Our Vision
Cornerstone addresses and builds the infrastructure necessary to amplify Indonesian youth — regardless of background — to their fullest potential, throughout their entire international higher education journeys.
Our vision is to equitably empower the next generation of global leaders, to be ready to return to Indonesia to create social change.
Our Plan
Mentorship: We seek to not only to prepare mentees for the college application process, but to amplify them through their unique passions and experiences.
Support: We’ve built an ecosystem of Indonesian students abroad to promote innovation and community, and to spotlight their great works abroad.
Competitiveness: We connect our students to entry level jobs and internship opportunities with companies in Indonesia to prepare them for life after college.
Tech-Amplified: We’ve built our own in-house software platform to centralize mentorship and leverage our Cornerstone Network to its fullest potential.
Our Tech
Centralized Mentorship
A centralized work platform our mentors and mentees leverage to maintain accountability and organization throughout the college application process.
Features:
- A centralized calendar and task manager. This allows mentors & mentees to set key dates and view their deliverables through different time perspectives.
- Within each “task,” mentors/mentees can engage and post comments. Everything is integrated via Google Drive.
- On the task manager, mentees can filter by either college or various aspects of the college application process.
College Database
A comprehensive, Indonesian-focused database that Cornerstone mentees can leverage to better understand the universities that best fit their needs and interests.
Features:
- Expansive college database of universities internationally.
- Within each university, mentees can view “profile cards” of alumni/current students at those specific schools who are a part of the Cornerstone Network.
- If a mentee seeks to be connected to anyone on the database, mentors are able to connect them together.
Our Team
Nate
“I believe in Cornerstone because I believe that each and every student -- regardless of socioeconomic, gender, racial, or other backgrounds -- has their own unique, undeniable potential, and it’s our responsibility to create the infrastructures to maximize their growth equitably.”
Annissa
"Interacting with people from such diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds has shaped my worldview and values, and by facilitating access to an international education, Cornerstone provides an unparalleled opportunity for personal growth.”
Tasha
“Cornerstone believes in the growth and empowerment of young minds to facilitate a journey towards a brighter Indonesia.”
Gaby
“I believe in Cornerstone education to bridge the inequity gap in Indonesia’s higher education, becoming the tool to access the endless opportunities abroad, pursue your own passions and interests, and becoming the best version of yourself.”
Moses
“Cornerstone lets us all give back to the very community that built us, and create wide scale impact by harnessing the potential that Indonesian students have.”
Otto
“Growing up in a position of privilege, I believe that it is our responsibility to give back to the community that has given so much to us. I joined Cornerstone because I believe that being part of Cornerstone allows me to share my privilege for the benefit of others.”
Michael
“Growing up in the rural areas of Indonesia and witnessing the nation’s educational inequities firsthand, I’ve always been driven to give a chance to those who never had one, to open the doors for those who have always found themselves confined, and to ultimately to better the many communities that have played such a significant role in my upbringing.”
Sam
“Cornerstone is a platform that doesn’t brand the student into a cookie-cutter ideology, rather to break these boundaries with their individual uniqueness, drives, and passions. Everyone has the right to be showcased as who they are, rather than branding them into something that they’re not.”
Winston
“I joined Cornerstone to be part of an organization that aims to empower the Indonesian youth, making them competitive against the increasingly aggressive workforce, through facilitating and fostering their education.”
Richard
“Cornerstone will catalyze the success of each student while tailoring its resources and curriculum to best meet the passions and aspirations of the student. This is why I know that students will have a unique experience with Cornerstone.”
Jocelyn
“Cornerstone zooms in on our students’ individuality and provides resources to maximize their growth potential. We seek to close the opportunity gap and increase quality access in higher education.”
Jason
“Cornerstone removes barriers that are stopping Indonesian students from reaching their full potential.”
Jack
“I joined Cornerstone with the hopes to empower the Indonesian youth through education with the goal to provide them a unique opportunity to change the trajectory of their own lives and the lives of their families.”
Joanna
“Education should be a right, not a privilege for every young individual, and Cornerstone is a chance to improve socioeconomic equity in Indonesian education.”
Kenzie
“Education is a fundamental right, but unfortunately this is not always the case. I joined Cornerstone because we are dedicated to ensuring that a person's socioeconomic circumstance will never determine their right to education.”
Rachel
“I constantly, asked myself: "How is it fair that an Indonesian student’s chance in life is determined by their wealth and connections rather than their aptitude?" This is why I choose to join Cornerstone Education. Born out of frustration for the current system, I believe that Cornerstone will be at the forefront of mending the deep-seated education inequity in Indonesia.”
