FMS Gala is back for 2024

Please join us on March 2, 2024 from 6 – 10PM at the HL Peninsula in South San Francisco for the return of the FMS Gala. Tickets can be purchased here or via check. Please also consider donating for a teacher or staff to attend as well. For more information, view our blog post or on Konstella.

2024 FMS Gala
2024 FMS Gala

Friends of Mandarin Scholars (FMS)

FMS Mission is to provide a quality Mandarin education for our students and to foster a sense of community at our schools.

FMS Funds Additional Resources for College Park and Bayside Academy Middle School including:

  • Mandarin Instructional Aides (bulk of funds!)
  • Summer Kinder Kick Start Program at College Park
  • Professional Development for Mandarin Educators 
  • Mandarin-Specific Classroom Materials
  • Cultural Celebrations
  • Sponsorship of Community Building Events

A big part of this is mandarin support, which facilitates small in-class group learnings, before & afterschool homework help, and the Kinder Kick Start Program.

2023-2024 FMS Fundraising for 2024-2025 School Year

We kindly request each family donate $650 per student to support FMS in meeting our fundraising goal of $188,650 in our valuable mission. More information about our joint Fall Drive with the PTA can be found here.

For those interested, below is FMS projected costs to support the 2023 – 2024 school year. If you have any questions or doubts about the support we bring please contact us.

2023 – 2024 FMS Board

Our Board of Directors is made up of parents and community leaders who support Mandarin Immersion learning in San Mateo Foster City School District.

Jenny Yang  Chair

Cathy Szeto Vice Chair

Jennifer Li Secretary

Dora Mok Treasurer

Sandy Chou Financial Secretary

Anne Kee Program

Theresa Shek Fundraising

Janet Yao PTA Liaison 

If you have any questions you can reach out to info@mandarinscholars.org