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PRINTS provides a Montessori education with dual-immersion language programs for ages 3 months to 18 years. AMI-trained Montessori guides support students at every level, and the Upper School is accredited by ACS WASC. The language tracks include Mandarin-English, Japanese-English, and Spanish-English dual-immersion programs. The school serves students from Nido through Erdkinder (Junior High & High School) to 12th grade.
PRINTS offers art classes, dance classes, and music classes for all ages. The extracurricular program changes each year with new offerings. Students can explore creativity through a broad array of artistic activities alongside language work.
The school runs dual-immersion language programs in Japanese-English, Mandarin Chinese-English, and Spanish-English. Each track pairs a non-English language with English-language instruction. The presence of multiple language tracks supports immersive language learning across age groups from infancy through high school.
PRINTS offers a broad range of extracurricular activities, including art, language, dance, and music classes for all ages, with new offerings introduced regularly.
Pacific Rim International School (PRINTS) is an independent Montessori program serving children from infancy through high school with two campuses in San Mateo and Emeryville. The school delivers dual-immersion Montessori education with Mandarin-English, Japanese-English, and Spanish-English tracks, supported by AMI-trained guides at every level. This makes PRINTS one of the first Montessori programs to offer Mandarin, Japanese, and Spanish across the full age span. The Upper School is accredited by ACS WASC, reflecting ongoing program review. PRINTS traces its origins to 1989 in Berkeley as a Mandarin-English bilingual Montessori school, expanding to Emeryville in 1995 and San Mateo in 1997; a second Children's House opened there in 1999. The 2023 relocation brought a new San Mateo campus, and the school has evolved with programs such as Nido (2014) and a Spanish-English track (2021). Beyond academics, PRINTS offers art, language, dance, and music classes, with new offerings each year.
