilliant support from Cindy, Rachel, and the Rainbow EDU family every step of the way. During the college process, I grew and learned more about myself because of Cindy and Rachel’s immense support. Alongside being there every step of the way during the time of college research and applications, Cindy encouraged me to dive deeper into my multiple interests and always had new ideas for innovative projects I could start, which helped highlight and add richness to my unique qualities. When Rachel and I worked on supplemental essays, she was committed to helping me find my voice through my writing and made the process enjoyable by giving me the freedom to experiment with “out of the box” ideas. Additionally, Rainbow Edu provided me with amazing tutors. Not only did I master content in rigorous classes, but I also learned beyond the classroom material, gaining a new and interesting perspective on ordinary subjects.

Jade Schweitzer,

current student at Washington University in St. Louis (ED acceptance) and Brentwood School alumni

My time with Crystal was one of creative freedom and practical advancement. She was instrumental in helping me write my first script. Leaving helpful suggestions without infringing on the originality of my project. I could not have asked for a better mentor, producer, and friend!

Finn Blackburn,

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts Student

I feel so grateful to have been able to work with both Cindy and Rachel during my college process. Throughout high school, I dreaded applying to college. Cindy and Rachel not only helped me get into my first choice university, Wesleyan, through ED, but they also helped me enjoy the process. Alongside them, I explored my identity as a writer, creator, networker, and person. They taught me that finding a college is in part about finding yourself. Cindy and Rachel are both such talented, detail-oriented, passionate, kind, and caring people. Ultimately, with both of them on my team, I discovered that finding a college that is right for you is as stressful or as rewarding as you make it to be. And thanks to their constant support, for me, it was the latter.

Sophia Appel,

student at Wesleyan University and Brentwood School alumni