Be sure to reserve your FREE tickets for this week’s performances of The Proxima Paradox, our Theater Club’s student-run original production on Thursday, March 13 at 4:00 p.m. and Friday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.!
CAIS IN POINT
中美公告
CAIS Students Outpace Monolingual School Peers in English
A perennial point of curiosity among prospective parents—which can sometimes even linger for current parents—is whether Mandarin immersion comes at the expense of achievement in English. The great news from…
On Stage at CAIS Theater
The 455-seat CAIS Theater at our campus on 19th Avenue not only provides fantastic opportunities for CAIS families and faculty, it also serves as a venue for area nonprofit performances,…
Facts at a Glance
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Years of Innovation
1st Mandarin immersion school in the US
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Teachers
Meet our world class faculty
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% of 8th Graders
Met benchmark to teach Mandarin
OUR CORE VALUES
核心价值观
Developed by our community in 2019, CAIS Core Values were a prescient blueprint for weathering and thriving throughout the pandemic and beyond. We can connect the dots between these and wisdom from China’s first sage, Confucius.
Inclusion
包容
欢迎：我们重视归属感，支持和关心社群内外所有的人
Invite In: We champion belongingness and care for others within our community and beyond
Kindness
善良
鼓励：我们用善意的语言和行动来互相支持
Build Up: We use kind words and actions to support each other and ourselves
Perseverance
毅力
坚持：遇到困难时，我们会给自己打气并坚持下去
Keep Trying: We push ourselves and stick with it when things get tough
CAIS divisions
学校部门
Early Childhood
幼教部2岁-1年级
Preschool (ages 2-5) through First Grade. The Preschool program is full immersion and consists of four classes of 18 students taught in Mandarin. Kindergarten and 1st Grade follow the 50/50 immersion model.
Lower School
小学部2-5年级
Second through Fifth Grade. Lower School has two to three sections of students in each grade, averaging 20 students per section and following the 50/50 immersion model.
Middle School
中学部6-8年级
Sixth through Eighth Grade. A hands-on, minds-on, interdisciplinary curriculum guides students to apply concepts to the issues in their community and world as well as in their own lives.
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February 2025
On Stage at CAIS Theater
The 455-seat CAIS Theater at our campus on 19th Avenue not only provides fantastic opportunities for CAIS families and faculty, it also serves as a venue for area nonprofit performances,…
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October 2024
11/7/24 — 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…
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October 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…