A section of my life, called the 9th grade, is a time I like to remember. Thinking about how my true journey began, encourages me to keep on pace and puts a smile on my face. It reminds me of how my fundamental philosophies shaped, how the student and teacher connections shaped my ideas as well as what it means to cross the boundaries with the power, driven by curiosity and confidence. It is a part of the journey that makes me proud to share.

The beginning of high school, something that was told to me to be hard, somewhat fun because of present-thinking friends but more stressful than enjoyable. Well, it turned out that this would hold true for most of the students I encountered but not for me. When I first walked through the gate of my first high school, I took it as an opportunity to overcome fears and problems. The road of my new journey laying ahead should be crystal clear without any stones, I would cast myself in my way. Even though I was insecure on the inside, I boldly kept on going, driven by the curiosity of finding out what would happen if I realize my dreams. Not only have I been always a helpful person in the background, this time I wanted to expand and impact by influencing people. I confided in my former guidance teacher. We discussed my ideas and together with the help of my former counselor I decided to start my own project “SAF”. The project quickly became a way to spread my ideas of encouraging students to discover their own curiosity. While it first began with a lot of documentation and surveys conducted on students, it rapidly grew, putting it into a spot, where I am more than proud to show it off. By holding seminars in national schools, I directly connected to the source of the future, that I recognize to be the students of today. Seeing the undiscovered joy and curiosity in their eyes, awakened a mysterious spark in me. On one hand, I conducted seminars and private lessons – without any costs for students to make it accessible to everyone – to connect with the source; on the other hand, I had an inspiring environment at my school, being the key to becoming maybe one of the first examples here. In close connection with the school’s counselor, we were about to create an environment, raising young, creative, and inspiring minds. Even if the journey took as far away from known applied concepts at this time, it was the launch of an innovative model. Access to creative exchange by having a variety of opinions tumbling around, courage for students to push them further, and focusing on their talents, driven by the undiscovered curiosity in them.

It was an honored gift for me, to get such trust, being in the position of a leading student, and getting involved in shaping our future. I settled on my road, knowing that I have the courage and power to create change. My goal is to keep on going, lifting the curtains of prejudices and chasing curiosity hand in hand with the future. If science is evolving at a rapid speed and education is stuck at the same place for tens of years, why not fuse them together to give education a new spirit. My mission is driven by my passion, and I am going to evolve to take part in achieving my goals and shaping our future.