Chaira Harder

Bachelors in Computer Science (In-Progress)

2021-2025

Smith College, Northampton, MA

Undergraduate studies in computer science with a focus in entrepreneurship and finance.

Awards & Accomplishments:

• 2024 Recipient of the People's Choice Award at the Joy Entrepreneurship Challenge at Smith College
• 2023 Recipient of the Brodsky Prize for Engineering Entrepreneurship at Smith College
• 2023 Semi Finalist at the Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs
• 2024-2025 Secured Selective Position as a Conway Center Money Mentor

Grade 12

2020-2021

Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Graduated high school at École Kelowna Secondaire.

Grade 10 & 11

2018-2020

Concordia International School, Hanoi, Vietnam

Awards & Accomplishments:

• Honor Roll with Distinction (2019, 2020)
• Vietnam National VEX Robotics Championship Winner
• Vietnam National VEX Robotics - Design Award
• Female Athlete of the Year (2019)
• Varsity Basketball MVP (2019)
• XC Coach's Award (2020)
• Varsity Volleyball Coach's Award (2020)

Tech Lab Assistant

2023 - 2024

Northampton, MA

I work as a Tech Lab Assistant, facilitating activities and helping children K-6 learn how to code through various technologies (Scratch, SPIKE Prime, Spheros, FIRST Robotics, Makey-Makey, etc.)

Encode Justice

2020 - 2022

I co-lead the Canada Chapter at Encode Justice, where we focus on advocacy, education, and policy around algorithmic bias in Canada.

STEAM Outreach Team: Robotics Member

2021 - 2022

Western Massachusetts

I was a member of the Robotics Outreach Team through the Jandon Center for Community Engagement at Smith College, where we worked with K-12 children at schools and other organizations to learn STEAM skills such as robotics through sets such as Lego Mindstorms.

Summer School Teacher's Aide

June 2020

Concordia International School, Hanoi, Vietnam

I volunteered as a teacher's aide for the first grade class at Concordia International School during their summer school program as the elementary students were not able to return for the 2019-2020 school year.

Tennis Coaching

2017 - 2020

Chiang Mai, Thailand & Hanoi, Vietnam

I coached tennis to children aged 5-11, paid and unpaid in some cases.

Help Hanoi's Homeless

August 2018 - June 2020

Hanoi, Vietnam

I am very passionate about helping homeless people- I was active in helping homeless people in Hanoi and set up a website guide called Hanoi Homie (hanoihomie.com).

Tutoring Children

2017 - 2019

Chiang Mai, Thailand & Hanoi, Vietnam

I tutored non-native-English-speaking elementary students English and Arithmetic.