Making the invisible work of school visible.
Selected through faculty and senior interviews from a competitive applicant pool. I lead service initiatives and organize school-wide events that connect academic excellence with real social impact.
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School Staff Appreciation Project
Interviewing janitors, security officers, office teachers, nurses, cafeteria staff, and shuttle drivers — collecting their stories, finding what's uncomfortable at school, then developing solutions and hosting an appreciation event.
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Content Creation
Interview staff and make Reels / TikTok videos sharing their stories with the student body.
03
Appreciation Event
Art supplies and materials sourced within a ~₩100,000 budget, culminating in a school-wide event in September.
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Peer Counseling Training (또래상담), 2025–2026
I completed the Advanced Peer Counseling Training Program through NHS — a full year of weekly lectures and discussions on active listening, empathy, conflict resolution, and communication.
How I was selected
I got selected as Vice-President through a competitive application that included interviews with faculty and senior NHS members. I now lead service initiatives and organize school-wide events that connect academic excellence with real social impact.
From storytelling to change
The stories become the starting point for real solutions. Interviews run from August 17, feeding into a school-wide appreciation event in September. The goal is more than a one-day 'thank you' — we want the school to build permanent habits that recognize the people holding the campus together.
What peer counseling taught me
Through NHS I also completed the Advanced Peer Counseling Training Program (또래상담) across 2025–2026, attending weekly lectures and discussions for a full year. Our school's circumstances didn't allow certified peer counselors to hold direct sessions with students, so I never got to use the training exactly how I expected. What I did keep was a much better understanding of adolescent mental health and how to talk to someone who's struggling — listen first, don't rush to fix, and ask questions instead of giving verdicts. I carried that directly into how I wrote PathWay's guidance, so it feels like a conversation rather than a test result.
Why it fits my larger work
Korean society tends to rank jobs by prestige. This project is a small, direct answer to that: it insists that the people who cook our lunches and keep our buildings safe are essential, not invisible. It's the same argument my personal narrative makes — meaningful work exists across every kind of role, and a society is stronger when it can see that clearly.