MingDe CCAGP 大費城明德文教協會

MingDe MLCS 明德中文學校     DingHao MLCS 頂好中文學校

The Chinese Cultural Association of Greater Philadelphia (CCAGP) is a non-profit organization serving the community in the western suburb of Philadelphia. It was founded in 1984. The Association is established to promote the understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture and heritage, to provide a bi-lingual education program, and to sustain and maintain The Main Line Chinese Schools (MLCS). 

Ming De (which means "moral excellence") MLCS was founded in 1961, with only a handful of children and volunteering parents. The school currently enrolls about 150 students with about 100 Chinese-speaking families. It has 14 classes and uses the Zhuyin system to teach Chinese. 

Ding Hao (which means "the best") MLCS was founded in 2002. It was started as a pilot program in 1977 and today it has more than 160 students with mostly non-Chinese speaking families. It has 15 classes and uses the Pinyin system to teach Chinese. 

大費城明德文教協會於一九八四年成立。為大費城區的中國義務服務團體。該協會的宗旨是傳播中華文化,推廣中文教育,並監督指導屬下的中文學校。大費城明德文教協會每年舉辦中國新年慶祝會有聚餐、學生表演及領紅包。節目豐富,其樂融融。平時也為家長們設計了特別的活動,譬如:太極拳班、商業英文寫作班、電腦班及各項專題講座包括:移民申請、財稅投資、文化欣賞、身體保健等等。使家長在聯絡感情之中也享受到學習的樂趣。明德合唱團有音樂會演出,深受會員喜愛,更歡迎家長們踴躍參加。大費城明德文教協會實在是費城西郊中國人的大家庭。

明德中文學校成立於一九六一年,剛開始只有十幾個學生,如今已有將近一百五十位學生,參與的家庭近一百家。一九八三年的秋天明德中文學校校址遷到費城西郊的瑞德納高中。在現任校長吳淑婉女士帶領下,每週六上午上課。現有十三班以教注音為主,包括幼稚園兩班、中文會話班和先修班。先修班課程主要是配合未來大學選修中文的準備。

頂好中文學校於一九九七年成立實驗班,於二零零二年成立學校,現有一百六十位學生。在校長張紀渝女士領導下,以非中文家庭為對象,從娃娃班開始,現有十五班,以漢語拼音教學。

 兩個中文學校平常除了語文課外,還有演講、認字和朗誦等比賽及文化課程。學生可以學到中國的傳統藝術,譬如:國畫、美勞、棋藝、臉譜、珠算、書法、中國結、功夫、國樂及民族舞蹈等等。

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Last updated: 01/17/08.