Alice Fong Yu Alternative School (K-8)

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  • School Type

    Elementary School, K-8 School, Middle School (K, 1-8)
  • Estimated Enrollment

    600
  • Principal

    • Liana Szeto
  • Assistant Principal(s)

    • Kevin Chan
  • Hours

    Hours
    Mo - Tu: 9:30 am-4:00 pm
    We: 9:30 am-2:30 pm
    Th - Fr: 9:30 am-4:00 pm

    K-5

    • MTThF 9:30am-3:45pm
    • W 9:30am- 2:30pm

    6-8

    • MTThF 9:30am-4:00pm
    • W 9:30am- 2:15pm
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  • Neighborhood

    Inner Sunset
  • School Bus

    94110, 94112, 94115, 94124
  • School Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch

    View menus at sfusd.edu/menus.

  • School Code

    485
Overview
  • Alice Fong Yu Alternative School is the nation's first Chinese immersion public school. The school is nestled on a quiet hillside in the Inner Sunset neighborhood. We offer a rigorous Chinese language immersion instructional program from kindergarten through eighth grade. The students at Alice Fong Yu have the unique opportunity to acquire Cantonese (K-8) and Mandarin (6-8) in a supportive and nurturing environment, with a strong focus on high academic achievement and student leadership. We also seek to prepare our students to be responsible stewards of the environment by making informed choices about their consumption of the earth's valuable natural resources. Our mission is to prepare our students to become caring, responsible, and competent citizens with Chinese bilingual skills and global perspectives.

    In order to ensure the success of all students, we provide comprehensive before and after school tutoring as well as during the school day support programs for all students who need additional support. In a K-8 environment, personalization comes naturally. We have a strong care team which meets every week to discuss the progress of all students. Keeping parents informed through a weekly Chinese bilingual parent bulletin is a priority for us. We believe joyful and authentic learning is when students are actively involved in the learning process rather than completing busy work. Our teachers achieve this through lessons that foster exploration and require the students to think critically, apply learned concepts and make connections. In addition to a strong academic program, our students are engaged in many enrichment activities such as ceramic arts, visual arts, perceptual motor skills, creative movements, and dance. Authentic application of the students' knowledge and skills are uniquely presented through projects and opportunities such as the Chinese poetry recital, the middle school Science Fair, and the Cultural Exchange Project, which is the annual trip to China for all 8th graders.

Programs
  • Before School Programs

    Wah Mei/BASE, afterschool@wahmei.org Time: 7:00 am - 9:30 am for K-5 only
  • After School Programs

    Wah Mei/BASE, afterschool@wahmei.org, OST off-site at Jefferson ES (see OST Tab) Time: 2:30 pm -6:00 pm
  • Language Programs

    • Cantonese Dual Language Immersion
  • Special Education Programs

    • Resource Specialist Program Services
  • Arts Enrichment

    • Arts residency
    • Ceramics
    • Gardening
    • Visual arts
  • Student Support Programs

    • Counselor
    • Other
    • Social worker
    • Student adviser
School Data
  • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

    School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.

  • School Accountability Highlights

    Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.

  • Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report

    SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.

  • School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

    School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.

Contact Info
  • Address

    1541 12th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122
  • Phone Number

    415-759-2764
  • Fax Number

    415-242-2507
  • Website

Location

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Alice Fong Yu Alternative School (K-8)
Grades
K, 1-8
1541 12th Avenue, San Francisco, 94122
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Hours
Mo - Tu: 9:30 am-4:00 pm
We: 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Th - Fr: 9:30 am-4:00 pm