Yick Wo Video Overview
At Yick Wo we are dedicated to fostering enthusiasm for lifelong learning through supporting the social, emotional, intellectual, artistic and physical development of our students. We nurture good citizenship by teaching empathy and guiding students to practice the school values to be safe, kind, and responsible. Our teachers, staff, students, and parents are deeply valued and together create an engaging learning environment. Yick Wo serves the North Beach, Russian Hill and Chinatown neighborhoods in San Francisco.
This video provides an overview of our wonderful school.
Clubs and Activities
Yick Wo students are fortunate to have the incredible city of San Francisco at their doorstep. Field trip locations include the DeYoung Museum, the Symphony, the Asian Art Museum, Kule Loklo, Elkus Ranch, Angel Island, and many more exciting locations throughout the Bay Area. In addition to field trips, school-day activities for students include Outdoor Education, Art, Reading Recovery, Math Support, Music, Dance, and Chess Club.
Reading Recovery, Math Support, and Computer Classes
Students in all grades take computer classes. Our Reading Specialist works with students who need extra help, and provides math support to 4/5 students. Providing extra support for students that need it is just one way the PTO helps foster excellence that benefits all Yick Wo students, and helps keep Yick Wo ranked 9 out of 10 on great schools. Yick Wo is a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School.
Yick Wo Library
Our school library is a portal to the magical world of books, a place where students can read and know about anything that interests them, and where they can discover new ideas and possibilities. Our wonderful school librarian, Mrs. Pederson, helps keep reading enjoyable and expansive for all our students.
Outdoor Education Program
Yick Wo's gardens are living classrooms where standards-based curriculum are taught, and air students in their discovery of the living world. Children are simultaneously stimulated, focused, and calmed by their time in the garden. The program supports intellectual, emotional, and social-emotional engagement with things that must be measured, counted, arranged, planned, and cared for, Children enjoy hands-on, experimental learning in a variety of disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, language arts (e.g. through garden journaling), visual arts, and nutrition.
Music and Dance
Yick Wo students and teachers utilize the rich resources of the surrounding bay area community to infuse the campus with music and poetry. Students in all grades attend weekly dance classes which are filled with music, movement, and joy. Fourth and fifth graders have the option to select between a variety of instruments including the violin, flute, and trumpet.
Physical Education
Students at Yick Wo enjoy outdoor activities several times each week with physical activity classes with Coach Robinson, and PE specialist Coach Cho. The Physical Education curriculum is helps cultivate develop physically-educated students who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful activity. Our physical activity classes provide healthful, fun activities for all Yick Wo students.
Art
We partner with SFArts to provide students with weekly art instruction in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Art projects support classroom instruction, and provide students with hands-on, joyful adventures in art.
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Our wonderful PTO is a non-profit independent group of volunteers who are committed to helping organize school activities, fundraise for educational materials, activities, enrichment programs, and additional support for students that are not funded by SFUSD. Additionally, the PTO facilitates communication between parents, teachers, and students. Membership is open to all YW families, teachers, and staff. By being active in the PTO, you demonstrate to your child the importance you place on education. PTO meetings are held at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Contact: pto.yickwo@gmail.com
ELAC
California Public Schools from Kindergarten through grade 12 with 21 or more English Learners must form a functional English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC). Yick Wo’s ELAC is a committee for parents or other community members who want to advocate for English Learners. The purpose of the ELAC is to advise the principal and school staff on programs and services for English Learners and the SSC on the development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement. The ELAC also assists the school on its annual language census. Yick Wo’s ELAC meets monthly.
School Site Council (SSC)
School Site Council (SSC): Like all SFUSD schools, Yick Wo has an elected School Site Council (SSC) that represent parents, students, community members and school staff in the school governance process. The SSC has a number of important responsibilities, including: Reviewing and analyzing student achievement data; Gathering community input; Helping develop the Single School Plan for Student Achievement and the school site budget; Monitoring the implementation of the plan and budget. Yick Wo’s SSC meets every 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:00 - 5:30. All Yick Wo parents and caregivers are welcome. Zoom link is available on Konstella.
On-Site After School Enrichment Classes
On-site after school enrichment classes change each semester and include hip-hop dance, tennis, and gymnastics.
