Annual Report 2011-12

The Master said,

At 15 my heart was set on learning

AT 30 I STOOD STRONG At 40 I had no doubts

At 50 I knew the will of Heaven

At 60 My ear was attuned to the truth

At 70 I follow my heart’s desires without transgressing what is right

Analects of Confucius

2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT 年度报告

...celebrating 30 years.

SCHOOL MISSION办学宗旨

心怀中华

精益求精

立足世界Embrace Chinese

Become your best self

Create your place in the world

30 YEARS, STANDING STRONG 三十而立 • Page 1

有关中美的数字

校长寄语

三十而立

理事会

理事会寄语

中美生活点滴

海外学习及交流

求新 • 求变

奖项

专业进修

家长协会

理事会财务长报告

为中美尽一份心

年度基金

年度基金

年度捐赠

中美辉煌之夜

校友

二零一二年毕业班

怀念Alice

CAIS by the Numbers 2

Message from the Head of School 3

Message from the Board 6

Board of Trustees 7

30th History and Celebration 4 - 5

School Life 8 - 15

Awards 22 - 23

Initiatives and Changes 20 - 21

Professional Development 24 - 25

International Programs 16 - 19

Parents Association 26 - 27

Message from the Board Treasurer 28 - 29

Ways to Support CAIS 30

Annual Fund by Giving Level 31 - 33

Annual Fund by Class 34 - 37

Annual Giving 38 - 39

ShowCAIS 40 - 43

Alumni 44

Class of 2012 45

Remembering Alice Carnes 46

TABLE OF CONTENTS 目录目录

Students Who Studied

Overseas

63

English Program Faculty and Teaching

Associates

33

Eighth Grade Graduates

35

Chinese Program Faculty and Teaching

Associates

37

Alumni

394

Non-TeachingStaff

44Board ofTrustees

14

Early Childhood Division

Pre-K, K

Lower School Division

1st - 5th

Middle School Division

6th - 8th

Student

Ethnic

Background

Asian American

39%Student Ethnic Background

African American1%

Student

Ethnic

Background

Hispanic

1%

Student

Ethnic

Background

Multiracial

37%Student

Ethnic

Background

Caucasian

22%

Tuition (Pre-K - 5th)

$21,745Tuition

(Middle School)

$22,020

Enrollment in

1981-1982

4

Enrollment in

2011-2012

485

有关中美的数字有关中美的数字 CAIS BY THE NUMBERS

Eighth Grade Graduates

35

Student

Ethnic

Background

Multiracial

37%

Dear CAIS Community,

The 2011-2012 school year was a milestone for CAIS, as we celebrated our school’s 30 year anniver-

sary. Many of you know that our anniversary tag line “30, standing strong” (san shi er li 三十而立) was

taken from the Confucian Analects (lun yu《论语》), a collection of Confucius’s sayings compiled by

his disciples. The full Analects passage from which our 30th anniversary tag line was derived can be

found on the cover.

This passage lent itself to the celebration of our 30th anniversary, for at 30 we surely stood strong. For

me, it was remarkable to think that 30 years ago, a small group of risk-taking individuals embraced

Chinese and made a commitment to start the nation’s first Chinese English dual language immersion

school. In 1981, there were just four students at CAIS. Could the founders have known that 30 years

later, China’s meteoric rise would have the attention of the entire world or that their little school would

have almost 500 students and be at the forefront of a growing educational trend? All schools celebrate

anniversaries, but I think we are different—we are celebrating 30 years of Chinese English dual lan-

guage immersion. What other school is founded on such a vision? It is fitting of the Chinese American

International School that as we look forward to the opportunities and innovation the next 30 years offer

our children and our school, we also remain mindful and take our inspiration from our founders’ spirit

of innovation and risk-taking. It is also important that we reiterate our commitment to CAIS’s mission

of keeping Chinese language and culture at the core of our school program.

Our 30th milestone year had many exciting highlights: the formal anniversary celebration weekend in

December, the unveiling of a new school mission, the kick off of our multi-year Chinese English dual

language curriculum project, the launch of our three-week CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy program for all

seventh grade students and a record setting fundraising effort at the annual ShowCAIS gala, to name

a few.

Of course, these and other accomplishments would not be possible without the support and generos-

ity of our outstanding school community—you. Thank you for a great 30th year, and let’s look forward

to another 30!

Best,

Jeff Bissell

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 校长寄语校长寄语

1981 - Four students show up for the first

day of school at Chinese American Bilingual

School (CABS) at 55 Laguna St.

1982 - CABS adopts the name Chinese

American International School (CAIS).

1987 - CAIS moves to

Presidio campus.

1995 - CAIS graduates

its first eighth grade class

with four students.

1992 - CAIS establishes

a middle school.

30 Years of History

HEADS OF CAIS

SHIRLEY LEE(1981 – 1999)

STEPHEN KAPNER(1999 – 2000)

BETTY SHON(interim, 2000 – 2001)

ANDREW CORCORAN(2001 – 2009)

BETTY SHON(interim, 2009 – 2010)

JEFF BISSELL (2010 – present)

The unprecedented story of CAIS began several years before the school even

opened its doors in September 1981. In 1973, a young lawyer and activist Carol

Ruth Silver traveled from San Francisco to Taiwan to adopt her son Ah Hwei.

Like many new mothers, Carol Ruth had a vision for her son’s childhood, one

that would herald the culture of his birthplace and celebrate his roots. She later

became one of the founding members of the school.

When the doors of Chinese American Bilingual School opened on September

12, 1981, at 55 Laguna Street, four of the 10 enrolled students showed up for

class. Despite the low attendance, the four children represented an array of cul-

tural and racial backgrounds, with parents dedicated to dual language education

for myriad reasons.

Thirty years later, the innovative spirit still thrives at CAIS, which has instilled in

over 800 students an academic foundation that has prepared them to be active

contributors to the global community.

三十而立三十而立 30 YEARS OF HISTORY

1997 - CAIS moves to

150 Oak Street.2010 - Pre-K campus opens at Waller Street.

2012 - CAIS launches CAIS-SYA Beijing

Academy for the seventh grade.

2007- CAIS celebrates

its 25th anniversary

with a gala at City Hall.

To commemorate CAIS’s 30th year of Chinese English dual language education, a series

of celebrations were held that involved the greater community and honored those who

built the foundations of the school.

In December 2011, CAIS hosted a 30th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend, a three-

part celebration of the school’s foundation and future. The 30th Anniversary Alumni Re-

union Weekend kicked off with tours of both campuses, classroom visits and social time

with former teachers for alumni and their families. The Founders’ Reception brought to-

gether school founders, current parents, alumni families, current and former faculty and

friends of the school to honor the founding members, whose pioneering and innovative

spirit led CAIS to where it is today.

The weekend of events culminated at the 30th Anniversary Celebration, an event for alum-

ni, former trustees, family and friends at the Four Seasons San Francisco. At the evening

soirée, the community celebrated where the school came from; new initiatives, plans and

programs that will take CAIS into the future; and the school’s new mission statement

and alumni program. The event was the perfect venue to reconnect with old friends and

engage new ones.

30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 三十周年校三十周年校庆

理事会寄语

Page 6 • 30 YEARS, STANDING STRONG 三十而立

理事会寄语 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

Dear Families and Friends of CAIS,

CAIS and the Board of Trustees are grateful and honored by the generosity and commitment of our students and alumni,

families and friends, donors and supporters–our community. The successes of our fundraising, our 30th year as a pioneer-

ing school, and our year-long celebration and gala were all due in no small part to the participation and contribution of

many in our community.

As CAIS embarks on its next 30 years of “Leading the Way,” we are

guided by our new mission.

The Board of Trustees continues to work with Jeff Bissell and his team

to set high expectations for our students, to explore opportunities for

improving our program, and to create possibilities for expanding immer-

sion education with Chinese. As “partners” in this endeavor that is CAIS,

the Board of Trustees is also committed to working with our community

to establish a stronger direction and foundation to support our expand-

ing vision for creating a better school.

Jeff Bissell has been our Head of School for only two years. Like many in our community, we are immensely excited with

the initiatives and progress that he and his team have accomplished in this short time. Along with our community, we look

forward with Jeff to future accomplishments and successes for our school.

Thank you for your commitment to CAIS.

Alonso Wong

Chair, CAIS Board of Trustees

心怀中华

精益求精

立足世界

Embrace Chinese




BOARD OF TRUSTEES 理事会理事会

Alonso Wong, Chair

Brian McDonnell, Vice Chair

Susan Cheng, Treasurer

Jennifer Redmond, Secretary

Ramona Fung

Kimberly Kwok

Gilman Louie

Richard Mueller

Benjamin Ng

Stasia Obremskey

Bing Shen

Jane Su

Dennis Wong

Carolina Woo

2011 - 2012 Board of Trustees


中美生活点滴中美生活点滴 SCHOOL LIFEMID-AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL

Zhong qiu jie Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is one

of the most celebrated and important traditional

Chinese holidays. CAIS observed the holiday with

a series of culturally related activities throughout

the month of September. Classroom activities in-

cluded studying the cultural meanings of the festi-

val, moon cakes, values and practices for Chinese

families during the holiday season, comparisons

between Chinese and Western holidays, explora-

tion of the lunar calendar and moon cake-making.

