As the holiday season approaches, we’re excited to invite you to reconnect with your fellow CAIS alumni wherever you are! We’d love to see alumni from all parts of the…
The move from Lower School to Middle School is a challenging one for all students, and being together as a class and having the in-person support of our outstanding sixth…
This spring will mark the conclusion of my time as CAIS’s Head of Lower School. I will be transitioning into a new, whole-school position — Director of Strategic Initiatives —…
Yesterday was the 11th Annual CAIS Cap & Gown Day, this year celebrating the upcoming graduation of the CAIS Class of 2025. Begun in 2015 ostensibly to allow the then…
By Joshua Brinn, Sixth Grade Science and Math TeacherOur Grade 6 science program is guided by a central goal: to help students think and work like scientists through their own…
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…
CAIS is proud to share the spectacular news that SF Mayor Daniel Lurie has announced seventh grader Lottie N. as the city’s first ever AAPI Youth Changemaker Award winner. This honor recognizes Lottie for…
The CAIS Class of 2025 is a juggernaut. At 48 students strong, the class is the largest eighth grade in CAIS history. Having amassed numerous team championships and academic awards, the…
Middle School students and CAIS faculty will enjoy a cherished tradiition as CAIS holds its annual Middle School Human Library on Wednesday, April 2. The event will start at 12:45pm…
The 28th Annual CAIS K-8th Grade Talent Show will take place Sunday, June 8, 2025, and is an opportunity for Kindergarten through eighth grade students to gain experience and confidence by sharing their…
Saturday, March 29, the Family School Alliance will be showing a free DOUBLE FEATURE at the CAIS Theater. All current CAIS grades and siblings are welcome! CAIS families, see FSA…
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…
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