August Selke

Peace Culture Foundation

Volunteer teaching assistant · Volunteer website redevelopment contributor

August supports Aikido and Bully Busting workshop activities as a volunteer while helping reorganize and rebuild the foundation’s English and Thai website structure.

• Volunteer teaching assistant
• Helped teach Aikido to local schoolchildren in Thai
• Used Aikido activities to support discipline, controlled movement, harmony, peace, and nonviolent principles
• Assisted foundation instructors during Bully Busting workshops

Sparks Lab Kids

Founder · Program designer · Lead instructor · Prototype builder · Website creator · Curriculum creator · Brand designer · Advertising creator · Registration-system creator · Parent communication and enrollment manager

Sparks Lab Kids is an English-taught coding, robotics, and electrical-engineering program for children ages 10–15 in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai.

• Founder
• Program designer
• Lead instructor
• Prototype builder

RenShinKan Dojo

Website creator · Volunteer youth Aikido instructor in 2026

August designed and built the RenShinKan Dojo website, organizing classes, instructors, schedules, facilities, programs, and visitor information while also volunteering with youth Aikido instruction.

• Designed and built the website
• Organized information about classes
• Organized instructor information
• Organized schedules

Youth Program Volunteer

Churchome · Kirkland, Washington · 2016–2021

Unpaid volunteer

• Worked with children approximately ages 5–7
• Helped teach children
• Supervised activities
• Provided childcare

Volunteer Youth Muay Thai Instructor

VITAL Jiu Jitsu / Srisuk Muay Thai · Tacoma/Fife area, Washington · 2025

Unpaid volunteer

• Volunteered approximately once per week
• Taught children around age 10
• Taught in English
• Helped teach stance

Volunteer Aikido Helper Instructor

Royal Thai Air Force Wing 41 · Chiang Mai, Thailand · May 24, 2026

Unpaid volunteer

• Assisted senior Aikido instructors
• Helped with technique demonstrations
• Supported partner exercises
• Assisted participants

Volunteer Production and Translation Support

TERASIA · Bandung, Indonesia · January 19, 2024

Unpaid volunteer

• Translated Indonesian into English and Thai
• Helped set up the production
• Helped prepare materials
• Made sure the environment was ready for the actors

Plant Pathology Research Experience

Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center · Puyallup, Washington · 2023

• Collected samples
• Handled plant samples
• Performed PCR testing
• Reviewed PCR test results

Pierce College

Puyallup, Washington

Associate in Science–Transfer coursework in progress

Coursework is in progress. No graduation date or completed degree is claimed.

Claude 101

Certificate of Completion · Anthropic · Date not provided

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Certificate of Completion · Anthropic · Date not provided