WALLER CAMPUS GETS VERTICAL Pre-Kindergarten students started growing a few plants dur-

ing the spring of the 2010-2011 school year and decided they

wanted more. In order to expand the garden with the limited

space and budget in an urban setting, they decided to go ver-

tical. Thanks to the efforts of parent volunteer Vonceil Yara,

the Waller Pre-Kindergarten campus is home to a new verti-

cal oasis called the Woolly Pockets School Garden. A variety

of plants were grown, including winter favorites such as kale,

swiss chard, lettuce, cabbage, bok choy and flowering broc-

coli. The vertical garden provides a new opportunity for under-

standing nature, and the gardening curriculum fosters healthy

and adventurous eating.

COMMUNITY AWARDS IN LOWER SCHOOL

Monthly assemblies were held for lower

school students to bring the entire division

together and to foster a sense of commu-

nity. Community awards were given to stu-

dents who had gone out of his or her way

to help others, had a positive attitude and

embodied what it means to be a community

member in the lower school. Nominated by

teachers, community award recipients were

given a certificate in front of their peers.

REDESIGN OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM The middle school arts program was revamped to give students a su-

perior arts experience and delivered by faculty of the highest caliber.

The new program streamlines the curriculum and focuses on qual-

ity and consistency in a dual language arts program. The program

consists of six disciplines: brush painting, Chinese dance, hip hop

dance, Chinese music, world music and visual art. Students are ex-

posed to each discipline during their three years in middle school.

PRE-K STUDENTS SING AT CITY HALL CAIS Pre-Kindergarten students re-

ceived a special invitation to sing a

short song in Chinese for the annual

tree lighting ceremony at City Hall with

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. The stu-

dents practiced for a week, donned

their holiday finest and sang “We Wish

You a Merry Christmas” in Chinese to

a large crowd.

LOWER SCHOOL CHINESE CLASSES CONNECT VIA SKYPE To reinforce Chinese conversation skills and to

meet students studying Chinese from around

the country, Chinese Program Director Kevin

Chang coordinated and introduced a Skype pilot

program to the second through fifth grade Chi-

nese classrooms. Various classes participated

throughout the school year, making connections

with students in immersion programs across the

United States. Students at each school prepared

questions in Chinese to ask one another. Ques-

tions ranged from weather conditions in different

states to what students’ parents did for work.

SCHOOL LIFE 中美生活点滴中美生活点滴


中美生活点滴中美生活点滴 SCHOOL LIFE

CAIS-FAIS HICKORY PLAY YARD PROJECT

In the spirit of community and volunteerism, a small group from CAIS and

French American International School (FAIS) got together over the course of

several weekends to lend their creativity and elbow grease to make aesthetic

improvements to the Hickory play yard that is shared by first through fifth grades

at both schools. Animal footprints were painted on the concrete to indicate to

children where the pathway is located, and planters were painted and then

installed to create an urban garden featuring an automatic irrigation system.

The garden area was designed to be used as a quiet area for children at recess.

BASKETBALL TEAMS ADVANCE TO THE FINALS

Three out of four CAIS basketball

teams competed in post regular sea-

son competition at the San Francisco

Athletic League semi-finals; the JV

boys and girls teams advanced to

the league finals, but were defeated.

CROSS COUNTRY AND VOLLEYBALL SEASONS END WITH A STRONG FINISHThe CAIS cross country JV girls team—comprised of fifth and sixth

graders—won the San Francisco Athletic League (SFAL) championship

trophy, while the JV boys finished second in the league and varsity girls

finished third.

The varsity volleyball team finished the post-season in second place,

losing the championship by a small margin in the playoff match, while

the JV team finished third place in the league.

YEAR OF THE DRAGON CELEBRATED In January, CAIS rang in the year of the dragon with a variety of Chinese

New Year celebrations. Chinese classes roared with excitement as they

prepared and welcomed the year of the dragon. The showcase of the cel-

ebration was the 30-foot long, multi-segmented dragon art sculpture to

which every student at CAIS contributed, from Pre-Kindergarten through

eighth grade, starting at the beginning of the school year. The four-month-

long dragon project, coordinated by art teachers Lisa Ostapinski and

Marc Peron, made its debut during the annual Mass Greeting event in the

CAIS gymnasium. The rest of the world was introduced to the dragon at

the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade when the CAIS march-

ing contingent was featured both in the parade and on television. Brad

Sugarman and Lisa Tam led a team of parent volunteers to coordinate

the “Carp Jumping Over the Dragon Gate” theme. The 40-student CAIS

marching unit in the parade featured hand-made carp, water and fire-

themed characters, lantern bearers and the 30-foot dragon centerpiece.

ASIAN ART MUSEUM CHINESE NEW YEAR An afternoon of Chinese New Year

activities featuring CAIS students

happened at the Asian Art Museum

and included student performances

by eighth graders, classical dance

performances by three CAIS dance

groups, Chinese music ensemble

performances by fourth through sev-

enth graders, a lion dance perfor-

mance, and alumni Chinese music

ensemble featuring alumnus Reylon

Yount on the yangqin. After the per-

formances, a reception opened in one

of the museum galleries featuring the

CAIS second grade class exhibition

titled “New Year Celebrations” that

remained on display at the museum

for a month.





MATHCOUNTS TEAM WINS FIRST PLACE IN REGIONAL COMPETITION

Under the leadership of longtime math teacher Rita Soukhova, the

MATHcounts team took first place in regional competition against

other San Francisco area middle school students. The competition

consisted of three rounds: the sprint round, 30 problems in 40 min-

utes; target round, 8 problems in 24 minutes; team round, 10 prob-

lems in 20 minutes. The 16 highest scoring students from the three

rounds went on to compete in the individual countdown round where

they had 45 seconds to complete each problem without calculators.

Of the 16 who made it to the countdown round, six were CAIS stu-

dents.

SEVENTH GRADERS PLACE AT SCIENCE FAIR During the spring, seventh graders Benjamin Lee and Pierce

McDonnell entered the 30th Annual San Francisco Bay Area

Science Fair along with more than 200 students from 28

Bay Area middle schools. Benjamin took home first place in

the seventh grade physical science category, while Pierce

placed third in the seventh grade biological science category.

Benjamin was nominated to compete in the 2012 California

State Science Fair in Los Angeles where he was awarded

an honorable mention for his “Repulsive Fruits” project.

CHINESE LANGUAGE BRIDGE CUP CONTESTSCAIS students had a great showing at the Confucius Institute 8th Annual Chinese Language Bridge Cup Contests, which

were open to kindergarten through high school students from the Bay Area. Contest participants chose from categories

that included Chinese brush and pen, calligraphy, Chinese painting, Chinese drawing, Chinese composition, Chinese-

English and English-Chinese translation and Chinese poetry recital. The purpose of the annual contests is to provide more

opportunities for students to demonstrate their linguistic and cultural talent, and showcase their interest and achievements

in learning Chinese language and culture.


LOWER SCHOOL READING BUDDY PROGRAMThe second and fifth grade Chinese reading buddy program was

launched during the 2011-2012 school year for all second and fifth grade

students. The intention was to create additional opportunities for stu-

dents to use their Chinese language in a meaningful, practical and

interactive setting. The activities for all second and fifth grade stu-

dents took place once a month for approximately 30 minutes and

were supervised by the second and fifth grade Chinese teaching team.

Fifth grade students served as the teachers and led various read-

ing or storytelling activities followed by questions and discussions with

the second grade students in a one-on-one or small group setting.

SIXTH GRADE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE As part of CAIS’s multicultural approach to art projects, middle school art

teacher Marc Peron featured a unit on art surrounding Dia de los Muertos,

Day of the Dead holiday. He asked his sixth grade students to create their

own sugar skulls, which is a traditional medium of art used to honor de-

ceased family members in Latin American cultures during the holiday. The

sixth grade artwork was on display for three weeks at a Hayes Valley gal-

lery that specializes in Latin American art.

EIGHTH GRADERS LEARN ABOUT IMMIGRATION FROM SENIOR CITIZENS

Led by eighth grade Chinese teacher Tang Laoshi, the eighth grade class visited senior citizens at the

Family Services Agency in San Francisco to learn about Chinese immigration experiences. The goal of

the project was to integrate what students had learned about immigration in the classroom. Students

were arranged in small groups where they took turns interviewing the seniors in Chinese while the

conversation was recorded on video cameras. This was an opportunity for students to understand

and respect the difficult life experiences that some of the older generations have faced. Following the

visit, eighth graders edited their recorded stories and shared the final products with their storytellers,

turning the experience into an oral history project.




CLTAC MANDARIN SPEECH CONTEST RESULTSWith 46 student contestants, CAIS had a big

presence at the 37th annual CLTAC Mandarin

Speech Contest held at Lowell High School.

Each year many CAIS students participate in

the CLTAC Mandarin Speech Contest and bring

back a wonderful experience of competing in a

contest to help build upon their presentation

and Chinese oral skills. Three students won

first place in the contest, which was comprised

of students from across the greater Bay Area.

