Chinatown Community Childrens Center

All children are entitled to a preschool education as per the City of San Francisco policies. CCCC has been supported for over two years in a row which enhances the quality of our program and creates support for all four year old preschool students. This year, CCCC is excited to implement the Institute of Intentional Teaching which will encompass evidence based practice of instructional support. The outcomes sought are as follows: changing the dynamics of interactive teaching with children, developed dual language acquisition, systemic and consistent improvement sought in children's critical thinking and learning and ultimately improvement in readiness for kindergarten and life in general. This quality improvement program will be a comprehensive and a deliberate deepening of our staff abilities to provide quality instruction and engagement with all of our students. We promote family engagement by providing interactive books and activities for families to engage learning moments with their children in leisure time.CCCC GraduationOur graduating class performed a ceremony with several of their favorite songs. The graduates performs their matriculation march and even keep their graduation gowns and caps as memorabilia. We have over 200 attendees with beaming grandparents, attentive siblings, proud parents as well as dedicated staff and volunteers. Our June graduation filed trip outside of San Francisco is also a memorable experience for our children.Grandparents in the classroomWe have added several new experienced grandparents in our daily routines as they add their experience, richness and respect in the children's activities. I can hear the echo of the children welcoming the grandparents as well as a chorus of bye-bye greetings to the pau-pau and gunggungs as they leave their shift, they are a welcome and appreciated mature intergenerational asset that we have added this year. In fact in the New American Media site, one of our grandparents was interviewed about her experience and expectations in our center.