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Helen Wong / Principal
Welcome to Cornerstone! My name is Helen Wong and I am the school’s principal. I am excited to meet you and understand how we can best help your child grow into a skilled and confident bilingual student. I began my career as a Chinese teacher in Fujian, China, before moving to Yew Chung International School in Hong Kong. I then moved to the Bay Area in 2001 and worked for several years at Yew Chung’s Silicon Valley campus as a Chinese teacher, Chinese departmental director, and vice principal. I served as principal at the Wellspring International School before opening Cornerstone. Cornerstone began in August 2010 at a family home in Los Altos with three families and two teachers, including myself. Our programs quickly expanded and we moved to Palo Alto in August 2010. Today, we are a lively and diverse community of over 250 students and 30 staff.
My philosophy of education is similar to my philosophy of life itself: it’s a journey to be experienced, both with respect to the individuals we meet along the way, and the world at large. Each student is an individual on a path of their own, and we strive to foster that individuality. At the same time, however, we live in a shared world, and our contributions to that world must be informed by an understanding of it. Education, therefore, must reinforce both the individual and collective sides of each student’s identity. At Cornerstone, our mission is to cultivate a learning environment where students are motivated to discover themselves and then expand to understand their fellow students and the world that surrounds them. Through the platform of bilingual education, we aim to help students grow into self-disciplined critical thinkers. We are proud to offer a range of programs that cater to all ages and levels of learners, from our Mandarin Kids preschool to our advanced Thursday Night Program. I welcome you to use the information on this site to explore which program(s) will best suit your child.