PI DAY CELEBRATED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Pi Day (3.14), a middle school tradition, is celebrated in

the sixth grade class with a ∏ pi memorization contest

followed by pie-eating for all. Eight students participated

in the pi memorization contest, which involves reciting as

many digits of the mathematical constant as they can. This

year’s winner, Joey Silberman, made it to the 111th digit.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC ENSEMBLES PERFORM AT DE YOUNG MUSEUM

Middle school members of the Gold and Black Pearl Music

Ensembles performed at the de Young Museum in Golden

Gate Park in conjunction with the “Young at Art” exhibition.

The showcase on student creativity highlights visual and

performing art by kindergarten through high school students

throughout San Francisco. CAIS students’ visual artwork was

also on display, including the school’s magnificent communi-

ty dragon that debuted during Chinese New Year festivities.



FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS SELECTED TO JUDGE IN FLAME CONTESTStudents in Carol Hsih’s fifth grade science classes were invited to judge five entries submitted to the Flame Challenge, a

worldwide contest judged by 11-year-olds from over 100 schools across the United States. Scientists from all over the world

submitted entries to answer the question, “What is a flame?” in a way that an 11-year-old could understand. After the initial

judging, CAIS, along with nine other schools, was invited to be part of the finalists judging in an online video assembly. Dur-

ing the video conference hosted by actor Alan Alda, the group decided on the winner of the challenge.

SCHOOL YEAR ENDS WITH ULTRA ARTS FAIR /

END OF YEAR PICNIC The Parents Association teamed up with the

arts program department to bring a fun-filled af-

ternoon of visual art from the whole school and

performances by the fifth through eighth grade

music ensembles. Additional activities included

parent-child art projects and music and dance

classes. The community event was held in con-

junction with the end of year picnic and served

as a nice ending to CAIS’s 30th anniversary year.

CAIS STUDENTS BETA TEST IPAD APP There are many benefits of being located in such close proximity to so many Bay Area tech startups: job op-

portunities, innovative minds and close access to tech products. Motion Math, one of the many companies

developing apps in the education arena, approached CAIS to help test their latest app. Motion Math has

produced four iPad apps to date, all of which are math games geared toward elementary and middle school

students. The developers came to CAIS multiple times over the course of the school year to test their latest

app on students and to get real world input. The app launched to the public and CAIS students’ names can

be found listed in the game credits.


The exchange program at CAIS started in 2002 to promote cultural understanding, second language proficiency and in-

dependence for students from CAIS and abroad. The program has evolved to become a highlight for those who partici-

pate. The program is defined by the objectives of giving students the opportunity to use Chinese language in authentic

cultural contexts, learn actively through experience and develop self-confidence.

FIFTH GRADE EXCHANGE TRIPRen-Ai Elementary School (Taipei, Taiwan)

An optional trip for those who wish to participate, fifth grade students spend two weeks

living with their host families, and their exchange “buddies” also come to San Francisco

to live with their American friends from CAIS. Students benefit from this unique immersion

experience and form new friendships as they travel, study and relax together, teaching one

another the differences and similarities between their worlds.

While in Taipei, CAIS fifth graders join their exchange buddies for a number of regular fifth

grade classes in language arts, social studies, science and math and also attend cultural

enrichment classes, which are specially designed for CAIS students. Additionally, they par-

ticipate in field trips, educational tours and experiential activities in and around the city of

Taipei.

During the trip to Taipei in 2012, the fifth graders experienced many exciting activities during

their two weeks, including a visit from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s wife Anita to their ex-

change school. The students participated in the Children’s Day holiday and Tomb Sweeping

Day, practiced their Chinese calligraphy, visited the National Palace Museum and learned

the art of the Chinese yoyo che ling from their exchange buddies.

海外学习及交流海外学习及交流 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

SEVENTH GRADE CAIS-SYA BEIJING ACADEMYBeijing Normal University Sanfan Middle School (Beijing, China)

New in 2011-2012, the CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy is a structured, three-

week academic spring program for all CAIS seventh grade students, in part-

nership with School Year Abroad (SYA) and Beijing Normal University Sanfan

Middle School.

During the program, the seventh graders started each day with a three-

hour small group language class. The highly focused class involved a daily

lesson, such as how to communicate and follow street and walking direc-

tions and how to talk to their homestay families about the development and

changes that are taking place in China. Their morning lessons also included

recess exercises to help get the blood flowing with calisthenics. The after-

noons were spent putting what they learned during the morning into practice

through excursions throughout Beijing. For example, one excursion involved

going to the hutongs, the narrow street and alleyway districts of Beijing.

The students were assigned interviewing tasks to figure out who lives there,

who visits and how the area has changed with time. Completing the lesson

involved talking to both tourists and residents, and using what they learned

during their morning class.

Evenings were spent with their homestay families, where they experienced

the everyday life of being a Beijing resident. However, the students’ learn-

ing didn’t necessarily end at the end of the school day. Each evening they

were given homework to interview their host family members regarding a

particular subject, which they in turn formulated into an oral report for the

next day’s morning lesson.




EIGHTH GRADE EXCHANGEBeijing Normal University Sanfan Middle School (Beijing, China)

Similar to the fifth grade trip, the eighth grade exchange is an optional trip for those who

wish to participate. Eighth graders spend two weeks living with their host families in Bei-

jing, and they get to host their exchange “buddies” in San Francisco earlier in the year.

Although the class of 2012 eighth graders attended the same Beijing middle school as

the seventh grade class, their experience was completely separate. Their first days of

getting acclimated to Beijing life included visits to culturally significant spots such as

Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Jingshan Park. They also attended classes

with their exchange buddies and their host families kept them busy during the evenings

doing typical everyday activities such as grocery shopping and exposing the students

to the wonderful delicacies of Beijing.



Ren-Ai Elementary School (Taipei, Taiwan)

Beijing Normal University Sanfan Middle School (Beijing, China) Chinese American International School (San Francisco, CA)


求新•求变求新•求变 INITIATIVES AND CHANGES

During the 2011-2012 school year, CAIS undertook a series of integrated and strategic school improvement initiatives

that began the prior year with input from faculty, staff, parents, surveys, stakeholder meetings, CAIS’s 2008 accreditation

report, observations and research on best practices. Four initiatives were introduced during CAIS’s 30th anniversary year.

NEW MISSIONThe Board of Trustees is required, as a condition of accredi-

tation, to review the mission statement periodically. Timing

this process with CAIS’s 30th anniversary provided a natural

reflection point to evaluate what is important to the school.

Trustees were guided by input from all of our constituents

- faculty, staff, parents, trustees and students. CAIS rolled

out a mission statement that reflects who we are, what we

say we do, and is woven into the everyday life at CAIS.

心怀中华

精益求精

立足世界

Embrace Chinese



As the mission was unpacked and rolled out, CAIS con-

tinued to explore all of the ways in which we made mis-

sion-consistent and deliberate decisions about what stu-

dents should learn, how teachers should teach, the kinds

of teachers we hire, the types of families we admit, the pri-

orities reflected in the way we construct our budget, how

we assess the progress of our students and what kind of

co-curricular programs we support.

CAIS CURRICULUM PROJECTLed by CAIS’s Assistant Head of School, Curriculum Eliza-

beth Larose and Chinese Program Director Kevin Chang,

the CAIS curriculum project is a three-plus year plan to

develop and implement a model Chinese English dual

language immersion curriculum that leverages, codifies

and improves upon the school’s 30 years of experience.

CAIS has partnered with an outside team of curriculum

experts from the National Foreign Language Center at

the University of Maryland and Curriculum 21, a nation-

leading curriculum consultancy group. The school has

been able to move forward quickly and aggressively on

this initiative largely due to seed money from a gener-

ous anonymous donor; this generosity has energized

the school to take on this challenging and exciting task.

INITIATIVES AND CHANGES 求新•求变求新•求变TRANSITION FROM COMPLEX TO SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS

School faculty and administration have articulated interest

in producing graduates who are strong readers and writ-

ers of simplified characters, the official script used in main-

land China and Singapore. The discussion of CAIS transi-

tioning from complex to simplified characters as the main

script for Chinese instruction was ongoing throughout the

school year, sparked robust discussions with every con-

stituent and illustrated just how passionate our community

is about Chinese language and culture. Chinese Program

Director Kevin Chang and Chinese faculty designed an

implementation plan that will roll out the following school

year. This plan ensures that CAIS graduates are strong

readers and writers of simplified script, while considering

the concerns of the community and the responsibility of

the school for teaching Chinese in a cultural and histori-

cal context. Students will continue to use complex charac-

ters and examine the relationship between the two scripts.

CAIS-SYA BEIJING ACADEMYDuring the 2011-2012 school year, CAIS launched the

CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy, a structured, three-week ac-

ademic program for all CAIS seventh grade students. The

program ran in the spring in partnership with School Year

Abroad (SYA) and Beijing Normal University Sanfan Middle

School. The CAIS Board of Trustees views this program as

fundamental to the school’s mission and is a major strate-

gic priority for CAIS. The Board exhibited this support by

developing a long term financial plan that insures the pro-

gram’s sustainability; CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy will be

an integral part of the seventh grade CAIS curriculum, and

all seventh grade students will have access to the pro-

gram regardless of their families’ financial circumstances.

