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Cornerstone Learning Foundation
Hello, welcome to Cornerstone Learning Foundation!
With over 20 years of teaching, administration and cutting edge Chinese Program Development experience in Silicon Valley and in China, the principal of Cornerstone Learning Foundation, Ms Helen Wong is proud to offer a high quality mandarin program where students have fun while they are learning.

Studying a foreign language enhances and improves a student's education while providing the foundation for further personal enrichment and a world view. Cornerstone is committed to providing a high quality mandarin Chinese enrichment program.

Cornerstone strives to:
1. develop the ability to use mandarin Chinese effectively for purposes of practical communication within mandarin-speaking areas of mainland China and in all the countries where mandarin is spoken;
2. form a sound foundation for skills required for further study, work and leisure;
3. offer familiarity with and insights into the Chinese culture and civilization;
4. encourage exposure to and fuller integration into the local Chinese community, where relevant;
5. encourage positive attitudes toward Chinese language learning and towards speakers of other languages and a sympathetic and respectful approach to other cultures and civilizations;
6. provide enjoyment and intellectual stimulation

Why Choose Cornerstone?
Enjoyable, engaging and supportive mandarin learning environment
Caring, professional teaching staff
Low student to teacher ratio
Systematic assessment to help students grow
How do we achieve our goals?
1.Innovative and immersive teaching approach
2.Carefully selected teaching and learning material
3.Teaching content tracks CA state foreign language learning standards
4. Low teacher to student ratio
5. Safe, inviting, rich Chinese cultural learning environment
6.Individualized, systematic assessment of students to maximize learning and progress year round with building blocks for advanced studies
7.Skillful, experienced teachers for all levels of age and proficiency


Cornerstone Learning Foundation makes no distinction nor does it give preferential treatment in its admission or operating policies with regard to an individual's race, color, or national and ethnic origin.
Our Staff

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.

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