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Nov 21, 2008

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A Brief History of the Chinese School

Reprinted from Chinese School Year Book (5/98)
By Kevin Dai, Vice-Principal (translated by Joy Cheung)

In the fall of 1972, a group of friends who were concerned with the handing-down of Chinese culture started an experimental "Children's Chinese Class" at Loudonville Community Church . Two teachers, Mark Kouo and Mei-Li Chen, were in charge of teaching 16 students. They taught simplified Chinese writing. The results were good. The following year, the "Chinese Community Center Language School" was established. The first principal was Mr. I Yu. Twenty pupils were divided into two classes according to their ages and language skills. In 1975, traditional Chinese writing classes were added. The School moved to Draper Hall at SUNY, Albany.

In 1976, the increasing enrollment outgrew the facility. The School moved to the current location at Shaker Junior High school. In 1984, the official name "Capital District of New York Chinese Community Center School" was adopted. In 1986, Chinese class taught in Cantonese dialect was added. The enrollment increased and the curriculum became organized. With the efforts of volunteers in the past 12 years, we have the teaching and administration structures today.

This year we have 8 traditional writing classes, 7 simplified writing classes, 2 Cantonese classes, one nursery class and one English class (Chinese taught in English). The total enrollment is 165. In addition to language teaching, there are Chinese martial art and traditional dance classes. To serve the adults in our Chinese community, the school offers Tai-Chi, and Tai-Chi-Sword classes.

The framework and achievements of Chinese School today are the harvest of diligent work and dedication by our predecessors in the past 25 years. We hope the School will improve steadily and continue to work hard to strengthen the roots of Chinese culture in our children and in the communities where we live.

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