In the inaugural year of the program, a generous anony-

mous donor provided seed money that covered 80% of the

program startup and operating costs, and seventh grade

families were asked to contribute the remaining 20%. An-

other generous CAIS seventh grade family stepped up to

provide additional financial support to those families in

need of financial assistance.

奖项奖项 AWARDSPHILIP BUTLER SMITH VOLUNTEER AWARDThe Philip Butler Smith Volunteer Award is CAIS’s first volunteer award. It was established

in loving memory of Philip Butler Smith, father of Victor Smith (2003), whose life tragically

ended in a cross country biking accident. While he was a CAIS parent, Phil was the ultimate

volunteer, involved in every aspect of school life from docent tours to cooking his famous

turkey for Thanksgiving. The parents of the class of 2003 and others at CAIS established the

Philip Butler Smith Volunteer Award to honor his memory and the impact Phil made at CAIS.

Stephanie Reynaga is the 2011-2012 recipient of the Philip Butler Smith Volunteer Award.

Stephanie has worked quietly and tirelessly with the admissions department, the Parents As-

sociation and Parents Association for Early Childhood Education (PAECE). Significantly, she

was the driving force transforming the Oak yard into an outdoor fairground during the Ultra

Arts Fair. Stephanie is always the first to answer the call for volunteer helpers at any school

event. Stephanie’s name will be engraved on a plaque displayed at CAIS along with past

award recipients.

As part of the Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration, the

AsianWeek Foundation recognizes individuals in education

who are committed to promoting cultural diversity. This year,

Head of School Jeff Bissell was one of six finalists to accept

the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration School

Award. Nominations were accepted from the public to

identify Bay Area schools, students, administrators, faculty

and staff who bring cultural awareness to the community.

HEAD OF SCHOOL RECOGNIZED DURING ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION


AWARDS 奖项奖项

CAIS CITIZENSHIP AWARD Each year, students from fifth and eighth grades are selected to receive the CAIS Citizenship Award. The award was

established by parent Winnie Fok in memory of her late husband Norman Ng, father of CAIS alumnus Alec Ng (2008)

and class of 2013 student Emma Ng. The award is given to students who exemplify an extraordinary commitment of

friendship and camaraderie to their peers and demonstrate consistent support and respect of fellow students. The award

includes $250 for each recipient to donate to the charity of his or her choice.

Fifth grade student Evan Lim and eighth grade students Justin Kim and Nathan Wang were awarded the Citizenship

Award for the 2011-2012 school year. The Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital each re-

ceived a cash donation on behalf of the award recipients. The qualities recognized by the citizenship award are critical to

the creation and maintenance of the tight-knit CAIS student community. These are the qualities of friendship and respect

that we all value and all strive to practice every day.

专业进修专业进修 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The development and support of CAIS’s faculty and staff is paramount to the success of the students. In

order to live the mission and “become your best self,” CAIS faculty and staff all take part in various pro-

fessional development opportunities during weekends, vacations and summer. Funds for professional

development are designated each year for faculty and staff to hone their skills and expertise by attend-

ing and presenting at conferences, workshops and classes. Below is just a few of the many events in

which CAIS participated throughout the year.

Middle school science teachers Susan Sherman and Mark Churchill, along with Middle School Director

Elizabeth Larose, represented CAIS at the ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Develop-

ment) conference where they presented effective techniques on how to engage students. The presenta-

tion was called “Science Alive” and focused on the hands-on science learning that is provided at CAIS

in middle school.

Head of School Jeff Bissell and Chinese Program Director Kevin Chang traveled to Washington DC to

join other leaders in Chinese immersion education and participate in a new exploratory project on Chi-

nese language learning in the early grades. The purpose of the event was to assess the needs and state

of the field of Chinese language immersion, and to bring together key practitioners to contribute ideas

and information to a report that the Asia Society is compiling. The report will address best practices and

key strategies in early Chinese language and immersion.


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 专业进修专业进修

On behalf of CAIS, Chinese Program Director Kevin Chang traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota

to build a relationship with the nation’s first Chinese immersion public charter school. Estab-

lished in 2006, Ying Hua Academy is a one-of-a-kind dual language, tuition-free, public charter

school. Invited to present a professional development session to Ying Hua’s Chinese faculty,

Kevin presented many of the things CAIS is doing in the classroom and shared best practices.

Because there are amazing resources and knowledge within CAIS, the school hosted its first

“faculty for faculty” presentations. Led by Lower School Director Peter Moore, CAIS faculty

volunteered to design presentations and share their expertise with their colleagues. Conducted

after school over the course of a few days, art teachers Lisa Ostapinski and Marc Peron led a

discussion on visual art and language development, Technology Coordinator Kerri Willa dem-

onstrated digital storytelling with iPads, teachers Ryan Hughes and Anna Donnelly presented

on writing personal narratives and first grade Chinese teachers Shyu Laoshi and Geng Laoshi

shared best practices in unit design.

家长协会家长协会 PARENTS ASSOCIATION

The Parents Association includes all CAIS parents and is focused on building

a vibrant CAIS community through social events, fund raising, communications

and parent involvement. The PA Council is an elected body that coordinates the

activities of the Parents Association and represents the interests of CAIS families

to school administration and the Board of Trustees. Council members are elected

to two-year terms.

During the 2011-2012 school year, the PA coordinated a variety of new events

including a Mid-Autumn Moon Festival celebration held in conjunction with the

annual back-to-school picnic. Mid-Autumn Moon Festival activities such as Chi-

nese crafts and storytelling were incorporated into the picnic to help bring addi-

tional meaning to this important Chinese holiday.

Walk to School Day is another new parent-led event in which CAIS participated.

The one-day event brought families together to walk to school as a group and

help build awareness for the need for walkable communities.

From coordinating annual picnics, the Holiday Faire, family camp weekends and

ski trips, to managing the hot lunch program and faculty and staff appreciation

events, the Parents Association is an important component of the CAIS community.


PARENTS ASSOCIATION 家长协会家长协会

PARENTS ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

Back-to-School Picnic/Mid-Autumn Moon Festival •

Family Camp Weekends • Walk to School Day • Faculty/Staff Holiday Luncheon •

Thanksgiving Luncheon • Holiday Faire • Ski Weekend Activities •

Chinese New Year Parade • Room Parent Program •

Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week Activities • End-of-School Picnic/Ultra Arts Fair

Fiona Smythe, President

Kiko Guedez, Vice-President

Mary Martinez, Secretary

Brad Chou-Green, Treasurer

Lisa Auer

Cynthia Barbera

Judy Chan

Jenny Chang

Dana Ellsworth

Harry Eng

Joachim Li

Suzanne Li

Ed Lukawski

Chloe Lukins

Mary Powell

Stephanie Reynaga

Lynda Sakseangvirat

Grace Wei

2011-2012 Parents Association Council Members


理事会财务长报告理事会财务长报告 FROM THE BOARD TREASURER

FROM THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUSAN CHENG

Chinese American International School continues to be in an excellent financial position with a

strong balance sheet and balanced annual operating budgets. The Trustee-led Assets Committee

and the school’s administrators continue to carefully manage resources to support the program’s

expansion and enrichment, while fine-tuning budget allocations to maximize efficiency–all with the

goal of supporting the mission of the school now and into the future. During the 2011-2012 fis-

cal year, the school spent over $9 million providing faculty and programs to create a rigorous and

enriching dual language immersion experience for our children. In addition, the school allocated its

resources to provide tuition assistance and to pay for facilities at two campuses. Revenues from tu-

ition, auxiliary programs and the generous support of the CAIS community totaled over $13 million.

In its drive to embrace best practices, the school continues to grow its operating reserves so that

it can comfortably claim that it can weather any sudden emergencies; these operating reserves are

only for emergencies and are not available to cover costs associated with future facilities expansion.

Yet again, the school reached a new record in voluntary support, thanks to generous donors in

the CAIS community and outside donors who believe in and want to support the school’s mission.

Thanks to this incredible generosity, the Annual Fund reached more than $850,000, with support

from over 80% of our current families. These funds provide essential support for our tuition assis-

tance, professional development, technology improvements and other programs, and are a testa-

ment to the enormous commitment of our Annual Fund Class Captains and other parent volunteers

for such events as ShowCAIS. Additionally, generous anonymous donors provided initial funding

for the new seventh grade CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy experience and for continuing curriculum

development activities.

As we move into our fourth decade, Chinese American International School is a thriving institution

with sound financial management and a uniquely generous and committed community of faculty,

parents, alumni and friends. The Board of Trustees and the school administration continue to rely on

your participation to realize our goals and look forward to your ongoing support.


