Children encouraging one another on an outdoor basketball court

SPORT. CONFIDENCE. POSSIBILITY.

Small moments.
Stronger futures.

We connect sport with youth growth and leadership.
Creating more opportunities for girls to participate, find their voice, and lead.

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MORE THAN A GAME. A PLACE TO GROW.Sport scene · RDNE / Pexels

WHO WE ARE

More than sport.
A place to grow.

AIWSL connects sport, teamwork, and mentorship through school and community partnerships. We create opportunities for young people—especially girls—to build confidence, find their voice, and take responsibility.

About the Institute ↗Meet our founder, Hang Gao ↗

OUR PROGRAMS

Learn through play.
Grow through action.

Youth Sports Leadership & Healthy Development Program
Bringing together sport, peers, and support.

Children practicing basketball togetherPARTICIPATION

A place to start moving.

You don’t need to be on a school team. We want more children to have a regular, welcoming way to get active.

Active participation ↗
Young basketball players sharing a high fiveCOLLABORATION

Learn to work together.

Take a turn leading, help a teammate, and learn how to share responsibility through simple group activities.

Team challenges ↗
A coach guiding a group of children in a school gymMENTORSHIP

Support that stays with you.

Teachers and mentors offer encouragement, clear guidance, and time to talk about what students are learning.

Mentor support ↗

Sport scenes for illustration · RDNE Stock project & cottonbro studio / Pexels

The AIWSL launch gathering at Oak Crest Academy

OUR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

Starting with
Oak Crest Academy.

A California school connecting personalized learning, college preparation, and a diverse community. Our partnership brings that educational setting into a shared conversation about sport and youth leadership.

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STORIES & NEWS

Our work,
through people.

School partnerships, community experiences, and media coverage.

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AI & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Better tools.
More room to grow.

Three practical questions, shared perspectives, and our roundtable participants.

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INSIGHTS & RESOURCES

Ideas for
everyday growth.

Research and perspectives for schools, families, and mentors.

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BETTER TOGETHER

The next possibility
starts with us.

Schools, communities, companies, mentors, and volunteers:
there is a conversation waiting to happen.

AIWSL / OUR BEGINNING

It starts at school.

Guests at the Institute’s launch event

Supplied launch coverage reports that the Institute held its founding and program launch event at Oak Crest Academy and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the school on youth development.

The coverage describes bringing regular sport, team challenges, mentorship, and student reflection into school activities to create more opportunities for continued participation.

Adapted from supplied media screenshots. The launch took place on September 18, 2026. Subsequent implementation updates are still to be added.

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This version presents the proposed design and content direction. Sports photography is illustrative stock imagery, not a record of AIWSL activities. Founder portraits and launch photographs were supplied for this website. The supplied logo retains its original artwork; its wording differs from the legal entity name used in the footer.

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