Kindergarten through 12th Grade Programs

Southern California Schools Offering Chinese Language Programs

Academia Semillas del Pueblo
Public; grades K-6
4736 Huntington Dr. South
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone: 323.225.4549
Fax: 323.987.1240

Agoura High School
Public; grades 9-12
28545 West Driver Avenue
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Phone: 818.889.1262

The Archer School for Girls
Private; grades 6-12
11725 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: 310.873.7000
Fax: 310.873.7070

The Bishop’s School
Independent coeducational college preparatory; grades 7-12
Beginning Mandarin Chinese to Chinese level 5
7607 La Jolla Blvd
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858.459.4021
Fax: 858.459.3914

Cate School
Private; boarders and day students; grades 9-12
4 levels of Mandarin
Contact: Winston Zai-Yang Li
1960 Cate Mesa Road
Carpinteria, California 93013 USA
Phone: 805.684.4127
Fax: 805.684.8940

Harvard-Westlake School
Private; grades 7-12
4 levels of Mandarin
Contact: Qinru Zhou
Middle School
700 North Faring Road Los Angeles, CA 90077
310.274.7281
Upper School
3700 Coldwater Canyon
North Hollywood, CA 91604
818.980.6692

Las Flores Elementary School
Public; grades K-5
Weekly Mandarin class for all grades; Chinese Culture Center
25862 Antonio Parkway
Las Flores, California 92688
Phone: 949.589.6935
Fax: 949.589.9286

Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Public; grades 9-12
4 levels of Mandarin
Contact: Minqi Zhu
1600 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813-2017
Phone: 562.591.0581
Fax: 562.591.0631

Mark Keppel High School
Public; grades 9-12
4 levels of Mandarin and 4 levels for native speakers
Contact: Agnes Chin, Peter Ye
501 E. Hellman Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801
626.572.2242

Oak Park High School
Public; grades 9-12
Contact: Sherry Hung
899 N. Kanan Road
Oak Park, CA 91377
Phone: 818.735.3300 Ext. 169

Sage Hill School
Coed college preparatory day school; grades 9-12
4 levels of Mandarin
Contact: Joanne Chen
20402 Newport Coast Drive
Newport Coast, CA 92657
Phone: 949.219.0100
Fax: 949.219.1399

The Thacher School
Private; grades 9-12
Chinese 1-IV; Chinese Composition and Conversation
Contact: Wei-Ying Lin
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California 93023
Phone: 805.646.4377
Fax: 805.646.9490

University High School
Public; grades 9-12
Contact: Jung Kang
4771 Campus Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949.936.7600

Venice High School
Public; grades 9-12
5 levels of Mandarin
Contact: Caroline Huang
13000 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: 310.577.4200
Fax: 310.306.3249

Viewpoint School
Independent coeducational school; grades K-12
Mandarin in grades 7-8 plus five levels in high school
Contact: Ming Hodgsen
23620 Mulholland Highway
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: 818.340.2901
Fax: 818.591.0834

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