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See Stephanie Chou Quintet in Concert at CAIS

Free Concert @ CAIS Theater Thursday, November 7 from 7:00-8:00 p.m., No intermission3250 19th Avenue, San Francisco CA 94132 On Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 7 to 8 PM, CAIS…

Oct 21, 2024

When the Students Can Become the Teachers

Each spring fifth and eighth graders’ Chinese proficiency levels are assessed using the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang (right) shared this year’s thrilling results showing that 86% of the Class…

Oct 04, 2024

中秋节快乐 Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

With Head of School Jeff Bissell and Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang deep in preparations for our BIGGEST EVER Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (and Campus Grand Opening) this Saturday, September 21,…

Sep 17, 2024

Seventh Grade Panel Discussion on Taiwan-China issues

In the seventh grade Chinese class, the capstone project in the Modern China unit is the Panel Discussion on Taiwan-China issues. Students posed thought-provoking questions to the panelists that consisted…

May 20, 2024

Talk Show: Chinese Philosophies (Confucianism, Legalism & Daoism)

Our sixth graders recently completed a Talk Show performance-based assessment for this unit. The purpose of this Talk Show was to give students opportunities to apply Chinese philosophies to real…

May 19, 2024

Humans of Guilin Rap Project

The “Humans of Guilin Rap Project” was born from a simple yet powerful idea: ordinary people have extraordinary stories. Inspired by “Humans of New York,” during our trip to Guilin,…

May 18, 2024

CAIS Chinese Program Leading the Way

Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang shares highlights of CAIS faculty leading peers from around the country at the National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) and the annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum…

May 14, 2024

Celebrating Mandarin Immersion in AANHPI Heritage Month

Throughout May, the United States honors Jewish American Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and AANHPI Heritage Month,which is the most current, official name celebrating the broad diversity of people and…

May 07, 2024

Reflecting on How Far We’ve Come

As Head of Early Childhood Wei Qian prepares to begin her maternity leave this week, I am entering professional transition mode, making preparations for my temporary shift to oversee our…

Apr 04, 2024

Mass Greeting Morale Boost

Educational researchers have long observed that February is often a low point for teacher morale, with positive attitudes for teaching falling off from their high in September and then bouncing…

Feb 19, 2024