Bertrand D Hsu American & Chinese Bicultural Academy

Bertrand D Hsu American & Chinese Bicultural Academy We are a non-profit K-12 private school in San Francisco

09/15/2026

Showing up to class for a year isn't the same as mastering the material for a grade level 📖

At Bert Hsu Academy, we understand that difference. We have teachers who teach new material in class throughout the year and utilize an AI platform that provides additional exercises so students can master the material at their own pace.

Whether they need to catch up or advance past grade-level, we meet students where they are to build deep, lasting confidence in every subject.

Whenever our students complete a full grade level in Math or English, we celebrate their hard work with a gong strike! 💥

This new 6th grade transfer to BHA had to first review and master his 4th grade math before continuing, and he did it in just 6 weeks!

The start of our new school year saw a big jump in enrollment! We changed our academic program to place a much stronger ...
09/08/2026

The start of our new school year saw a big jump in enrollment! We changed our academic program to place a much stronger emphasis on individualized education, assessing every student in English, Math, and Chinese proficiency, regardless of their grade level, and placing them in classes that meet them where they are to help them progress.

To communicate all these exciting changes to our existing and new parents, we recently hosted a Parent Orientation to acquaint parents with our staff and academic programming.

This event allowed us to share Bert Hsu Academy's ABC (Academic, Bicultural, and Character) education philosophy and gather valuable parent feedback to continuously refine our curriculum and tailor our teaching.

With our largest class yet (and growing!), we’re thrilled to work together and maintain our commitment to educational excellence 📚

Our Summer School + Camp is in full swing! With morning academics (English, math, Chinese) and afternoon activities (lio...
07/06/2026

Our Summer School + Camp is in full swing! With morning academics (English, math, Chinese) and afternoon activities (lion dance, sports, games, field trip), students don’t forget everything they learned in school 🏫 but get as much fun as they should in the summer 🏖️😁

We are in session for 4 more weeks. Interested parents can signup their K-8 students at:
www.berthsuacademy.org/summer

We just graduated our first class of four 8th graders!! A milestone for Bert Hsu Academy and for those students and fami...
06/06/2026

We just graduated our first class of four 8th graders!! A milestone for Bert Hsu Academy and for those students and families!

We have done our best to teach them academics, Chinese language and culture, and most importantly the values of integrity, self-discipline, resilience, respect, gratitude and service. We hope they carry these knowledge, skills and values not just to high school but for the rest of their lives!

We are excited to announce our new Board Member: Annie Ma-Weaver!Since opening its doors in August 2023 with an inaugura...
05/27/2026

We are excited to announce our new Board Member: Annie Ma-Weaver!

Since opening its doors in August 2023 with an inaugural class of four students, Bert Hsu Academy has
experienced remarkable growth. Now concluding its third academic year, the school has increased
enrollment by 500% and expanded its programming. Today, BHA offers a thriving after-school program
serving both regular students and families from the broader community, alongside a summer program that
seamlessly blends academics with enriching camp experiences. To sustain this momentum and position
the academy for long-term success, BHA is strategically expanding its governance team.

Annie Ma-Weaver joins the board as a BHA parent, bringing a wealth of leadership experience. She
currently serves as Group Product Manager, Cloud HPC at Google, where she has spent the past 16 years
in various leadership capacities. She is also a guest lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley Haas
School of Business. Alongside her partner, Annie is actively engaged in entrepreneurial and philanthropic
initiatives, bringing a robust blend of strategic, operational, and community-building expertise to support the academy’s next phase of growth.

“Annie has been an engaged and thoughtful member of the BHA community and fully embraces our
mission of educating students through academic excellence, character development, and multicultural
learning,” said Ann Hsu, Founder and Head of School of Bert Hsu Academy. “Her leadership experience,
perspective, and commitment to our vision will be invaluable as we continue growing and strengthening
the school for the future.”

“Watching Bert Hsu Academy grow into a vibrant, bicultural community has been incredibly inspiring as
a parent,” said Annie Ma-Weaver. “I am honored to join the Board of Directors and look forward to
leveraging my experience in strategy and innovation to support the school’s dedication to academic
excellence, character building, and deep cultural connection.”

Three weeks passed in the blink of an eye! After meeting the students of our partner school in Dali, our students starte...
05/07/2026

Three weeks passed in the blink of an eye! After meeting the students of our partner school in Dali, our students started a 7-day “Tea Horse Ancient Road” study tour together. The first stop was Jianshui City and the nearby Tuanshan Village, where we saw the richest Zhujia Garden in southern Yunnan. The second stop is Shiping. In addition to its famous tofu, it is also the most famous place for literati in southern Yunnan. In the imperial exams of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 640 scholars placed in the local exam, 77 scholars placed in the provincial exam, and 15 scholars placed in the national exam! Shiping is also home of the only all-China National Champion in Economics! The last stop is Yisa, the base camp of the horse caravan traders. These three groups of people (literati, businessmen and horse caravan traders) played important and different roles in the era of the development of Yunnan Railway in the 1910’s. Our students not only saw the architectural styles left by different cultural groups, but also learn about an interesting period of modern Chinese history.

This is a unique China study tour experience that’s very different from visiting the big cities and famous sites. We will be taking our 7th and 8th grade students to China every year, and in the near future, will return to Yunnan to work with our partner school.

Planes, trains, subways and buses — after 36 hours of travel, our BHA 7th and 8th graders finally arrived at Dali, Yunna...
04/10/2026

Planes, trains, subways and buses — after 36 hours of travel, our BHA 7th and 8th graders finally arrived at Dali, Yunnan province of China for our inaugural annual 3-week China study tour! We visited the Buddhist pagodas before meeting our partner school students to start the project.

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