Education
BA (Hons) Intermedia Art from Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh
Sep 2020 – Jul 2025
Edinburgh, Scotland
International Baccalaureate (IB) at British School of Beijing, Shunyi
Sep 2018 – May 2020
Beijing, China
Volunteering Experience
Activities Officer of Children’s Holiday Venture (CHV) volunteering, committee role
Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland
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CHV is an Edinburgh-based children's charity, established in 1963, supporting Edinburgh's local children, who are referred by schools, social workers, and GPs, through providing them fully-funded bi-weekly recreational activities, aiming to foster their confidence, emotional wellbeing, and social skills. (CHV website: https://childrensholidayventure.com/)
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As a head of activity planners, I organized meetings, managed the activities budget, created online calendars and documents that helped the activity planners plan for their groups and share ideas with each other, negotiated discounts with external venues, attended committee meetings, organized and managed digital documents and physical cupboards, making sure the activity sessions run smoothly.
Art Workshops at West Barns Primary School
November 6 and 13, 2023 in Dunbar, Scotland
I planned and organized art workshops with three other teammates at West Barns Primary School. We taught a classroom of P5 over two whole days.
Activity Planner at Children’s Holiday Venture (CHV) volunteering
Sep 2022 – May 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland
I planned, prepared, and organized bi-weekly activities and day trips for my group of 11 children between the ages of 9 - 15 (mostly 9 - 10 years old). The main jobs were to make activities engaging within a limited budget by knowing the children, incorporating flexibility in activities, working within the given time of each activity session, negotiating discounts, planning logistics, looking after children during the activities, considering potential risks involved, and cooperating with other volunteers in the group.
Art Workshops with West Barns Primary School
November 21, 2022 at West Barns Primary School in Dunbar, Scotland, and March 23, 2023 at Edinburgh College of Art in Edinburgh, Scotland
I planned, prepared, and organized a one-day art workshop with three other teammates at West Barns Primary School, teaching P7 students. We also spent a day together at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) where P5 and P7 students and some ECA students, including myself, worked together in a workshop to make a large-scale mapping of figures collaboratively.
Study Supporter of the public elementary and junior high schools in Japan volunteering
May 2022 – Jul 2022 in Chiba prefecture, Japan
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I volunteered as a Study Supporter at Narashinodai Second Elementary School and Toyotomi Junior High School, attending the allocated classes to support students’ learning experiences, assisting teachers with daily office work, and providing support to students’ daily schooling experiences outside the classroom.
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In elementary school, I attended various classrooms and two special education classrooms. In junior high school, I predominantly attended English and Art classes across all year groups.
Referrals Officer of Children’s Holiday Venture (CHV) volunteering, committee role
Sep 2021 – March 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland
I contacted schools and parents regarding children’s referrals to CHV through emails and by call. I allocated the children into groups, organized their personal information, communicated with group leaders, and recorded any disclosures that happened.
Events Coordinator of Edinburgh University Japan Society committee role
Sep 2021 – March 2022 in Edinburgh Scotland
I organized a collaborative dinner event across six East Asian societies, including Japan Society, as a leader. I allocated people from each society into organizational teams, allocated jobs, and managed them by communicating, organizing meetings, and making key decisions.
Working Experience
English tutor at JOBA (Japan Oversea Bridging Academy) part-time job
Jun 2021 – Jan 2024, online
As an online English tutor, I taught English to Japanese students between the ages of 10 and 18 who lived worldwide. Each lesson was a one-to-one approach, and I taught both in long-term weekly sessions and in short-term daily sessions. I predominantly taught grammar and essay writing, improving students' overall English proficiency and preparing them for English qualifications, such as EIKEN, TOEFL, and TOEIC.
Exhibitions
Belonging at Summerhall, curated by Spicy Honey collective group exhibition
April 8, 2025 at Whitespace, 76 E Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9HQ, Scotland
Exhibition with West Barns Primary School at West Barns Arts group exhibition
March 6 and 7, 2023 at West Barns Studios, Old School, School Brae, West Barns, Dunbar EH42 1UD, Scotland
ON THE SPOT at Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, curated by thirdculture collective group exhibition
Feb 3~5, 2023 at Whitespace, 76 E Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9HQ in Edinburgh, Scotland