Students gathered around a Larkspur Project banner
Earlier Larkspur Project practice in China. Photograph reproduced from AIWSL’s supplied launch deck, page 17.

A school activity needs more than an idea. Teachers need usable guidance, a workable routine, and ways to understand how students are taking part.

Making training easier to deliver

Launch coverage describes Gao’s role in designing training systems and teacher support, recording instructional videos, and helping rural teachers without specialist sports backgrounds lead activities.

An exchange from the Larkspur Project materials
An exchange shown in the supplied project materials, page 15.

Learning from participation

The account also describes participation records, feedback, and staged evaluation. These tools address practical questions: How can a school organize activities? What helps a teacher lead them? What encourages students to keep participating?

Keeping the record in context

The coverage cites internal project records reporting growth from 36 to 114 schools and from 1,370 to 4,734 students, through the combined work of Gao, partner organizations, and teachers. These figures belong to the Larkspur Project in China, are reported rather than independently verified here, and are not AIWSL impact metrics.

A school group photographed with a Larkspur Project banner
School participation · Earlier practice in China
Students in orange Larkspur Project shirts in a classroom
Community and classroom connections · Earlier practice in China

Informing a new setting

Earlier experience can be a starting point, while a US school project still needs its own design. Student ages, interests, facilities, teacher capacity, and school schedules must shape the local approach.

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