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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
In the seventh grade Chinese class, the capstone project in the Modern China unit is the Panel Discussion on Taiwan-China issues. Students posed thought-provoking questions to the panelists that consisted…
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