For curious students that are finding their way.Free18+
Think for yourself again. With real people.
AI can answer for you. It can't be your friend. CinderScribe is a free place for students to think out loud together, online in Circles and in person at CinderHangs.
Circles are online and open to students anywhere. In-person CinderHangs start in Los Angeles County.
For students 18+. CinderScribe is free. No credit card, no ads.
Los Angeles County first
Circles are where you talk. CinderHangs are where you meet.
Circle conversations happen right here on the page, nothing to install. When a group wants to meet live, an online CinderHang uses the host's video link.
Circles are open to students anywhere in the US. When a conversation gets good, a few students can take it offline: a library lawn, a coffee shop, a game shop. In-person CinderHangs are for Los Angeles County for now, and they always meet in public places.
18+ only. Every CinderHang ends by 7:00 PM, Los Angeles County time. Exact meeting details are shared after you RSVP.
Question. Dialogue. CinderHang.
Think about something
Bring what you're learning, wondering about, or trying to understand.
Find your people
Join the waitlist and pick the subject you care about. Circles are online, open to students anywhere in the US.
Keep it going
Talk online, then join a CinderHang in Los Angeles County, and keep building on what you learn.
Starting small
Three Circles to begin.
Calculus
Why does this derivative work? Limits, change, and the questions behind the math.
World History
How did the Inca run an empire of 10 million people with no written alphabet? Roads, khipu knots, and the choices that shaped the world.
First Careers
How do you land a first internship or job? Resumes, interviews, networking, and figuring out what you want to do.
Built across two generations
Co-founded by a mom and son.
We see the same future from two different sides. We want students to keep thinking for themselves and feel less alone, not outsource their minds or their connections to AI.
Mags Munro
A recruiting leader, builder and Johann's mom. Her career spans AWS, Microsoft and ServiceNow, bringing a firsthand view of how technology is changing work and what students need before their first job.
Meet Mags on LinkedIn
Johann Munro
A senior at Burbank High School, about to graduate. He loves math, writing, poetry and philosophy. He's building CinderScribe as a student himself, with a belief that ideas and connections grow when you have space to think out loud.
No bots. No brainrot.
Just students thinking out loud together. Think for yourself. Ask for help. Share what you know. Grow together.
Join the waitlistRefer 5 classmates to sign up for Circles, get a fancy coffee on us.