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San Francisco, CA
Chinese American International School
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neighborhood: Civic Center · Telephone: (415) 865-6000 · Website: www.cais.org
Basic Stats
| Total enrollment | 68 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Established | 1981 |
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.6) |
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Transportation
- Parents bring their children to and from school
- Located close to public transportation
Dropoff Procedure
- Parents walk their child into the classroom
- 7:30 AM is the earliest time a parent can drop off a child
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Features of the Preschool
| Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program | Yes |
| Affiliated with a religious institution | No |
| Some experience serving children with special needs | No |
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Facilities Include:
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| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) | |
| Music room | |
| Art room | |
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| Playground |
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
| Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children | Yes |
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Director's Comments
Question to director: Do you have any additional thoughts on what parents should consider when looking at your school? Is there any advice that you would like to provide to prospective parents?
CAIS is a bi-lingual immersion program teaching Mandarin and English beginning at Pre-K at the age of 3 through 8th Grade
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The teachers are not warm, my child is not allowed to talk during lunch time, the program stifles my child's curiosity, thier discipline methods does not help my child find resolutions and there is not enough time for children to exercise.
Parent #2
If you want your child to learn the Mandarin language in a successful immersion program, this is the school for you. Be prepared to spend a lot of time and money getting and staying in the program. I have personally had challenges being heard as well as simply being acknowledged when trying to reach the senior members of the school. The responsiveness has been seriously negligent.
Parent #3
The bilingual setting of this school worked very well for both my children, although they are different individuals. The preschool and kindergarten at CAIS integrate the Montessori setting and the Chinese curriculum well. Children make a lot of progress with social and verbal development.
Parent #4
Social skills training is much weaker than some other schools. Lots of great enrichment programs available in the after-school fun program in pre-K and K art, music (Chinese songs) and Chinese culture as well as science are excellent.
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