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Emotional development is part of the First Plane (ages 0–6) in PRINTS' Montessori program. The First Plane centers on physical and emotional development. The school promotes a bilingual, multicultural environment that fosters social awareness and interdependence across cultures. Children gain fluency in two languages and learn to operate across Eastern and Western cultures. Students leaving PRINTS are well-prepared with social competence to collaborate with people of all ages.
PRINTS provides fluency in English and a second language (Mandarin Chinese-English, Japanese-English, or Spanish-English). The aims of the multilingual experience are to cultivate curiosity about language and culture and to enable students to think and communicate in two or more languages. The dual immersion approach enables students to be proficient speakers, readers and writers in both English and the second language. The Japanese Program is currently available at the San Mateo campus.
Montessori education at PRINTS supports holistic development, including emotional development in the First Plane (ages 0–6). The planes of development outline how early years progress through stages that emphasize emotional and social growth. The program also fosters social competence and independence, preparing students to collaborate with people of all ages.
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.