理事会财务长报告 FROM THE BOARD TREASURER 理事会财务长报告

GIVING*

2011-2012 Annual Fund

ShowCAIS

Building Fund

30th Anniversary Fund

Endowment Fund

CAIS-SYA Beijing Academy

Curriculum Development Project

Other

Total Giving

GRANTS*

Freeman Foundation

California Healthcare Foundation

Total Grants

TOTAL FUNDRAISING

*unaudited figures

SOURCES OF FUNDS

USES OF FUNDS

$ in thousands

$ in thousands

$854,177

$357,632

$7,805

$17,775

$1,050

$154,000

$205,000

$4,780

$1,602,220

$50,000

$6,250

$56,250

$1,658,470


为中美尽一份心为中美尽一份心 WAYS TO GIVE

ANNUAL FUNDAnnual Fund gifts make up the difference between what tu-

ition covers and the actual cost of running the school. The

money goes directly to CAIS’s current year operating expens-

es, including faculty salaries and benefits, teaching tools,

professional development for faculty and staff and mainte-

nance of our facilities. The Annual Fund is the top priority

in giving; every dollar you give to the Annual Fund can be

counted as a charitable donation for tax-deductable purpos-

es. Annual Fund participation inspires other members of the

CAIS community to give back and fosters a culture of giving.

MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMSIf you work for a company that offers an employee match-

ing program, this may allow you to double or even triple

your gift to the school. CAIS will submit the form to the

company’s matching gift department, which sends a do-

nation directly to CAIS. By making a contribution to the

Annual Fund, your action produces a greater impact than

the monetary value of your donation.

CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT GIFTSCapital and endowment gifts include major gifts to meet

building and endowment needs the school cannot pay for out

of tuition funds. In the coming years, the most critical issue

for CAIS will be building financial security and ensuring that

the facilities meet the needs of its growing student body and

its programs. CAIS completed “Building for an International

Century,” a two-year $1.5 million campaign in September

2007, for campus upgrades to meet the increased program,

facility and administrative needs for a growing student body.

PLANNED GIVINGPlanned giving is a gift you pledge to give now or after

your lifetime. Planned gifts require a thoughtful planning

process and assistance from professional advisors, mak-

ing them a sound choice for donation options. A planned

gift may allow you to make a larger gift to CAIS than you

otherwise could from your current assets. Depending

on how a planned gift is set up, it may let you receive

a steady flow of income for life, earn higher investment

yields, or reduce your capital gains or estate taxes. At

CAIS, we encourage our supporters who are considering

planned giving to consult an attorney or financial planner

about creating a will or trust.


Michael and Alicia Chang

Milton and Rosalind Chang

Daina Chiu and Kevin Wong

The Conroy Family

Ramona Fung

Milton Goh and Satsuki Kawada

Margot Golding and Michael Powers

Bradley Green and Jennifer Chou-Green

Edward Han and Ariana Chung-Han

J. Donald and Jing Wong Hill

Victor and Alison Kim

Kim and Kevin Kwok

Charles Lee and Alexandra Boyle

William and Sally Lee

Adam Messinger and Mary Powell

Daryoush and Caroline Mortazavi

Linda Pfatteicher and Greg Wilson

Jennifer Redmond and Dan Dougherty

Tanguy and Karine Serra

Paul Sheng and Karen Hui

David Irwin and Judy Gamble

August Jaenicke and Lan Sun

Amy Jarrett

Christopher and Alice Jensen

James and Linda Kim

Richard and Fiona Kwee

Gene Lau and Arlene Cosca

Kristin Laymon and Marilyn Mersereau

Kenneth Lee and Ying Fung

John Lenox and Serena Hu

Vincent and Michelle Lo

Wayne Lok and Cynthia Lo

Gilman Louie and Amy Chan

Yao Ma and Connie Chieng

Eric Mao and Florence Kong

John and Kellee Marlow

Patricia and Ronald Martell

Frederick and Michelle Molfino

Connie and Jeff Morgan

Emily Mui

Robert Mullen and Eugenia Chow

Ian O’Donnell and Yunsian Tai

Matthew O’Haren and Barbara Barros

Sean and Mae O’Malley

Andrew Owen and Kobi Conaway

Chalermporn Phanthong

Joseph and Mellisa Pon

Peter Ragone and Janine O’Neill

Stephanie Reynaga and Thomas Knudsen

Tom Robarge and Maggie Wei

Brad Shao and Susie Wong

William Shen and Nina Maruyama

Betty Shon

Yuri Shtivelman and Natalia Fedoseeva

Aaron Silberman and Jill Bronfman

Bradley and Michelle Stauffer

Douglas Steedman and Kazumi

Matsuyama

Hoyt Tong and Berta Wong

Kuo and Tricia Tong

Kenneth Tse and Patricia Johnston

Judy Waitz and Peter Hsia

Nathan and Vera Waller

Justin Wang and Candice Moy

Anand and Laura Swaminathan

Jimmy Terrell and Phil Horowitz

Robbie and Linda Vann-Adibe

Stephanie Wei

Thomas Wu and Rachel Chin

Scott and Vonceil Yara

Richard and Wendy Yorke

Monte Zweben

TRUSTEE ($25,000 - $49,999)

Eric Anschutz and Jennifer Toton

Kevin Arnold and Joanie McCollom

Michael Bauer and Emily He

John and Dori Beer

Jeffrey and LeeAnn Bissell

William Bogdan and Isabelle Pafford

Kim and Brendan Burns

California Financial Mortgage Corp.

Nigel Chanter and Lai Cheung

Dao Chung and Hanh Nguyen

Michael Clarke and Donna Wei

William Clemens and Maria Regina Mendoza

James Connell and Tien Bui

Greg Dalton and Lucia Choi-Dalton

Greg Davis and Karin Orsic

Sujeeva De Silva and Dan Chen

John DeLoche

Oliver Demuth and Vanna Shir

Vedat and Sibel Deviren

James and Mary Pat Dowd

Eliot Dresselhaus and Francoise Chanut

Joey English and My-Nghi Lo

The Fabulous Five!

Ken Farmer and Judy Chan Farmer

James Ferguson and Christine Wan

Mark and Amanda Fiteny

Erik Floyd and Claudia Choy

Craig Fong and Carol Lee

Thomas Gieselmann and Bophany Huot

Odette Go

Gary and Anita Hsueh

Dr. Laurence Huang and Susan Chang

Daniel Carroll and Stasia Obremskey

Roger Kuo and Julia Wong

Walter and Virginia Price

Anonymous (2)

Mauricio and Maria Alvarez

Kevin and Christine Chessen

Ernie Chow and Gwen Hinze

Richard Chow and Jane Su

Chi-Yuan Hsu and Sandra Young

Paul and Helene Kocher

Jose Medeiros and Andrea Sweet

Benjamin and Stacey Ng

Alex Woo and Susan Cheng

Carolina Woo

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ANNUAL FUND BY GIVING LEVEL 年度基金年度基金

SCHOLAR ($10,000 - $24,999)

HEADMASTER ($5,000 - $9,999)

COMMUNITY ($2,500 - $4,999)


