The Chinese School of San Diego (CSSD) has a history dating back to over 100 years. It is the oldest Chinese school in San Diego and it offers classes in two Chinese dialects, Cantonese and Mandarin courses for students to enroll in. Enrollment grade levels are the same for both dialects, starting from 5 years old to adult.

The CSSD aims to provide a well-rounded program of studies of the Chinese language and its cultures. Throughout the program, the emphasis is placed upon the development of fluency in Chinese listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation. These are developed with a broad, activity based approach. Students at CSSD develop a keen understanding of and appreciation for China, its language, history, culture, festivals, and traditions.

Students in CSSD are predominantly native English speakers – 90% speak English only. Most students are born in the US without any Chinese cultural background. The Chinese School of San Diego is unique from other San Diego Chinese Schools in that we also teach about Chinese culture.

聖地牙哥中文學校 (CSSD) 成立至今已有一百年。這是聖地亞哥歷史最悠久的中文學校，也是聖地亞哥唯一一所教授粵語及國語的中文學校。學校接受5歲以上的學生。

CSSD提供全面的中國語文及文化課程。課程重點發展中文聽力，口語，閱讀，寫作和翻譯的流利程度。CSSD培養學生對中國的理解和欣賞，包括語言、歷史、文化、節日及傳統。

CSSD的學生主要是以英語為母語 — 90％的學生只會說英語。大多數學生出生於美國，其沒有任何中國文化背景。CSSD不但注重教授語言，更會介紹不同的中國文化。這正正是聖地亞哥中文學校的獨特之處。