波特蘭中文學校Portland Chinese School

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http://www.portlandchineseschool.org/

Mission

Our mission is to teach Chinese language and culture using traditional Chinese characters and zhuyin phonics.

History

Portland Chinese School was founded in 1975 by a group of families from Taiwan.    They organized the school to share their enthusiasm for Chinese heritage and culture.    The school first met in a church basement located at Clay and Park in downtown Portland.    Originally there were 20 to 30 students and the Overseas Community Affairs Council    Republic of China (Taiwan) provided educational materials and financial support.    Their support was based on the number of students enrolled.  Because of the efforts of    parents Zheng Liangcai, Wang Hongbin, Gan Yichang, and Zhang Jinglin, and teacher Hong Zidian    and many others the school gradually took shape year by year.  In 1988 the school applied    for non-profit status and in 2000 the school was officially registered as an alternative    private school (ORS336. 635, OAR581-021-0072).  Later, in 2007 the school was authorized    by the College Board to offer AP Chinese classes.

 


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