Songhyeon is a sophomore at NAI—quiet, steady, likes gummies and instant noodles. Simple, underestimated, but always enough. She pays attention. Growing up near a coal plant, she saw more gas stations than grocery stores. As a kid, she didn’t question it. Later, she realized fresh food and clean air weren’t rights but privileges. She doesn’t just watch. She plants in ignored spaces, turning vacant lots into food sources. She’s working on a solar panel project at YCAC at Phipps because she remembers wiping coal dust off windowsills and breathing air that never felt clean. When she’s not covered in dirt, she’s cooking—experimenting with healthy recipes, some edible, some not—or doodling, or spinning a flag as a color guard. Because hunger isn’t theoretical. Neither is pollution. And neither is her plan to change both.
Songhyeon K
Youth Ambassador
Hometown: Busan, PA
Links
Green Roots Sustainability Fair
Green Roots Sustainability Fair, PA – Southwestern
Kids Club - Seeds and Gardening
Kids Club – Seeds and Gardening, PA – Southwestern
Review of "Green Roots Sustainability Fair"
Green Roots Sustainability Fair, PA – Southwestern
Review of "Kids Club - Seeds and Gardening"
Kids Club – Seeds and Gardening, PA – Southwestern
Events
Green Roots Sustainability Fair
PA – Southwestern
May 9, 20255:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
Environmental Charter School
Community festival to celebrate sustainability at ECS
- Free
- All ages
- In-person Drop In Event
Kids Club – Seeds and Gardening
PA – Southwestern
May 21, 20253:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Build your curiosity about seeds, plants, and gardens with a hands-on investigation.- Free
- Ages 5-7, 8-10
- In-person Timed Event
Kids Club – Seeds and Gardening
PA – Southwestern
May 10, 20253:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Build your curiosity about seeds, plants, and gardens with a hands-on investigation.- Free
- Ages 5-7, 8-10
- In-person Timed Event