SuperWisely

Multilingual high school volunteers

High school volunteers tutor K-12 students in Math, English Language Arts, Sciences, and other subjects for free.

Focus on innovation

Unique educational and social platform to bridge global educational disparities in culturally sensitive multilingual environment

Making career education accessible

Mentoring with integrated expert professionals network in the fields of Science, Technology, Health, career selection and more

Peer Tutoring

Getting help from other kids, who are just a few years older, is comfortable and not intimidating.

Mentoring by Adult Professionals

Adult mentors from different cultures and backgrounds empower young students with expertise in various fields.

superWisely Journal

Members contribute essays reflecting individual cultural backgrounds and heritage.

Become a volunteer

Peer Tutor and Mentor Benefits: growth as a leader, self-confidence, academic enrichment, prosocial engagement.

Our Partners

Why superWisely is unique:

Our vision is to create a worldwide community-driven culturally inclusive multilingual educational and mentoring platform for youth to build meaningful connections while driving cultural expression and innovative change. Why superWisely is unique:

the only tutoring and mentoring network where student matching is inspired by cultural identity with our multilingual tutors

the only peer mentoring program where multilingual adult professionals and leaders in their fields provide career guidance

our students come from many cultures, states, countries and backgrounds and celebrate their rich heritage through artistic literary outlet - superWisely Journal

Welcome to superWisely Volunteer Tutoring

Pick from a list of student volunteers bios, make a friend, be inspired to learn. We are committed to inclusion and equity in learning to enable every member of the schoolchildren community excel in pursuing education and their dreams.

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Our Featured Volunteers

We would be happy to help our younger friends with the stuff that we learned recently!

Ariel Ganelis

Founder

Stanford Online High School

I am a 10th grade student at Stanford Online High School. My interests lie in studying the Russian language, behavioral economics, and how ethical and philosophical principles can be applied to economics globally to achieve peace for nations around the world.

I started with an idea to share my interests and what I learned in school with younger students who wanted enrichment and needed help with math, reading, and other subjects. When the pandemic began in 2020, it brought out the disparities in how children from different backgrounds were affected by school closures and their lack of access to quality online learning resources. This situation exacerbated the already existing divide in educational resources, contributing to differences in future opportunities, including access to higher education and income potential, particularly for children from families with lower socioeconomic status and disadvantaged backgrounds.

I have always loved learning, and sharing my knowledge with others has been an integral part of my own educational journey with classmates and friends. Naturally, I thought I could do peer tutoring virtually over Zoom. I quickly started to receive many requests for tutoring, mainly through word of mouth, and decided to formalize the process by creating a virtual peer-to-peer tutoring and mentorship program called superWisely. The program quickly expanded nationwide, with students from different states and time zones connecting over Zoom to learn math, English, writing, science, and form mentorship connections.

While managing the matching of students and volunteers, I noticed numerous requests from immigrant families seeking peer tutors who shared their background or spoke their native language. Parents and students shared stories of their families’ heritage and rich cultural backgrounds. With waves of immigration coming from Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, Central and South America, and Asia, I was inspired to create a space for students to share their own or their families’ rich stories of cultural heritage and journeys.

The mission of the superWisely Journal is to advance cultural education and appreciation while promoting cultural understanding and eliminating prejudice in student communities worldwide. Every student’s artistic expression of individual cultural backgrounds and heritage is celebrated in the superWisely Journal.

Lisa Barba

Academic Adviser

United States

Lisa Barba is a highly skilled educator with a Master’s Degree in Education and a certification in Differentiation for Gifted Learners. With 16 years of educational experience, Ms. Barba has taught in both public and independent schools, both in-person and through virtual platforms, for numerous schools across the country.

One of her key strengths lies in her ability to form meaningful connections with her students and develop personalized curriculum that helps them reach their full potential. She is deeply committed to creating engaging and inclusive learning experiences that enhance students’ self-confidence and academic proficiency.

As a former teacher of SuperWisely Founder, Ariel Ganelis, Ms. Barba is thrilled to be a part of his brainchild! She is a support for the dozens of SuperWisely volunteer tutors: answering curriculum questions, suggesting resources, and providing strategies and techniques to increase impact.

Jon Jakobsen

Career Adviser

United States

Jon Jakobsen is a junior financial planner with two years of experience in the financial industry. He graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Finance and a focus on Financial Planning. During his time at school, he gained a solid understanding of personal finance, investing, and retirement planning. Jon’s education gave him the skills needed to help people manage their money and plan for the future.

In his career so far, Jon has worked alongside senior financial advisors, learning how to create customized financial plans and offer investment advice. He focuses on understanding each client’s unique needs and helping them make smart financial decisions. With a mix of education and real-world experience, Jon is committed to helping clients reach their financial goals. Jon holds his Series 7 and 66 licenses, and currently helps service about 200 households.

Outside of the office, Jon enjoys spending time outdoors through hiking, skiing, intramural sports, and walking his labrador retriever.

Securities and insurance products are offered through Cetera Investment Services LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. Cetera firms are under separate ownership from any other named entity.

Samantha Brown-Parks, MD, MPH

Career Adviser

United States

Dr. Sam is a Family Medicine Physician who has dedicated her life to service. After obtaining her MD from the University of Miami, she served in the U. S. Army as a General Medical Officer before moving to Atlanta. She then pursued a Masters of Public Health at Rollins School of Public Health and taught for over a decade at Emory School of Medicine. She currently practices as a medical consultant for the film and television industry.

Sam has been married to Dr. Christopher Parks, an Interventional Pulmonologist, for 26 years. They have raised two sons, George and Rex Parks, in the Buckhead community. Sam is an active board member and volunteer for Childspring International, Fulton County Commission’s Veterans Empowerment Committee, and the Georgia Department of Veterans Services Foundation.

The Parks family enjoys hiking, kayaking, and SCUBA diving as well as international travel for medical missions.

Vladimir Rozenbaum

Career Adviser

United States

After graduating from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University with a major in mathematics and physics, Vladimir completed a PhD in Solid State Physics at Physical Technical University, St. Petersburg. Soon after, he made a life-changing decision to immigrate to the United States, where he transitioned into a career in software development. Today, he works as a Software Engineering Manager at an insurance company, bringing over 20 years of experience in developing and managing innovative solutions for the auto insurance industry.

In addition to his professional career, he has extensive experience in tutoring, with a deep knowledge of mathematics and physics. Vladimir loves traveling the world with his wife and daughter, exploring new places and cultures. An animal lover, he believes that friendship is the most important part of life, enriching our journey with meaning and joy.

Marjorie Zinman

Academic Adviser

United States

Marjorie Zinman has been an English teacher and tutor for more than 25 years. She has worked with students from elementary school through college and has specialized in gifted education. Tutoring, for Marjorie, is a way to connect with the student, to learn his or her strengths and weaknesses. She advocates tailoring lessons and objectives that challenge the child while enabling him or her to grow as a student. Practicing and perfecting essential English skills, such as reading comprehension, vocabulary development, critical thinking, creative and analytical writing, and proofreading, enable the student to succeed throughout his education and throughout all disciplines.