年度基金年度基金 ANNUAL FUND BY GIVING LEVEL

Saleh Adi and Mae Pang

Stefano Alberti and Tina Shiau

Lily Alisse

Stephane Alisse

Jeffrey Anhalt and Dana Ellsworth

Lisa and Chris Babel

Brad and Portia Barnblatt

David and Sandra Belda

Peter Belden and April Chou

Avi Benjamini

Elaine Binet

Robin and Rachel Bordoli

John and Kitty Borkholder

Jordan Bow and Dianne Gee

Daryl F. Browne and Laura L. Kee

Henry Cai and Capri Chi

Wei Cai

Robert and Carla Capelli

Steve and Ifen Carlson

Shankar Chandran and Rong Pan

Angel Chang

Anthony and Jenny Chang

Kevin Chang

Wayland and Machella Chan

Lorrine Chao and Randy Wu

Elbert and Stella Chen

Humphrey Chen and Bonita Wong

James and Sandy Chen

Jen-Ju Chen

Terry and Cindy Chen

Xiaoqing Chen

Annie Chii

Kevin and Sally Chin

Myung Choi

Sung and Lei Choi

William and Maile Choy

Julian and Helen Chu

Portia Chu

Lisa Chun and Esther Lee

Mark Churchill

Lee and Sarah Clancy

David and Denise Collier

Charlie and Sara Collins

John Collins and Susan Lai

Randy Condon and Helena Chiu

Diane and Brian Cragg

Jill Crawford

Steven Deeks and Fabiola Cobarrubias

John and Heather Dennis

Will Doolittle and Jill Kustner

Dawn Dzedzy and Michael Webb

Robert Edmonds and Vivian Lee

Todd Edwards and Margot Kong

Chris Elmendorf and Christine Van Aken

Harry Eng and Maria Lourdes San Gabriel

Angie Fa

Paula Fleisher and Lucy Bernholz

David Flory and Mimi Mengis

Susan Fong and Marta Cristina Causone

Kuok Peng Fong and Jenny Zeng

Mark and Barbara Fong

Nelson and Sarah Fong

Robert Fong and Shirley Tse

Julie Franck

Patrick and Cristina Frazier

Tingting Fu

Aaron Gannon and Tracy Rackham

Leigh Gannon

Robert Garcia and Alice Ng

Xiu Geng

Kevin George and David Hunt

Tiffany and Brad Gibbs

Brett and Paige Gilbert

Mark and Stacee Gillelen

Bruce Gladstone and Taeko Tateno

Michael and Amy Gong

Francisco and Lynne Guedez

Gary Halpin and Doris Naik

Craig and Kyoko Harmer

Grace Li Harper and Greg Harper

Linda He

Peter and Jennifer Heilmann

Dennis and Anne Herrera

Richard Herrick and Colette Zee

Lee Heublein-Hsu and Henry Hsu

Jonathan and Jean Heuer

Uma Higuchi

Ross Hikida and Fang-Chen Lee

Robert Ho and Nancy Lee

Heidi Holman

David Howard and Kathleen Chang

Jonathan Howe and Alison Huang

Carol Hsih

Michael Hsu

Bill Jackson and Jackie Holen

Brian and Sophia Jang

Lingling Jiang

Linna Fang Johns

Suganda Jutamulia and Xiaoye Li

Harold Kahn

Stoyan Kenderov and Irina Kenderova

Susan Kennedy

Alan Khoo and Betty Szeto

Yalan and Greg King

Gordon Knox and Cecilia Galiena

John and Nancy Koo

Steven and Kimberly Koury

Stephen Kraus and Simone Madan

Raghu and Nisha Krishnaiah

Chingying Claire Kui

Harold Kwan and Freda Kong

Ken and Ida Kwan

Wendy Lai and Von Seetharaman

Jennifer Lam

Timothy Lane

Donald Lang

Rich and Marjorie Lanman

Fred and Barbara Lau

Marianne Lau and Steven Silver

Luke and Hsian Winter

Al and Mei Wong

Jack Wu and Audrey Schweizer

Kirk and Terri Yin

Sally Yu and Jeff Shen

SUPPORTER (up to $2,500)

COMMUNITY continued


Christine Lawrence

Peter Lee and Dorothy Pang

Raymond Lee and Lily Woo

Lawrence Less and Leslie Tyler

Brian Lew

Joachim Li and Anita Sil

Ken and Jennifer Lien

Doug and Winnie Lim

Holden and Kris Lim

Ann Linn

Bernard and Amy Liu

Chienchi Liu

J.P. Lor

Joe Lui and Mary Martinez

Edward and Janny Lukawski

Jeremy and Chloe Lukins

Carlton Lum and Winnie Fok

Khanh-Long Ly and Hue-Thanh Tran

Ma Family

Michael and Heather Madden

Michael Mak and Susan Tse

John Matheny and Monica Kurihara-Matheny

Mark Matsuno and Angela Chu-Matsuno

Rachel Matteo-Boehm and Evan Matteo

Vance Maverick and Pei Yu

Brian McDonnell and Cynthia Gissler

Stephanie McKnight

Kenneth and Jian Mellquist

Matthew Miller and Denise Lo

Thomas and Kelly Miller

Julie Minoff and Glenn Mar

John and Sherry Squire Mitchell

Peter Moore

Jeff Moray and Susan Chambers

Ron Morris

Winifred Mu

Richard and Claire Mueller

Mary Ruth Newman

Lawrence Ngai and Cecilia Tan

Peng Ngin and Lisa Auer

Jonathan and Tao Nordlicht

Katherine Obertance

Anna Ong

Gary Orenstein and Ching-Yee Hu

Michael and Melissa Patterson

Henry and Cindy Peterson

Janice Poon

Victor and Mila Popoff

Margaret Powers

Erik and Kathleen Ralston

Eric Rasmussen and Barbara Koo

Vince Ridley and Melissa Sterling

Jeff Rivera and Emmy Pho

Jochen Roth and Catherine Hopman

Lynda Sakseangvirat

Martin and Vivian Sanchez

David Schnabel and Wendy Robushi

Bing and Terry Shen

Marcus and Jamie Shen

Timothy and Elaine Shen

Peter Shiau and Sharon Wang

Jing-tyng Teresa Shyu

Michael Smith and Annie Liu

Craig Smollin and Jean Yuan

Fiona Smythe and Mark Cullen

Jake Sproull

Ina Stahl and Hendrik Bluhm

Christopher Stewart and Shelley Wu

Xiaohong Sui

Luke and Kitty Sung

Ching and Lisa Sze

Viva Tai and Jose Wong

Scot and Debbie Talbot

Chu-sheng Tang (Liao)

Joyce Tang

Manfang Tang

Eric and Brooke Tao

Franco Tarm and Janice Minamoto

Cheryl Teng

Gabriel Thibaut and Ton-Yun Fang

Alfredo and Arlene Tio

Joseph and Dina To

Susan Tom

David Tran and Kristina Eng

Jeffrey Trenam and Laura Johnson

Debi Tsan

Alice Tse

Anne Valentino

Sudha Vallabhaneni

Virginia Van Natta

Ruth Vance

Christopher and Michelle Verplaetse

Sarah Voynow-Berman

Michael and Cindy Wang

Nyah Wang

Victoria Wang

Willy and Angela Wang

Ying and Fei Wang

Jennifer and Steve Ward

Kerri Willa

Nicole Wilson

Andrew Wong and Yvonne Filarowski

Dennis Wong and Endora Hsia

Edwin Wong

Eric and Angela Wong

John Wong and Shirley Tom

Michael Wong and Kathleen Jiang

Sophy Wong

Terry Wong and Amy Chiu

Edwin and Ellen Woo

Kerry and Robin Workman

Warren Wright

Charles and Megan Wyman

Jason and Victoria Yang

Steve and Yanmei Yang

Scott Yarbrough and Karen Kasch

John and Roxana Yau

The Family of W.H. Yee

Jennifer Yeh and Nils Gilman

Lung and Siu-Hui Yeh

Albert Yu and Suzy Leung

David Yu

Vivienne Yu

Gloria Zhu

ANNUAL FUND BY GIVING LEVEL 年度基金年度基金


年度基金年度基金 ANNUAL FUND BY CLASS

Humphrey Chen and Bonita Wong

Terry and Cindy Chen




Odette Go

Jonathan Harris


David Howard and Kathleen Chang




Gordon Knox and Cecilia Galiena

Jennifer Lam

Rich and Marjorie Lanman


Bernard and Amy Liu

Janice Poon

Eric Rasmussen and Barbara Koo



Luke and Kitty Sung

Scot and Debbie Talbot

Joyce Tang

Kuo and Tricia Tong

Jeffrey Trenam and Laura Johnson


Willy and Angela Wang







Peng Ngin and Lisa Auer


Margaret Powers


Lynda Sakseangvirat



Debi Tsan

Al and Mei Wong


Monte Zweben

Saleh Adi and Mae Pang






The Conroy Family

Paula Fleisher and Lucy Bernholz





Robert and Dianne Graham


Heidi Holman





Holden and Kris Lim



Henry and Cindy Peterson



Lynda Sakseangvirat

Ching and Lisa Sze

Joyce Tang

David Tran and Kristina Eng

Julian and Helen Chu


Robert Garcia and Alice Ng



Margot Golding and Michael Powers

Kim and Kevin Kwok

Chien Hwa Leachman

Peter Lee and Dorothy Pang

Holden and Kris Lim



Connie and Jeff Morgan


Victor and Mila Popoff


Jeff Rivera and Emmy Pho


Virginia Van Natta

Michael and Cindy Wang


Albert Yu and Suzy Leung

CLASS OF 2012

CLASS OF 2013

CLASS OF 2014

CLASS OF 2015

Avi Benjamini

William Bogdan and Isabelle Pafford

Jordan Bow and Dianne Gee





Kevin and Sally Chin


John and Dori Beer



Angie Fa





Amy Jarrett

John and Nancy Koo

Steven and Kimberly Koury

Fred and Barbara Lau

Gene Lau and Arlene Cosca

Chien Hwa Leachman

Doug and Winnie Lim

Bernard and Amy Liu


Edward and Janny Lukawski

Eric Mao and Florence Kong



ANNUAL FUND BY CLASS 年度基金年度基金


Elbert and Stella Chen








Dennis and Anne Herrera

Uma Higuchi

J. Donald and Jing Wong Hill


Amy Jarrett



Yalan and Greg King

Donald Lang




Michael Mak and Susan Tse

Kenneth and Jian Mellquist



Tom Robarge and Maggie Wei


Douglas Steedman and Kazumi Matsuyama

Viva Tai and Jose Wong






Annette Cueto


Harry Eng and Maria Lourdes San Gabriel




Francisco and Lynne Guedez


Emily Mui



William Lee and Sally Lee






Stephanie McKnight






Peter and Nancy Scanlon




Stephanie Wei


Monte Zweben

CLASS OF 2016

CLASS OF 2017


Edwin and Ellen Woo

Jason and Victoria Yang

David and Sandra Belda

The Fabulous Five!


