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Director of Institutional Advancement Pamela Winthrop Over her nine years at CAIS (nearly a quarter of the school’s lifetime!), Director of Institutional Advancement Pam Winthrop has overseen an explosion in…

High School Placement Counselor Sean Mosconi In addition to serving as Sixth Grade English and Social Studies Teacher, for the past three years Sean Mosconi has deftly guided CAIS middle…

Firedragon Athletics Alumni legends and current Lick Tigers Spencer G. ’19 and Mackenzie G. ’20 dropped in on the CAIS cross country practice to share their perspective on Middle School…

It’s been years in the making—and it’s going to take a few more years of work to fully realize the dream—but today CAIS took an enormous step toward creating a…

K-4th Grade Counselor Mami Takahara ECD and Lower School families have gotten to know our new K-4th Grade Counselor through her “Ms. Takahara’s Corner” in the division newsletters. In these…

Global Learning Coordinator Julie Farrell The old phrase, “Making lemonade out of lemons” seems tailor-made for Global Programs Coordinator Julie Farrell. Instead of simply making just one sweet drink, though,…

First Grade Chinese Teacher Jing-Tyng (Teresa) Shyu was invited to speak at webinar hosted by Chinese Early Language and Immersion Network (CELIN) held in October. Shyu Laoshi co-presented with a teacher from Washington YuYing…

Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang This week Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang was being interviewed by students in third grade Chinese classes, so we grabbed the chance to ask her…

We haven’t had news this big to share since Carol Ruth Silver first founded CAIS in 1981. Since those hope-filled days, CAIS has remained the pioneering home for Chinese immersion…

Katrina Soo Hoo graduated from CAIS in 1999 and has since become a graphic designer specializing in motion design and animation. Keep an eye out for her work in the CAIS Strategic Vision –…