Yinghua Academy is the only full immersion Mandarin Chinese K-8 school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.
At its August 16 meeting, the School Board approved updates to the Student Leave of Absence Policy to include challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The link to this policy also may be found on About Us > Policies and Procedures.
At its January 25 meeting, the School Board approved the 2021-2022 Yinghua Academy Academic Calendar. The link to this one-page calendar also may be found on Current Families > Master Calendar.
Follow this link to see the 2021-2022 (upcoming school year) enrollment lottery and wait list results: 2021-22 Lottery, updated 10-4-2021. Please note that there also is a link to 2021-2022 lottery information in the sidebar box titled Prospective Families at the right of this page.
We welcome applications for the 2021-2022 school year. You may submit either a paper form or an online form, and instructions are included on each form.