April 26, 2022
The high school application process is a rite of spring…and the previous winter, fall, and summer for that matter, too. Every year our eighth graders and their families undergo this almost year-long endeavor that reaches a crescendo in late March when the students receive their...
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April 20, 2022
As Head of School, one of the most important responsibilities I have is attracting, hiring, developing and retaining top-tier talent. Case in point: one year ago CAIS hired an outstanding early childhood educator, Elaine Chang. I had been trying to persuade Elaine to come to our school since spring...
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March 31, 2022
CAIS continues to accept applications for school year 2022-2023 and for our new Two-Year-Old Class (see details on the expanded Preschool program here). Complete the application form here.
Eligibility information is listed below. For more details about the Admission Process, click here....
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March 15, 2022
Thanks to improving conditions in San Francisco, we’re able to chart a reverse course from two years ago, shifting from a virtual event now to an In-Person ShowCAIS 2022 by popular acclaim.New Location: 19th Avenue campusSame Date: Saturday, May 7 at 6:...
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January 27, 2022
Happy Lunar Year of Tiger
Wishes and Prospects for the Chinese Program
By Chinese Program Director Cindy Chiang
This year, the first day of the Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. For those of you who did not grow up in Taiwan or China, you may find it hard to...
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January 06, 2022
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, I recall joking with my friends and family (on a new technology called “Zoom,” naturally) about what it would be like if the pandemic ended with a hard stop. As in, one day, the sirens would blare and we would pour into the streets, rip off...
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December 10, 2021
We are deeply saddened to share that one of CAIS’s founders and San Francisco’s first Asian American judge, Harry Low, has passed. The SF Standard reports that his family confirmed he died Thursday at 90 in San Francisco (see the in memoriam article at this link). Justice Low had...
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November 15, 2021
Athletic Director Hart Eddy exults, “HUGE CONGRATS ON AN EPIC SEASON!” as Girls Varsity Cross Country Firedragons repeat as SFAL Champs and Poppy B. ’23 and Liv A. ’25 win their individual races!
Coach Eddy also shares, “Thank you to everyone who participated this year!...
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November 05, 2021
[excerpt from Bissell’s Brief — November 5, 2021]
As you no doubt know, the FDA recently gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year old children. Shortly after, the CDC recommended the vaccine for all eligible children. ...
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October 27, 2021
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 forever home for Chinese immersion education as we transferred ownership of the 19th Avenue Campus at the closing with the Sisters of Mercy...
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