Anushka said she would never forget how Canberrans welcomed her and her mother with open arms when they arrived from India.

Before the pandemic, Anushka visited the Uniting Mirinjani Weston aged care home regularly to play the piano for residents.

"They really enjoy it over there, I've made lots of friends there," she said.

She now sends videos of her music to the centre to keep in the loop with the residents.

The school vice-captain has also participated in charity runs.

"I've done a couple of fundraisers. At the age of eight i did Ks for Kids' 5km walk and I've done the breast cancer walk in 2017," she said.

Anushka is a girl with many passions. She's an avid reader, loves Harry Potter and has been writing stories since the age of six. She's interested in tennis, music and graphic design. In her spare time she is working on creating a children's book.

Kindness often goes unnoticed but since 2012 the Fred Hollows Foundation has recognised year 6 students who embody compassion, integrity and community spirit with its humanity award.

The award acknowledges year 6 students across Australia and Anushka has been nominated as the ACT's junior ambassador.

"Fred used to say the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other," said Gabi Hollows, the founding director of The Fred Hollows Foundation.

"He would be so proud to know the Fred Hollows Humanity Award is recognising students who are demonstrating this belief in their own lives."

While remaining humble, Anushka said she was extremely excited about being nominated for the award.

Teacher Faith Bentley said Anushka's can-do attitude in the classroom made her want to come to school every day.

"When I heard about this nomination and what it is all about and the intent behind it, there's three things [the award highlights]: being compassionate, having integrity and thinking about community," Ms Bentley said.

"Anushka does that seamlessly every single day, no matter what her interactions are. Every interaction, every day, no matter who she's working with or what she's working towards that's happening."

Anushka's mother Aarti Singh said her daughter used positivity as a strength.

"She's self-motivated, highly disciplined, sometimes she disciplines me," Ms Singh said.

For other young people interested in getting more involved with community service, Anushka recommended being genuine.

"It's all a matter from the heart ... you just need to open up," she said.

"Find something you like doing, one of your hobbies and you can turn that into a profession, you could raise money for charity."