News @ Little Tiger

In early May, our team had the pleasure to attend Asia Society’s 17th National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC), as well as the 7th Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum (ECCIF) at Chinese American International School. While there, we met leaders of peer immersion schools and learned about different ways that educators can take advantage of transformative AI tools. We also facilitated a round-table discussion, focusing on our international collaboration with NTNU and Renwen School in Taiwan.

In between the conferences, we visited a few Chinese Immersion Schools in the Bay Area.  At Yu Ming Charter School—the first K-8 Mandarin immersion charter in California—we were happy to see that their team has been using the “Diving into Chinese” books developed at Little Tiger as their core reading curriculum.

It was an energizing week meeting and learning from the many educators from around the country. We look forward to participating again next year!

Little Tiger is proud to be collaborating with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on a new overseas education internship program. The program aims to help NTNU students explore innovative teaching methodologies – specifically around integrating immersive language learning techniques into their teaching practices.

“Understanding how LT School promotes Chinese immersion in the United States can offer valuable insights for the development of bilingual teaching models for young children in Taiwan.”

Internship Program Director and Assistant Professor, Emily Yip, from the School of Teacher Education

Learn more about NTNU interns’ experiences at Little Tiger.

Seven of our elementary students’ works were selected as part of the National Chinese Expo of Student Works by the American Academy of International Culture and Education (AAICE).

More than four thousand students’ works were submitted across the U.S. and Canada. Congratulations to our students for the recognition!

View all featured student works.

Little Tiger is now dual-accredited by Cognia as both an Early Learning Institution and School.

Cognia, formerly AdvancED, nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards focused on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meets the needs of learners, and effective leadership.

Earning accreditation from the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission means that the school is accredited, and that Little Tiger is recognized across the nation as a school that meets Cognia Standards of Quality, and maintains a commitment to continuous improvement.

More about Cognia accreditation.

In April 2022, the Asia Society’s Center for Global Education released a paper titled “A Blueprint for Chinese Immersion Preschools in the United States: Imagining the Possibilities”. Little Tiger is one of six schools nationally who provided classroom photos to illustrate the text, which “offers a blueprint of how to provide high-quality English and Chinese immersion preschool experiences for all children.”

Learn more about the Asia Society Center for Global Education

The new 735-sf structure, tucked inconspicuously behind the renovated Hyde Park bungalow, is a play on the historic American one-room schoolhouse: a gable form, rectangular in plan, with a single classroom space and a vertically protruding clerestory. The design’s low eaves make the building feel more approachable to its primary inhabitants — children under four feet tall. “The thing that was surprising for me was how that little twist made building something so familiar feel very unfamiliar and new”, says Murray Legge, FAIA.

Sophie Alice Hollis for Texas Architect