Paraeducator

I’m Liliana Yee, a para-educator for the 1st TK class at CIS. I’m so lucky to be part of the CIS staff and community as this is my 1st year here at the school.

I came from the Biotech world with over 25 years of experience, but after a layoff due to company downsizing, I decided on a 2nd career with education and re-found my love of working with young kids.

Before coming to CIS, I worked as a bi-lingual paraeducator at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School with the reading and literacy program teaching English language learners and newly immigrant kids English and Cantonese. I was also a Special Education (SpED) para-educator having many hands-on experiences in the classroom including teaching individualized
instructions with IEP students.

I look forward to teaching and interacting with even younger minds (TKs)! Thank you for entrusting your child to our staff. I’m excited and looking forward to a year of growth, learning and fun!

In my down time, I love to read and garden and nothing beats a cup of tea to go with that! I also love hanging out with my three grown daughters whenever they drop by for coffee and chat away.

Hello, my name is Rebecca Lo. I am the RSP Para at CIS for over 10 years. It is my pleasure to work with CIS students and all the staff.

I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Hong Kong, where I was educated at an all girls Cantonese school. After I immigrated with my family to San Francisco, I started to learn English so I understand the challenge of learning a second language. Even though it was a struggle, I am grateful that I learned it and use both languages everyday.

I have three daughters who also speak both Cantonese and English. When they were young, I raised them to speak Cantonese at home. Once they started kindergarten, they would learn English at school and share what they learned with me. Now that they are all grown up, we enjoy the fact that we can communicate with one another and others in the world fluently with two languages. I believe it's a very valuable skill to learn a new language, especially when you are young.

I am excited to work with all the students at Chinese Immersion School and see a lot of potential in the children everyday.