Since 1993, ESS has worked with educational institutions in China to organize conferences/workshops in one or two provinces each year for basic education researchers, administrators, principals and teachers. Professional educators from outside China are invited to share their knowledge and experience in pedagogy, education reform and current trends in educational development. The objectives are to enhance professional knowledge and promote mutual understanding and cooperation. Papers presented in the conferences are included in the Teach to Inspire essay collections published each year, so that rural school principals and teachers who were unable to attend the conference can read the presentations. In addition, ESS also puts together reference material for teachers, as well as teaching aids such as charts for classrooms.