We’re thrilled to kick off the countdown to Give to the Max Day 2024! Yinghua Academy, the #1 charter school in Minnesota, is aiming to raise $40,000 at GTMD to bring essential social-emotional resources and much-needed teacher support to our school. This year’s campaign includes a special partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection, offering resources and programs for mental health and well-being that will benefit our entire school community—students, families, and staff.

Join us and help us reach our goal to make a lasting impact! Early giving starts today and every donation brings us closer to a healthier, happier school community. Let’s show what Yinghua can do together!

As a new initiative to recognize the exceptional work and dedication of Yinghua staff members, we are highlighting five employees each term during the 2024-2025 school year. These employees have been recognized for embodying the mission and values of Yinghua Academy and their great continued service to our community. We would like to congratulate Mrs. Kate Gilman, Dr. Taoyuan Li, Mrs. Pamella Stommes, Director Fang Wu, and Mrs. Fiona Zhang for receiving this award! You can read about how they excel on the Employee of the Term page.

The Yinghua community is invited to attend the next Yinghua University session on Wednesday, December 11, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This interactive session will be led by author and educator Dave Edwards, and will equip all families with the language and tools needed to support LGBTQ+ youth at our school. It will cover basic definitions, provide age-appropriate resources for discussing gender identity and sexual orientation at home, and offer insight in responding to challenging questions. Families will also learn ways to visibly affirm and celebrate LGBTQ+ community members. Free childcare will be available for Yinghua students. Interested families can RSVP online (link opens in a new tab).

Yinghua Academy is proud to be partnering with Cook Center for Human Connection and their Mental Health Resource Center, ParentGuidance.org.

• Over 60 on-demand courses and links to the Mental Health Series resources and “Ask a Therapist” where licensed therapists respond to anonymous questions.
• Virtual support for personalized advice from expert coaches.
• Over 50 online courses by licensed clinicians that cover a wide-range of topics to include but not limited to:  anxiety, depression, bullying, grief, social media, etc…
• Unlimited access to on-demand recorded courses, as well as live monthly sessions.

Through this partnership, Yinghua hopes to foster closer relationships between students, their families, and their community. Visit the Cook Center Page for more information on upcoming webinars and topics.

These meetings are offered as an opportunity for current parents and guardians to speak with Dr. Lien about topics that are important to you, our students, and our community. This is a one hour informal talk, which will each focus on grade specific topics though each session is open to parents/guardians of all grades. The registration forms are available below. Please note that each session is limited to 15 people due to spacing limitations.

• 5th and 6th – 8:30 a.m. on December 5
• Special Education and 504 – 8:30 a.m. on December 6
• General session – 2:30 p.m. on March 27
• General session – 8:30 a.m. on May 1

If Yinghua Academy is closed due to snow or weather emergency, closing information will be posted by 6 a.m. on the day of the closing including on the Yinghua website, local media (WCCO, KSTP, Kare11), and direct communication through email, text messages, and phone calls. Yinghua will be implementing e-learning as a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning beginning after two snow days. On the occasion that Yinghua does have an e-learning day, it will be announced with the school closing information through our normal platforms. More details about the e-learning plan can be found at yinghuaacademy.org/e-learning.

Yinghua Academy’s Administration will monitor weather forecasts and conditions to ensure the school will be open only during safe transportation conditions.