Zara Bhandari

• Leadership at Redwood High School, Larkspur
• Plan, organize, and execute school-wide events, that’s welcome to all student participation

• Global Innovation Program for High School Students
• Connect with people from all over the world
• Learn and experiment with new, cutting-edge technology

• Songwriting 101 class with Girls on the Mic
• Independent study for 4 years (2020 - 2024)
• Intermediate Performance Workshop (IPW) - current enrollment in school

Racial and gender activism through dance and storytelling

• Asian American, Pacific Islander (AAPI+) Advocacy, Social Justice, and Leadership Internship
• Student created slide-deck on AAPI+ history sent out to integrate into school systems
• Certificate received by mayor of San Francisco
• Mentorship Program

• Student at Sunset Academy of Dance for 5 years (2014 - 2019)
• Student at Happy Feet Dance School from August 2022 to June 2023

• Student at Sunset Academy of Dance for 5 years (2014 - 2019)
• Student at Happy Feet Dance School from August 2022 to June 2023

• Black, Indigenous, Women of Color Club at Redwood High School
• Empower women of color in a safe space
• Discuss pertinent news and current topics

• Council consisted of teachers, parents, administers, and students
• Examine and revise school-wide policies
• 9th Grade Elected Class Representative

Exploitation Awareness and Teaching within the community

Tutor, Organize Events,

• Enhanced children''s well-being by providing a safe and nurturing environment.
• Ensured timely completion of homework assignments by assisting with tasks and answering questions.

• Raised $40,000+ over the span of 7 weeks
• Won the Patient Support Mission Award

• Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC)
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
• Food Insecurity Internship - Intern-Created Newspaper

• Cognitive Works Course
• Learn and write code language, Python

• Organization: Women’s Audio Mission
• Intro to Audio Engineering - 8 week class
• Songwriting 101 - 8 week class
• Beatmaking 101 - 8 week class

• Organization: Flyaway Productions
• Summer Arts and Activism Program
• Dance & Writing
• Original Poem, 'I am Living Water' published in local newspaper

• Lessons with instructor, Maya Gorodetsky of the Music Teachers’ Association of California, for 7 years (2014 - 2021)
• Recipient of the Certificate of Merit Evaluation for levels 3, 4, and 5 of piano (out of 10)

• Student for 8 years (2012 - 2020)
• Student instructor for 2 years (2019 - 2021)

• 3 years in school band - 2016 - 2019
• 2 years with private instructor at the Haight Ashbury Music Center (2017 - 2019)
• Online with private instructor (2020 - 2021)