Chinese American International School

Chinese American International School
Address
Map
3250 19th Avenue


Information
TypePrivate
Established1981
Head of SchoolJeff Bissell (Chinese name: 毕杰夫 Bì Jiéfū), Ph.D.
Websitewww.cais.org

Chinese American International School (CAIS) is an independent preschool through Grade 8 co-educational Chinese-English dual language immersion school located in San Francisco, California.[1] Preschool is full immersion, Kindergarten through Grade 5 are alternating days in conducted in Chinese.[2] The school was the first in the United States to have Mandarin immersion education.[3]

CAIS also offers international travel programs for current students, faculty, and staff.[4] The school organizes trips to Taipei and Guilin in the fifth, seventh, and eighth grades.[5]

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  2. ^ Kane, Yukari Iwatani (24 March 2011). "Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ Elizabeth S. Demers Ph.D.; Victor W. Geraci (8 March 2011). Icons of American Cooking. ABC-CLIO. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-313-38133-1.
  4. ^ "Chinese American International School (CAIS), San Francisco, California". Asia Society. Asia Society.
  5. ^ Clydesdale, Heather. "Students Experience the Breadth of China". Asia Society. Asia Society.