Claudia Kim

Claudia Kim is a second-generation Korean-American at The Baldwin School who is passionate about dentistry and helping those in need. This year, she is a part of the Teen Leadership Corps at Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit fighting against poverty for children in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In this program, she helps fundraise and leads groups of volunteers at The Giving Factory. She is a winner of the writing Gold and Silver Key in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Contest. In contact with a South Korean high school, Claudia has taught English classes weekly for a few years. For around a year, she worked at Kumon, where she taught children math and reading and entered data into a database. She is also the head and founder of the Korean Culture Club and the head and founder of the International Human Rights Club at her school. She has participated in her school musicals and plays for the past two years. She has also been a part of her school Track & Field team for 2 years. For the past two years, she has participated in DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) and qualifies for the 2023 States Competition. Claudia is also a member of her school's Model UN chapter. She has also participated in two research programs and wrote "Why the Russo-Ukrainian War Hit the World Economically Harder Than the Pandemic" and "How Childhood Experiences Can Change One’s Future," the former receiving a Best In Asia Region reward. Claudia decided to create this non-profit because she believes that everyone should be able to have dental care and have the opportunity to have healthy teeth. She comes into our partnering dental practice to assist with the denture process and holds fundraisers to help pay the fees. With the vision and drive to improve upon our non-profit organization, she is focused on developing the organization with experience and integrity.