CLASS OF 2018




Uma Higuchi

Robert Ho and Nancy Lee




Harold Kwan and Freda Kong

Kim and Kevin Kwok



Vance Maverick and Pei Yu


Thomas and Kelly Miller

Jeff Moray and Susan Chambers




Eric and Brooke Tao


Judy Waitz and Peter Hsia




Edwin and Ellen Woo


Kirk and Terri Yin













CLASS OF 2019

Anonymous







Sung and Lei Choi


Lisa Chun and Esther Lee


Diane and Brian Cragg

John DeLoche

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年度基金年度基金 ANNUAL FUND BY CLASS

Lily Alisse

Stephane Alisse




Michael Bauer and Emily He

Peter Belden and April Chou

Dawn Dzedzy and Michael Webb

The Fabulous Five!

Sung and Lei Choi




John Collins and Susan Lai


Steven Deeks and Fabiola Cobarrubias


Robert Edmonds and Vivian Lee


Susan Fong and Marta Cristina Causone


Gary Halpin and Doris Naik


Craig and Kyoko Harmer

Grace Li Harper and Greg Harper



Gary and Anita Hsueh


Ken and Ida Kwan










Anna Ong

Andrew Owen and Kobi Conaway


Anonymous



John and Dori Beer





























CLASS OF 2019 continued





Emily Mui



James and Linda Kim


Raymond Lee and Lily Woo

William Lee and Sally Lee








John and Sherry Squire Mitchell



Jonathan and Tao Nordlicht








Fiona Smythe and Mark Cullen



Sudha Vallabhaneni


Jennifer and Steve Ward

Al and Mei Wong



Paul and Mai Mai Wythes

CLASS OF 2020 Timothy and Elaine Shen


Eric and Brooke Tao




Stephanie Wei



CLASS OF 2021


Anonymous



John and Dori Beer





























Lily Alisse

Stephane Alisse






Michael Clarke and Donna Wei











James and Linda Kim





Wendy Lai and Von Seetharaman











Christopher Stewart and Shelley Wu

Joseph and Dina To

Christopher and Michelle Verplaetse





CLASS OF 2022


Michael Smith and Annie Liu


Anand and Laura Swaminathan



Susan Tom


Andrew Wong and Yvonne Filarowski


Jack Wu and Audrey Schweizer

Kirk and Terri Yin


Sally Yu and Jeff Shen

Avi Benjamini

Robert Capelli

Steve Carlson

Amy Chan

Anthony Chang

Ernie Chow

Sarah Clancy

Nils Gilman

Rick Herrick

Uma Higuchi

Dan Dougherty

Freda Kong

Nancy Lee

Michelle Molfino


Margaret Powers

Jennifer Yeh

CLASS CAPTAINS

CO-CHAIRS

Michelle Nicosia Stauffer

Ken Tse

We would like to thank the

following people for volunteering

their time and effort to make the

2011-2012 Annual Fund a success:

ANNUAL FUND BY CLASS 年度基金年度基金


年度捐赠年度捐赠 ANNUAL GIVING

Anonymous

Kevin and Kim Kwok

Betty Shon

Carol Ruth Silver

Anonymous (2)


Stephanie Wei

Wells Fargo Bank Matching Foundation

Philip Yoh and Louise Hui






BOOK DONATIONS

CAIS-SYA BEIJING ACADEMY

Anonymous

PLANNED GIVING

BUILDING FUND

Anonymous (2)

Julie Bondurant


Cahill Contractors, Inc.

Jane Camblin


Paul and Helen Chapman

Shih-Tso Chen

Danny and Fiona Cheng



Julia Chu

Megan Conley and Rodrigo Rodrigues

Patrick Conley


Kelny Denebeim

Richard Dong and Jenny Chiu

Marshall Fleitman and Tung-Hsiu Chang

Tingting Fu

Ramona Fung

Alison Geballe

Whitney Gilkey and Laura Larsen-Gilkey

Samuel and Cynthia Go


Thomas and Jeannette Graycar




Kenneth Kinoshita and Andrea Luk

Edward and Marianna Ko

Chin-Jen Janny Kung

Michael Kwong and Susan Choy

Rich Lanman and Marjorie Bailey

John Lee and Jamie Eng

Sally Leung

David Levine

Phelton and Sara Lim


Harry and Mayling Low


Shanti Markstrom and Brad Wright

Gregory and Vivian Massialas

Edouard Mayoral


Steve Melino and Margie Chung


John Morrow

Rosella Natzke


Rob Puccinelli



Amar and Anne-Maree Senan


Marion and Kwan So

Joyce Tang

Kuo and Tricia Tong

Jay Trygstad and Teresa Hei


Samuel Wang and Qingwen Xi

Emma Tao White




Steve and Yanmei Yang


Mary Yen

Bryan Young and Mee-Fah Lee

Vivienne Yu

30th ANNIVERSARY FUND

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT


Apple Matching Gifts Program

Autodesk Matching Gifts Program

Bank of America Foundation

BlackRock Matching Gift Program

Cisco Foundation

Clorox Company Foundation

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Foundation

Franklin Templeton Investments Matching Program

Frederic W. Cook & Company

Gap Foundation Gift Match Program

Goldman Sachs

Google Gift Matching Program

Hallmark Corporate Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

Microsoft Giving Programs

Nuveen Investments

PG&E Corporation Foundation

Salesforce.com Foundation

SAP Matching Gift Program

State Farm Companies Foundation

Union Bank of California

Verizon Foundation

VMWare Foundation Matching Gift Program

Wells Fargo Bank Matching Foundation

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Yahoo!, Inc. Employee Fund

FOUNDATIONS

INSTITUTIONS

MATCHING GIFTS


Brian Berson and Amy Heredia



Michael Chan and Cynthia Huie


Sung and Lei Choi


The Conroy Family















Doug and Winnie Lim








Kuo and Tricia Tong



California HealthCare Foundation

Freeman Foundation

Morgan Stanley

Panda Book

Target Stores

Yank Sing Restaurant

Anonymous (2)

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

Anonymous

ANNUAL GIVING 年度捐赠年度捐赠

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中美辉煌之夜中美辉煌之夜 SHOWCAIS

Gold

CAIS Board of Trustees

COSCO Container Lines Americas, Inc.

Silver

Chip and Juliet Bergh








Bronze

Anonymous


Robert Fong, State Farm Insurance







Paragon Legal







Jade

Yat-Pang and Helina Ying-Fan Au



California Financial Mortgage Company







Wayne and Breanna de Geere

Margot Golding and Mike Powers


James and Linda Kim

Kim and Kevin Kwok


J.P. Lor



Betty Shon

Carol Ruth Silver


Monte Zweben

Firedragon

Anonymous









Olivia Gardner, Pre-K student




Esther Lee

Supporters


BlackRock Matching Gift Program


Cahill Contractors, Inc.

Nai-Fang Chang




Casey and Mary Kemper

Roland and Pauline Lariviere

Yang and Julie Lim


Linda and Kevin Lynch

Damiel and Helene Maszeroski

Timothy McCormick and Vivian Ting

Marc Peron

San Francisco Women’s Healthcare, Inc.

Tex and Judy Schenkkan



Joyce Tang

Mal Visbal

Matthew Werdegar and Monique Schaulis


ZipLimo

Generous Sponsors John Lenox and Serena Hu


Linda and Kevin Lynch

Fred and Michelle Molfino


Stella Parker, K student


Marion and Kwan So



Al and Mei Wong



Terence and Vivian Yu


Fund a Need









Kim and Kevin Kwok

Ronald and Karen Lau

Darren and Valerie Lee






Rick Wee and Sandy Yeung

Live Auction Winners

ShowCAIS, an annual CAIS gala

May 12, 2012 • Ritz-Carlton San Francisco

Anonymous

Stephane Alisse


Chip and Juliet Bergh





Kevin Chang




Portia Chu


Patrick Conley






Michael Gong and Amy Liu


Sarah Hammann


Steven and Leslie Harris


Gregory Iboshi and Emily Huang-Iboshi

Susan Kennedy

James and Linda Kim



Kim and Kevin Kwok


Kevin and Helan Lee




Leonard and Van Ly Nguy

Aaron and Felicia MacLeitch

Shanti Markstrom and Brad Wright









Joerg Schumann

Raghavan Seetharaman and Wendy Lai





Betty Shon


Christopher Snider

Roger and Chu Hong Soo Hoo



Kuo and Tricia Tong

Ali Tore and Meghan Carozza

Mariana and Tien Tzuo






Terence and Vivian Yu

Monte Zweben

OVER THE DRAGON GATE 鲤跃龙门鲤跃龙门

中美辉煌之夜中美辉煌之夜 SHOWCAIS

Anonymous

Absinthe Brasserie and Bar

AcroSports

Adventurous Sports

Aha! Chinese, Inc.



