2024 | Stage 1: Breaking Borders
The initiative launched as "Girls Love Basketball" in Sanlin, an under-resourced urban village in Shanghai. Witnessing the stark inequality in sports access just blocks away from the affluent Lujiazui district, I co-founded this project to challenge entrenched gender stereotypes. Drawing on my athletic experiences at Cheltenham Ladies' College (CLC), I introduced a cross-cultural perspective to the program, providing the theoretical framework for gender equality and bringing local girls onto the court to build their confidence and sense of possibility.
2025 | Stage 2: Powering Up
As the project gained momentum, we transitioned from community engagement to competitive empowerment. We expanded into city-level competitions, including the MAGIC3 tournament, and invited professional athletes like Li Hongquan (Shanghai Sharks) to inspire participants. My focus shifted toward "passing the opportunity to the girls," advocating for their resilience in competitive arenas and successfully evolving the initiative from informal interest groups into organized female basketball teams.
2026 | Stage 3: Rebound for Earth
In its third year, the project reached its peak as "Rebound for Earth," a global-facing campaign integrating environmental sustainability with sport. We transformed the community’s collective energy into climate action, repurposing waste materials into recycled sports art. Leveraging my academic background in International Relations and History, I elevated the initiative into a platform for "Circular Diplomacy," culminating in a presentation at the United Nations Headquarters to advocate for global governance through the lens of youth-led social innovation.
Paper-Cutting: A Prism of History and Algorithm
The Collaboration
Co-curated the exhibition "A Letter of Paper Written in Time" in Shanghai with Xu Yang, a National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage inheritor. Managed the display of over 60 traditional works, shifting the narrative from "folk art" to "visual literature" that archives the history of ordinary people.
The Academic Perspective
As a student of Global Civilization History, I reframed this ancient craft as a non-verbal narrative of human rituals and seasonal transitions. By integrating historical inquiry with algorithmic logic, I explored how traditional cultural "genes" can be digitally preserved and disseminated in the modern era.
The Global Exchange
Bridged Eastern heritage with Western academic environments by facilitating a featured display and exchange at Tonbridge School in the UK. This initiative, recognized by Shanghai Daily, demonstrates a new model of youth-led cultural diplomacy that connects ancestral wisdom with contemporary global discourse.
The Week That Was
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Initiated a weekly news digest to help younger students stay informed, producing concise political summaries displayed in the school’s Politics Department. Scaled the project into an independent website, publishing analytical articles that contextualise current events through historical and political frameworks.
Enterprise 10
I led a team in the internal Enterprise 10 business challenge, scaling a £10 startup into £1400+ through the sale of phone charms and balloons. Directed product strategy, marketing, and sales, with all profits donated to St Hilda’s East charity. Demonstrated entrepreneurship, teamwork, and social impact.
CLC Welcomes Refugees
I provide a displaced Syrian refugee with tutoring in English and Maths once a week, alongside helping him integrate into the local community. He has greatly improved in skills since first working with him.
