OPERATION OF THE FIRST K-8 MANDARIN IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA. AT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL, WE UNLOCK EACH STUDENT'S UNIQUE POTENTIAL AND NURTURE THE NECESSARY SKILLS, MINDSETS, AND VALUES TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE WORLD, BY ANCHORING OUR MODEL ON FOUR PILLARS.1. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: WE PERSONALIZE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.2. MANDARIN IMMERSION: WE FOSTER BILINGUAL GLOBAL CITIZENS.3. WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION: WE BALANCE RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.4. DIVERSE, EQUITABLE & INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY: WE BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND VALUES OUR COLLECTIVE HUMANITY.