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CAIS “Stampede” Celebrating Year of the Horse at SF CNY Parade

Each year CAIS’s fantastic Family School Alliance (FSA) organizes our community’s involvement in the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade. Our very own “stampede” of CAIS parents and students of…

Mar 08, 2026

CAIS Gallops into the Year of the Horse with Mass Greeting

Held once again in the Ang Athletic Center, Mass Greeting 2026 on Thursday, February 12 capped off a week of spectacular activities focused on Chinese traditions celebrating the Lunar New Year. Students and faculty were…

Feb 12, 2026

Lunar New Year Reflection 2026 – Year of the Horse

Holidays mean different things to different people. In recent years in the US, I’ve noticed the emergence of a kind of genre in the popular press focusing on how stressful…

Feb 11, 2026

Eight Things to Know About Mass Greeting 2026 at CAIS (马年团拜及迎春大会)

1. Lunar New Year is also called Spring Festival (春节 Chūn jié) in Chinese tradition. It means the first day of the lunar calendar that cycles through 12 signs of…

Feb 02, 2026

When the Students Can Become the Teachers

Each spring fifth and eighth graders’ Chinese proficiency levels are assessed using the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Our Chinese Program Leadership Team (below) shared this year’s thrilling results showing that 87% of the…

Oct 21, 2025

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! 中秋节快乐 Zhōng Qiū Jié Kuài Lè!

In Chinese, we often cite this timeless words of the poet Su Shi (1076) during the Mid-Autumn Festival: “但愿人长久, 千里共婵娟.” Though we may be far apart, I wish you lasting…

Oct 06, 2025

11/21/25 – ECC Faculty Perform Xiao Xue

Once again our Preschool Faculty will perform Xiao Xue (Minor Snow) for ECC families and CAIS colleagues on the morning of November 21, 2025 in the CAIS Theater. This special…

Sep 22, 2025

Out in Front on Early Childhood Immersion

There are more children in day care and preschool learning Mandarin than in college and graduate school. So you’d think there would be more research on Mandarin language acquisition in…

May 04, 2025

Eight Things to Know About Mass Greeting 2025 at CAIS (龙年团拜及迎春大会)

1. Lunar New Year is also called Spring Festival (春节 Chūn jié) in Chinese tradition. It means the first day of the lunar calendar that cycles through 12 signs of…

Jan 21, 2025

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…

Oct 21, 2024