Yinghua Academy is the only full immersion Mandarin Chinese K-8 school in Minneapolis. It opened in 2006 as the first public charter Chinese immersion school in the U.S. and the first Chinese immersion school in the Midwest. Yinghua continues to be a national leader, offering an international perspective and outstanding results.
Education | Evolving featured Yinghua Academy in its recent Spotlight on Chartering blog post.
Dr. Brenda Cassellius congratulated Yinghua Academy on its recent designation as a 2016 Reward School. Our school is among the highest performing Title I schools in the state, This recognition reflects our students’ hard work, achievement and progress from year to year. Read more
Yinghua Executive Director Susan Berg and Academic Director Luyi Lien joined administrators from five school districts on the 2016 Minnesota Educators Delegation trip to China. The group visited six schools in Shanghai, Beijing and other cities, and had round table discussions with policy makers, Chinese principals and university faculty members. Mrs. Berg and Dr. Lien also visited our sister school, Number 8 Middle School in Hohhot. Read more
Label every clothing item–from left-hand mittens to right-foot boots! Peel and stick labels help cut losses of coats, gloves, water bottles and other personal items. Read more to participate in an online fundraiser through Mabel’s Labels. Read more
Ordering for Scholastic Reading Club has opened and orders are due November 30. Families must order online at scholastic.com/readingclub. Class Code: PLLF4. Questions? Contact Ms. Nordvold: kristin.nordvold@
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409 donations were made to Yinghua during the 2016 Give to the Max Day campaign! Our total raised, including more than $5,000 from our generous School Board, was $37,429, just shy of our $38,000 goal. More important than the final sum is the fact that our community rose to the Board’s challenge to bring in 350 or more donations. We did it, Yinghua! Read more