In Design Tech students are learning new concepts that will be foundational for their whole lives. Here are two sixth graders who are learning about Design Thinking and Empathy Work,…
In our first few weeks of Mandarin WLP class, the students began by exploring the four tones in Mandarin through fun body movements and tongue twisters. The tones are critical…
This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 Zhōng qiū jié, sometimes called the Moon Festival in the West) is next Friday, September 29. It is one of the most important, family-centered holidays in…
Our artists have begun collaborating and expressing themselves through a variety of engaging activities and projects. Seventh and eighth graders explored synesthesia in art through a collaborative Mystery Box drawing…
6th Grade Science: The Happiness Project As a social experiment and review of the scientific method, students tracked their mood before and after a chosen activity. Activities ranged from exercising,…
Over the last decade, our eighth graders have enjoyed extremely positive results when applying to independent high schools. This is largely the result of the outstanding instruction our students receive from their…
The 2023-2024 school year brings with it four faculty members new to the Middle School. Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Director Ken Su and Design Technology Teacher Nick Barella have joined our…
By far the question I have been asked most often by CAIS parents in recent days (even more than “How was your summer?”) is “How are things going with the…
Once again our students will have an outstanding array of after school offerings to enjoy at CAIS this fall. The 50+ Fall Enrichment Classes span a range of interests in…
“We did not plan on Mandarin. We had raised our kids with the plan for Spanish bilingual education. When we visited CAIS we were so impressed with the school that we decided to take the plunge into raising kids who spoke 3 languages. We felt that we could trust CAIS to provide the highest level of education and that we wouldn’t have to sacrifice quality and stability just because we wanted language.”
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