Before and After School Care
MORNING CARE: Is offered onsite (beginning at 8:00am) by the Excel YMCA Chinatown Team who have long run the after-school program at Yick Wo. AFTER CARE: The Chinatown YMCA runs an on-site program at Yick Wo (3:35pm-6:30pm). Many Yick Wo families utilize the After School Academy at the Tel-Hi Neighborhood Center (3:30pm-6pm). Tel-Hi staff come to Yick Wo at dismissal and walk the kids to the Tel-Hi Community center located at 660 Lombard Street. Salesians Boys and Girls Club retrieves students (from 3rd grade and up) from Yick Wo at the end of the school day and transports them via school bus to Club, located at 680 Filbert Street. On-site after school enrichment classes change each semester and include dance and tennis.
Konstella and Parent Vue
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KONSTELLA: Parents can keep up with our school community and news during this time of remote learning via Konstella.
School Announcements
More about this school
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School Type
Elementary School (K, 1-5) -
Estimated Enrollment
240 -
Principal
- Alfred Sanchez
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Hours
HoursMo - Tu: 9:30 am-3:45 pmWe: 9:30 am-2:30 pmTh - Fr: 9:30 am-3:45 pmPlayground supervision Yick Wo begins at 9:10 a.m. on the Upper Yard, which is accessed through the Lombard Street gate (on Lombard between Jones and Leavenworth Streets). School begins for all grades at 9:30 a.m. Kindergarten dismissal is at 3:30 p.m., while dismissal for 1st - 5th grades is at 3:45 p.m..
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School Tour
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This School Feeds Into
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Neighborhood
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School Bus
94133 -
School Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, After School SupperView menus at sfusd.edu/menus.
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School Code
801
Overview
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The mission of Yick Wo Elementary School is to foster lifelong learning by providing enriching academic, social, emotional, artistic and physical development experiences to every student.
Our little school provides a rich educational program to our 240 students. We offer diverse, challenging, fun, and authentic learning opportunities. Teachers have high expectations of all students, address different learning styles, and incorporate hands-on and field trip experiences to inspire enthusiastic learners. We offer integrated learning experiences, building on a variety of instructional frameworks such as Reader's Workshop.
To ensure students are well rounded we have a comprehensive enrichment program that integrates art, poetry, science, music, physical fitness and sports. We have a wide variety of programs and partnerships such as cross-class reading buddies, Outdoor Education, SF Ed Fund School Volunteers, AIMS from San Francisco Symphony, Kimochi, lunch room composting, and Outdoor Education.
Yick Wo PTO supports activities such as Outdoor Education, Art, Physical Education, and a multitude of fun and culturally enriching fields trips that augment our rich academic programming. Our small campus provides an intimate setting where teachers, staff and parents develop trusting relationships, lovingly support student needs, and foster social and emotional development that allow students to thrive both at school, and in the greater community.
Programs
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Before School Programs
Morning care is offered onsite (beginning at 8:00am) by the Excel YMCA Chinatown Team who have long run the after-school program at Yick Wo. -
After School Programs
ON-SITE:
The Chinatown YMCA runs an on-site program at Yick Wo (3:45pm-6:30pm) Application fee $350 & Monthly fee $100 (if you qualify for free and reduced lunch, cost is $350 for 10 months). Contact: Many Liu, Senior Director of Youth Programs, 415-748-3556 and email address mliu@ymcasf.org
OFF-SITE:
Many Yick Wo families utilize the After School Academy at the Tel-Hi Neighborhood Center. Tel-Hi staff come to Yick Wo at dismissal and walk the kids to the Tel-Hi Community center located at 660 Lombard Street. Monthly fee $275 (financial assistance is available). Have any other questions? Please contact Josh Feierstein, Program Director at JFeierstein@telhi.org or you can call him at (415) 421-6443 X 30 or check out their website.
Salesians Boys and Girls Club retrieves students (from 3rd grade and up) from Yick Wo at the end of the school day and transports them via school bus to Club, located at 680 Filbert Street in North Beach. For more information visit: https://salesianclub.org Membership $10 per year. AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES:
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Special Education Programs
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Resource Specialist Program Services
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Separate class - Moderate/severe with autism focus
Yick Wo specializes in Discrete Trials and alternative communication strategies for non-verbal students. -
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School Day Academic Enrichment
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Computer carts
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Computer lab
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Education Outside
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English literacy interventionist
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STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
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Arts Enrichment
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Arts residency
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Ceramics
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Dance
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Drumming
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Gardening
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Visual arts
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Student Support Programs
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Social worker
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School Data
Application Data
General education entry grade seats per application: 19%-
School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Address
2245 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA, 94133 -
Phone Number
415-749-3540 -
Fax Number
415-749-3543 -
Email
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Website