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YCIS Silicon Valley supports social-emotional learning through a whole-child, bilingual approach that builds compassion, empathy and a strong moral compass. YCIS students learn with joy, grow with empathy and explore with confidence in both the classroom and beyond. The school fosters a caring community in which families and faculty work together to help students become purposeful individuals. Learning extends beyond the classroom through field trips, school events, performances and service projects. In the early years, Mandarin and English are learned simultaneously to develop language fluency and cultural understanding. Preschool SEL is embedded in the curriculum with monthly character traits taught in both English and Mandarin.
Mandarin and English are learned simultaneously, developing language and cultural fluency. Preschool classrooms use a bilingual co-teaching model with one English-speaking teacher and one Mandarin-speaking teacher. The school's bilingual curriculum is designed to blend Eastern and Western traditions, supporting language development across the grade levels.
YCIS Silicon Valley emphasizes mental wellbeing as part of its whole-person education, fostering compassion, empathy and a strong moral compass. SEL is reinforced through the Second Step program taught in preschool to develop social-emotional skills. Learning extends beyond academics via Engaged Student Life, field trips, performances and service projects that support emotional and social growth.
YCIS Silicon Valley is a Child-Safe School and has Child Protection Policies and Procedures in place.
Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley (YCIS Silicon Valley) delivers a bilingual Mandarin-English education for ages 2 to 14 within a non-profit American environment. The school offers EYFS, American, Singapore, and bespoke curricula, taught in English and Mandarin through a bilingual co‑teaching model that pairs English‑speaking and Mandarin‑speaking teachers. Students progress from preschool to middle school across two Mountain View campuses: an early childhood campus on East Middlefield Road and a K–8 campus on Easy Street. The program follows the Yew Chung Approach, emphasizing the Twelve Values and inquiry-based learning, with seven integrated areas of learning: Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Physical Development; Communication and Language; Literacy; Mathematics; Understanding the World; Expressive Arts and Design. The school blends Eastern and Western traditions to develop compassionate, bilingual world learners. Facilities include weekly violin instruction, Art and Music, an indoor gym, and extensive field trips and campus-wide events for families and communities.
