California grants teaching licenses/credentials for Chinese language instruction. For more information, contact:
Abraham Lincoln High School
(public; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin and Cantonese plus 6 level immersion program
Academia Semillas del Pueblo
(Public; grades K-8)
Los Angeles, CA
contact: Marcos Aguilar
American High School
(public; grades 9-12)
Fremont, CA
contact: David Miller
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Arcade Fundamental Middle School
(public; grades 6-8)
Sacramento , CA
contact: Bih-Yuan Yang
The Archer School for Girls
(Private; grades 6-12)
Los Angeles, CA
contact: Daniel Popplewell
Bay School of San Francisco
(private)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Robin Workman
Bellarmine College Preparatory
(Private; grades 9-12)
San Jose, CA
contact: Lanting Xu
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
The Bishop's School
(Private; grades 7-8 and 9-12)
La Jolla , CA
contact: n/a
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Bret Harte Middle School
(Public; grades 6-8)
San Jose, CA
contact: see website
Cate School
(Private; grades 9-12)
Carpinteria, CA
contact: Winston Zai-Yang Li, Lily Chen
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin and 5-week in China program
Cathedral School for Boys
(Private; grades K-8)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Mrs. Allison Lee
notes: Mandarin in grades 4-8
Chinese American International School
(Private; grades K-8)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Heather Lin, Executive Assistant to Head of School
notes: Chinese immersion program grades K-8
Chinese Christian Schools - Alameda Elementary
(Private; grades K-8)
Alameda, CA
contact: n/a
notes: Mandarin in grades K-8
Chinese Christian Schools - San Leandro
(Private; grades K-8 and 9-12)
San Leandro, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Convent of the Sacred Heart High School
(Private; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Virginia Mau
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Cupertino High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Cupertino, CA
contact: Amy Chen
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Cupertino Language Immersion Program
(Public; grades K-8)
Cupertino, CA
contact: Jerry Wang
Fremont High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Sunnyvale, CA
contact: Paul Jia
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
French American International School
(Private; grades 6-8 and 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: 6-8
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin and 3 hours/week
Galileo Academy of Science & Technolgy
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Mrs. Chen-Louie, Ms. Chiang, Ms. Wai (Cantonese)
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin, 5 levels of Cantonese, two-year immersion program
George Washington High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Suzanne Miller, Cynthia Won
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Harvard-Westlake School
(Private; grades 10-12)
North Hollywood, CA
contact: Qinru Zhou
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Harvard-Westlake School
(Private; grades 7-9)
Los Angeles, CA
contact: Qinru Zhou
notes: Mandarin in grades 7-9
Hillsdale High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Mateo, CA
contact: Sheree Chang
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Hiram Johnson High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Sacramento, CA
Homestead High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Cupertino, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Irvington High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Fremont, CA
contact: Debbie Yan
notes: 6 levels of Mandarin
John F. Kennedy High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Sacramento, CA
contact: Linda Hatamiya
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Katherine Delmar Burke School
(Private; grades 5-8)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Ms. Hsieh
notes: Manarin in grades 5-8
Las Flores Elemantary School
(Public; grades K-5)
Las Flores, CA
contact: Anita Shum
notes: Weekly Mandarin class for all grades and Chinese Culture Center
Lincoln High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Leandro, CA
contact: n/a
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Long Beach, CA
contact: Minqi Zhu
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Lowell High School
(Public magnet; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Mark Kippel High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Alhambra, CA
contact: Agnes Chin, Peter Ye
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin and 4 levels for native speakers
Mira Loma High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Sacramento, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 2 levels of Mandarin
Mission San Jose High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Fremont, CA
contact: Julie Hou
notes: 6 levels of Mandarin
Monta Vista HS
(Public; grades 9-12)
Cupertino, CA
contact: Kathy Wang, I-Chu Chang
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Oak Park High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Oak Park, CA
contact: Sherry Hung
Phillip & Sala Burton Academic High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Mrs. Kaiser
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Piedmont High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Piedmont, CA
contact: Sunny Yu
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Sage Hill School
(Private; grades 9-12)
Newport Coast, CA
contact: Joanne Chen
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin
Saratoga High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Saratoga, CA
contact: Ms. Mariam Fan
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Shasta Union High School District
(Public; grades 9-12)
Redding, CA
contact: Corrine Bourne
Sino Language Gateway
(Private; grades K3-K12)
San Jose, CA
contact: Anna Yu
Starr King Elementary School
(Public; grades K-5)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Chris Rosenberg
The Thacher school
(private; grades 9-12)
CA
contact: Gongming Yan
University High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Irvine, CA
contact: n/a
notes: Dodge Foundation
Venice High School
(Public magnet; grades 9-12)
Los Angeles, CA
contact: Caroline Huang
notes: 5 levels of Mandarin
Viewpoint School
(Private; grades 7-89-12)
Calabasas, CA
contact: Ming Hodgsen
notes: Mandarin in grades 7-8 plus 4 levels in HS
Wallenberg Traditional High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Jing Li
notes: 3 levels of Mandarin
Washington High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Fremont, CA
contact: n/a
notes: 1 levels of Mandarin
West High School
(Public; grades 9--12)
CA
contact: Tim Stowe
West International Of Shanghai
(Private; 13 grades)
Shanghai, China
contact: Rene Ren
West Portal Elementary
(Public; grades K-5)
San Francisco, CA
contact: Will Lucey
Yew Chung Int'l School (YCIS)
(Private; grades PK- 4)
Mountain View, CA
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