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Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila

School code number: 509
Grade Level: K-4
Hours: 8:40AM - 2:40PM

1250 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117
Neighborhood: Haight Ashbury
Phone: (415) 241-6325
Fax: (415) 241-6540
School Loop: wdaes-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com
Principal: Rosina York Lan Tong

School Data

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        Students at the Chinese Immersion School at De Avila dual language immersion program have the unique opportunity to learn Cantonese and English in grades K-5, with Mandarin introduced beginning in the second grade. Our community strives to provide the students with a caring and nurturing environment with a strong focus on the whole child, high achievement, and academic excellence. Our mission is to prepare our students with multilingual skills to become caring and globally responsible citizens in the 21st century.

        School Tours

        Tours: 10/18, 10/25,11/2, 11/8, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 1/4/2012, 1/10/2012, 1/17/2012, 1/24/12.  To reserve a date, please go on-line at cistours.eventbrite.com or call school at 241-6325.

        Uniforms

        None

        Before School Programs

        7:15am-8:40 Before School Care-YMCA

        After School Programs

        Partner with YMCA. 1:15 Teacher to student ratio. After school until 5:40PM. 2:40pm- 6:00pm Child Development Program and ExCEL Program (includes enrichment, recreation and homework time) (415) 241-6325

        Special Education Programs

        • Designated Instructional Services
        • Resource Specialist Program

        Resource Specialist Program, Designated Instructional Services

        Language Programs

        • Cantonese

        Elementary Dual Language Immersion Pathway (Cantonese, K-3: Each year another grade level will be added until 5th grade)

        School Day Academic Enrichment

        Visual arts, music, dance, physical education, gardening

        Opportunities for Parental Involvement

        Chinese Immersion School is a vibrant, active community that includes a strong PTA with a terrific spirit of parent participation and volunteerism. Parents are always welcomed to volunteer and participate in any capacity. Parents at CIS support and build upon the school's successes and are often assisting in the classroom, on the school site, chaperoning field trips and helping with projects at home. Parents also have the opportunity to participate in any of the following committees: After School Program, Art Committee, Chinese New Year Parade, Community Building Committee, Fundraising Committee, Grounds and Garden Committee, and Parent Education Committee. Parents participate in writing the school's goals and objectives on the Balanced Score Card and participate in the school policy planning by serving on the School Site Council (SSC).

        Additional Info

        CISDA is a new school adding a new grade level each year. Our staff and PTA are a caring and strong community that supports all our students.