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.
We strongly encourage anyone with a strong interest in serving Yinghua Academy to consider School Board candidacy and attend an upcoming School Board meeting (February 25 or March 25 at 6 p.m.) Read this letter for additional information and complete the short form: 2019 School Board Candidate Letter and Form. The deadline to submit the form to file as a 2019 candidate for the Yinghua Academy School Board is March 5, 2019.
During Yinghua’s designated Open Enrollment period, due to extreme weather conditions the school was closed for four days. The school has therefore extended the Open Enrollment period and postponed by one week the 2019-2020 Enrollment Lottery.
Yinghua enrollment applications must be mailed via US Post or delivered in person to the school. Our closure created potential difficulties for interested families to deliver their enrollment applications to us in person, and we did not receive mail for eight days.
The Open Enrollment deadline has been changed from February 8 to February 14, at 5:00 p.m. We hope that this extension provides all families the necessary additional time to complete and submit applications. The 2019-2020 Enrollment Lottery has been rescheduled from Wednesday, February 13, to Wednesday, February 20, at 6:00 p.m.
Click here to review our enrollment policies https://www.yinghuaacademy.org/enrollment-process/ and click here for the application Student Application 2019-2020.
We love volunteers–especially as we prepare for Chinese New Year! Check two places for volunteer needs: Chinese New Year Sign Up and Current Volunteer Needs. Volunteers must submit a Background Check Form every five years. Read more
The date for Yinghua’s 2019 Chinese New Year performances at Bethel University has been changed to Saturday, February 2, 2019. The original date was one week later and had been shared with families on Yinghua’s one-page and 12-month calendars. Bethel Read more
It’s cold outside. Remember to send cold weather gear to school every day. Each child needs boots, gloves or mittens, a hat or hood, snow pants, and a coat.