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Calina Zhang

SelfPace The highest string. It usually carries the melody.
Violin The note a whole orchestra tunes to.
Student Government The middle voice that holds the harmony together.
Community Service The lowest, warmest string. Everything else sounds on top of it.

I’ve played the violin since I was six, so its four strings are how I think about my work. E, A, D and G became Educate, Art, Direct and Give. Each string can sound on its own, but the music happens when all four play together.

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Educate

The highest string. It usually carries the melody.

4 activities

E1

SelfPaceNow

Co-founder & COO

June 2026–present

SelfPace is an AI-powered adaptive learning platform that turns learning progress into personalized paths toward mastery.

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E
E2

Build Your LegacyNow

Teaching Assistant

September 2026–present

Helping students turn ideas into real ventures through discussion, experimentation, and revision.

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E3

Children’s String Ensemble

Teaching Assistant

June–September 2023

Coaching young violinists in ensemble rehearsals and one-to-one sessions.

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E
E4

Pioneer Research

Research Scholar

February–July 2025

Studying how musical choices shape emotional intensity in live worship.

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Art

The note a whole orchestra tunes to.

3 activities

A1

Violin Performance

Soloist

Since childhood

Exploring discipline and interpretation through solo performance in Beijing and abroad.

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A2

Ensembles

Founder & Concertmaster

2019–2026

Leading three ensembles from the first chair and helping individual players become one sound.

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A3

Exhibition

Artist · curated by Zeus Zou

Perspective, No. 1 · October 2025

A conversation, in words and photographs, about my life with the violin, from the age of six until now.

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Direct

The middle voice that holds the harmony together.

2 activities

D1

Student GovernmentNow

Vice President, President & Supervisor

2024–present

Representing students, organizing school-wide events, and guiding the next student-government team.

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D
D2

Graduation 2026

Valedictorian & Planning Lead

2026

Planning our graduation ceremony and prom, then representing the class as valedictorian.

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Give

The lowest, warmest string. Everything else sounds on top of it.

2 activities

G1

A Loving Concert

Initiator, Organizer, Host & Violinist

March–August 2025

Turning a charity concert in Beijing into supplies delivered in Cambodia.

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G2

JPED Action

Co-founder & Organizer

December 2024–May 2026

Building an ongoing partnership between JPED Academy and Tianyun Disability School.

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Honors

  • Valedictorian, JPED Academy Class of 20262026
  • GSF Global Solutions Festival Hackathon: Grand Champion (team award, for SelfPace)2026
  • Academic High Honors, JPED Academy2025
  • Admission Scholarship, JPED Academy2024 & 2025
  • High Achiever Scholarship, BIBA2019 – 2024
  • IVY International Grand Prize of Music: First Prize, Beijing China District2025
  • ARSM Violin Performance Exam (ABRSM): Distinction2024
  • Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival: First Prize, International Round2023
  • The North International Music Competition: First Prize, China Round; 2nd Prize, Global Round2022
  • China Youth Music Competition, Hummingbird Music Awards: First Prize, Beijing and China Rounds2022
Calina in a stone archway, holding her violin
Photoshoot for A Loving Concert, 2025

Lift every life you touch, and the world rises.

I want to be a positive force in the lives of the people around me. Through what I build, lead, teach, and create, I try to help others feel seen, grow with confidence, and become more fully themselves.

  • NameWenwen Zhang (张文雯), “Calina”
  • FromBeijing, China
  • SchoolJPED Academy, Class of 2026
  • This yearGap year, applying to study education
  • LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin