Over the course of the past weeks, I’ve been greeted by beautiful decorative wall hangings and 春联 (Spring Festival couplets) with proclamations of good fortune and hopes fulfilled springing up…
Happy New Year! After several months away on parental leave, I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you all as we turn the corner on this school year and look ahead…
Three years ago, I joined CAIS. The first time I walked into a 1st grade classroom, watching the students having a writing workshop, my jaw dropped! Students spread out into…
Last week, the building was abuzz with math excitement, as we hosted the first cycle of our ongoing embedded professional learning in math. As the group of 4th-5th grade teachers…
Throughout May, the United States honors Jewish American Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and AAPI Heritage Month, which is the official name celebrating the broad diversity of people and contributions from…
We had so much fun hosting our very own fifth-grade focused Promotion Ceremony in the 19th Avenue Theater! With the help of an amazing team that included the fifth grade…
One morning, after seeing his mom with a plastic bread clip, 5th grader Jay K. began to hatch an idea for a creative art project that could raise awareness for…
In September, the Chinese Culture Center of SF invited CAIS students to submit nominations for an AAPI Community Heroes mural contest. A group of CAIS students decided to nominate one particularly…
See recent Lower School news Lower School has two to three sections of students each in first-fifth grades, averaging 20 students per section. The immersion model is 50/50 in Lower…
We’ve Moved!
