Please carefully review the CAIS 8th Grade Program Packet, which includes information you received at the CAIS Information Night. We will continue to update this document in the months ahead.

Please complete your Enrollment Form by Friday, November 17, 2023. Be sure to enter information exactly as it appears (or will appear) in your passport and select "CAIS 8th Grade 2024 Guilin Program".

This is the information your host family will receive about you! It will also be used by CAIS and CLI to help pair families.

There are sections of this form for both students and parents. It should take 15-20 minutes of your time. Families will be notified of final placements approximately two weeks prior to departure. 

Please complete your CAIS Program Agreement by Friday, November 17, 2023.

Please submit your Guilin program payment to CAIS by Friday, November 17, 2023.

This form is only required of students under the age of 18 as of January 1, 2024. The Parent/Guardian Waiver Form ensures that CLI has the necessary consent and information to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all our students.

Please complete this form by Friday, November 17, 2023.

We want to hear about your experience learning Chinese and your goals for the future. By Friday, November 17, 2023 please complete CLI's Tell Us Your Story questionnaire. Use Chinese to answer these questions to the best of your ability.

If you have a certain meal preference, or Asia Miles or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan number, please utilize the following form to share this information with CLI by Friday, November 17, 2023. We'll then update your round-trip international flight reservation with this information.

Mandarin is the official language of Guilin, and a great selection of free Mandarin learning resources is available online.

Please take time to review and familiarize yourself with each of the resources mentioned in CLI’s online learning resources list.