American Gymnastics Club

ArtWorks Fine Art Studio

AsianParent.com


Bay Area Discovery Museum

Beach Blanket Babylon

Beau-coup

Bi-Rite Creamery

Elaine Binet

Jeffrey Bissell

Blue Plate Restaurant

Boxing Room

Steven Brattesani and Lena Mishenko

Mark Bright

Dylan Brock

Brooks Shoes for Kids

The Buddy Club Children’s Shows

BurgerMeister


Caffe Delle Stelle


California Academy of Sciences

California State Railroad Museum

Camp Doodle

Meghan Cardozza

Cartoon Art Museum

John Cervantes

Steven Chan and Lorna Rose


Marisa Weilun Chang

Karen Chau

Joyce Chen

Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

Children’s Fairyland

Steven and Leslie Harris

Uma Higuchi

Hiller Aviation Institute

Hotel Del Sol

The House


Carol Hsih

Ryan Hughes

iFly

Incredible Adventures

Infineon Raceway


Japanese Weekend Maternity

Kid Chow

James and Linda Kim

Roy Kim, MD


Nancy Koo

Nisha Krishnaiah

Ken and Ida Kwan

La Petite Baleen

Rich Lanman and Marjorie Bailey

Elizabeth Larose

Karen Lau

Darren and Valerie Lee

Honorable Ed Lee

Hanson Li


Ann and George Linn

Lisa Sze Photography

Little Buddha Baby

Little Monkey and the Mouse

Little Passports

Chienchi Liu

J.P. Lor

Mark Churchill

Collegiate Asset Management Corporation

Commonwealth Club of California

Elaine Connell

Crowne Plaza, Foster City

CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point



Deerfield Ranch Winery


Divisadero Touchless Car Wash

Anna Donnelly


Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Foundation


Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Flax Art & Design

Noelle, Collin and Erik Floyd and Claudia Choy

Fresh Baby Bites

Fruition Day Spa

Gallery of Jewels

Mark Gibson and Jane Yao

Xiu (Sue) Geng


Goat Hill Pizza

Michael Gong and Amy Lui

John Gray and Amanda Elliston

Guang Guo and Xiaofeng Wang

Habitot Children’s Museum

Wolde and Mzeweini Haileselassie

In-Kind Donors


OVER THE DRAGON GATE 鲤跃龙门鲤跃龙门

Lovejoy’s Tea Room


Mad Will’s Food Company

Maggie Harding, Fitness Trainer

Malibu Grand Prix


Mary Small Photography


Matthew and Denise Lo Miller

Minted

Misdirections Magic Shop

Mission Cliffs Climbing and Fitness


Mollie Stone’s Markets

Peter Moore

McKenzie Morgan

Ron Morris

Mozzarella di Bufala

Winnie Mu

Oakland Athletics Baseball Company



One Martial Arts

Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry

Ozumo

Pauline’s Pizza & Wine Bar

Perfect Fingers

Marc Peron

Pier 39

R & G Lounge

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum

Robert Young Estate Winery

Wendy Robushi

Saison Restaurant

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco Institute of Music

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco Zoo


Andreas Schulmeyer and Wen Li

Raghavan Seetharaman and Wendy Lai


Susan Sherman


Shutterfly

Carol Ruth Silver

Sixth Ave Salon

Josh Skenes

The Slanted Door

Snippety Crickets Cuts 4 Kids

Rita Soukhova

Straits Restaurant

Hsiao-Chi “Chichi” Su

Tahoe Mountain Club

Manfang Tang


The Tech Museum of Innovation

Cheryl Teng

Terra Mia Ceramic Painting Studio

Thomas Hickey Painting

Through the Hayes Optometry

Vivian Ting, MD, FACS

Toshi

Two Rivers Soccer Camp

Ty-Ku

Walt Disney Family Museum

Jennifer Ward

Al and Mei Wong

Andrew Wong, Compassionate Healing

Brad Wright

Warren Wright


Alder Yarrow

Yee Studio



Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Zeum: San Francisco’s Children Museum

ZipLimo

Alexandra Boyle


Xiaoqing Chen

Helena Chiu

Portia Chu

Sujeeva De Silva

Angie Fa

Ying Fung

Robert Graham

Edward Han

Heidi Holman

Susan Kennedy

Freda Kong

Ida Kwan

Barbara Lim

Michelle Lo

Gilman Louie

Patricia Martell

Mary Martinez

Michelle Molfino

Mae O’Malley

Lorna Rose

Billy Shen

Elaine Shen

Jing-tyng Teresa Shyu

Judy Waitz

Kerri Willa

Bonita Wong

Lily Woo

Megan Wyman

Wesley Yee

Special thanks to our ShowCAIS volunteers


校友校友 ALUMNI

ALEXANDER MASSIALAS (2008)Alexander Massialas represented Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on the

men’s foil team. “My dad never forced me to do any of it, but the first time I saw it I thought it

was cool and wanted to try it,” Alexander, son of three-time Olympian Greg Massialas, said.

“He’s been there with me ever since I was little, and a lot of my inspiration comes from being

a little kid and walking around the house and seeing the Olympic rings and all the awards and

stuff.” Alexander started his collegiate life at Stanford in September.

ALEXANDRA WONG (2008)Golfer Alexandra Wong took the San Francisco Golf Championships title at the 95th San Fran-

cisco Golf Championships last spring. She has numerous golf accomplishments under her belt,

including a win at the AJGA Aspen Junior Classic in 2011 and a top 20 at Junior World. Alexan-

dra now plays on the women’s golf team as a freshman at Princeton University.

ROMI YOUNT (2011) Romi Yount was congratulated by Governor Jerry Brown last spring after she performed a

30-minute solo on the guzheng at an Asia Society fundraising dinner at the Ritz-Carlton San

Francisco. CAIS Arts Program Director Susan Kennedy accompanied Romi, who is continuing

her Chinese music studies with CAIS music teacher Gangqin Zhao.

REYLON YOUNT (2008)Reylon Yount was selected as one of 18 national recipients of the 2011 Davidson Fellows, a

national scholarship program that recognizes gifted youth. The focus of his Davidson Institute

application included a series of performances on the yangqin entitled “The Second Silk Road:

Bridging East and West through Chinese Music.” Having studied the yangqin at CAIS with

Gangqin Zhao, Reylon stated, “This award belongs to my schools and teachers as much as it

does to me. Without the quality education and unique opportunities CAIS provided, as well as

the inspiration and guidance from Ms. Kennedy and Zhao Laoshi, this would not have been pos-

sible.” Reylon entered Harvard for his freshman year in September.


二零一二年毕业班二零一二年毕业班 CLASS OF 2012

In its 30th anniversary year, CAIS inducted its 18th graduating eighth grade class with 35 students into the school’s grow-

ing alumni network. Graduation exercises were held on June 13, 2012 at Herbst Theater where fifth graders were recog-

nized for completing lower school and eighth graders were congratulated for finishing their education at CAIS. Class of

2012 students moved on to different schools in San Francisco, including St. Ignatius College Prepatory, Drew School,

Lick-Wilmerding High School, Urban School, International High School, Lowell High School, University High School,

Gateway High School, Lincoln High School, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep and Bay School. A handful of graduating stu-

dents will attend high schools outside of San Francisco, including Berkeley High School (Berkeley), Gunn High School

(Palo Alto), Incline High School (Lake Tahoe, CA) and Taipei American School (Taiwan).

Sending well wishes to our 2012

graduates Lihong Chan, Christy Chen,

Daryl Chen, Audrey Connell, Michael

Craft, Adri Denbroeder, Clare Dougherty,

Patrick Dowd, Laurence Fong, Jackson

Herrick, Megan Ho, Julia Howard, Peter

Huang, Ivan Jutamulia, Justin Kim, Clelia

Knox, Bailey Lanman, Shaw Lenox,

Curtis Liu, Tiffany Poon, Kelsey Rasmus-

sen, Jiana Schnabel, Jeremiah Strang,

Christopher Sung, Tatum Talbot, Jonah

Tang, Allison Tong, Oscar Trenam, Sophia

Vann-Adibe, Nathan Wang, Gabrielle

Wong, Katharine Woo, Elizabeth Wu and

Freddie Yao.

怀念Alice怀念ALICE REMEMBERING ALICE CARNESOn February 8, 2012, CAIS founding board member,

friend, leader and education professional Alice Carnes

passed away after a six-year battle with cancer. A civic

leader of uncommon style and wit, Alice’s selfless hard

work helped shape CAIS from its early journey into what

it is today. Alice was the force of nature behind the ac-

quisition and construction of the former Caltrans head-

quarters that is now our school’s Oak Street campus.

In 2009, our Waller Campus was named the Alice A.

Carnes Pre-Kindergarten Center in recognition of her

more than 25 years of dedication to CAIS.

Outside of her involvement with CAIS, Alice contributed

to many Democratic Party causes; was one of the first

women to produce television programming in the early,

very male-dominated days of TV; and can be credited

with Tom Lantos’s decision to run for congressional of-

fice. Although Alice’s career spanned many fields, clos-

est to her heart was our school; Alice shepherded CAIS

through many chapters of growth and challenge and

several heads of school. Countless children and fami-

lies will remember her fondly.


子曰：

吾十有五而志于学

三十而立

四十而不惑

五十而知天命

六十而耳顺

七十而从心所欲

不逾矩

-《论语 • 为政》

The Master said, At 15 my heart was set on learning

At 30 I stood strong At 40 I had no doubts

At 50 I knew the will of Heaven At 60 My ear was attuned to the truth

At 70 I follow my heart’s desires without transgressing what is right

Analects of Confucius

子曰：

吾十有五而志于学

三十而立四十而不惑

五十而知天命

六十而耳顺

七十而从心所欲

不逾矩

-《论语 • 为政》

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