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ABOUT US

Cathy Stawarski, the Founder of CStarsky Lifelong Learning LLC, is an educator and learning strategist who helps people use English with confidence—whether they are leading meetings or building reading and writing skills in school.

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Over the course of her career, Cathy has worked with international professionals, executives, and students to improve communication, clarity, and confidence in real-world situations. Her work is grounded in decades of experience designing and delivering learning programs, combined with a deep understanding of how confidence affects performance.

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What sets Cathy apart is her confidence-first approach. Rather than focusing on rigid curricula, drills, or quick fixes, she helps learners understand how they process what they learn so they can apply the strategies again in the future. Her work emphasizes psychological safety, clear direction, targeted practice, and real-world application—so progress transfers beyond sessions and lasts over time.

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Cathy is the creator of the Confidence-to-Learn Cycle™, a flexible learning framework informed by instructional design principles, adult learning theory, and classroom experience. The process adapts continuously as learners grow, helping them build independence instead of dependence.​​​​​

She works entirely virtually and exclusively in small, highly personalized formats. Cathy prefers one-to-one work and small groups where learning can be tailored, pressure is removed, and confidence can grow naturally.

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Through her company, CStarsky Lifelong Learning LLC®, Cathy supports learners who already have a foundation and want to go further—professionals who want to be taken seriously at work, and students who are capable of doing more.

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Her goal is simple:


 help people stop second-guessing themselves and start using their skills with confidence—now and for life.

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Cathy has worked in the Washington DC Area doing contracting work for public and private sector organizations since 1987.  Working with partners from around the Washington DC Area, and across the country, she has a strong network of training specialists that can be leveraged to help meet your needs. Cathy has supported the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Colorado State University since 2019 (https://courses.online.colostate.edu/). ​​

These are a few of my favorite things... the Alaska Range.

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