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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…

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…

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Our new campus roared to life on Saturday, as more than 1,000 Firedragon families, faculty, alumni, and friends gathered for the Grand Opening…

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,…

It’s been nearly four years in the making, and at last all 12 CAIS grades—P2 through 8th—are together on our new campus! This historic day also represents our community coming together…

Continuing one of the oldest traditions at CAIS, the Class of 2024 attended Grad Dinner on the evening of June 10 in the 19th Avenue Dance Studio. This event, hosted…

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…

I love this time of the school year. All of the signs that spring has arrived in the Middle School are present. The sun is coming up as I’m getting…

The most eagerly awaited event in CAIS Theater history is just two weeks away, and you can feel the excitement as the cast and crew throw their energies and creativity…

I arrived at CAIS in 2010, which means this is my second time around the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle and my second Dragon Year at the school. To be honest,…