華府中文學校簡介
華府中文學校於一九八六年八月﹐在馬州登記立案﹐是一所非營利性質的私立學校。當初學校創校宗旨﹐是冀望能在語言與文化並重的前提下﹐為下一代提供一個新穎﹑活潑﹐而有效的學習環境﹐使他們能突破語言能力的局限﹐真正認識中國傳統文化﹐進而對自己的華裔背景引以為榮。除了學生的學業成績外﹐華府也特別注重學生的品格修養﹐希望學生們能在一個誠實、自重、自律的環境中成長；進一步加強學生對社會的認知，對自己的肯定，兼取中西文化的優點，做一個堂堂正正的華裔美國人。1995年，本校獲得蒙郡教育局的肯定﹐正式授予本校學生，高中課外選修中國文化學分。
本校是董事會制，目前有七位董事，董事長一職由董事會成員輪流擔任，負責召開會議及代表董事會對外的聯繫。董事會之下設有學校行政組織與家長會。校長由董事會禮聘賢能之士擔綱，負責學校行政工作﹐執行董事會的決策。學校另設有副校長、教務、文教、秘書、財務、總務、註冊、及活動等職，以協助校長推行校務。全校分成幼兒、小學、中學與高中組及拼音班，每組由老師之間選出一位教學組長，負起領導教學及聯繫責任。家長會會長則由家長會的成員中選出，旨在多方面輔佐學校的運作及舉辦各項活動。
全校目前有二十二個班級，共有近二百五十位學生。儘量用獎勵方式，使學生能發揮其特長，而達到學習中文的目的。請家長與貴子弟們詳讀 ”Student Code of Conduct” 一欄，督促貴子弟們恪守所有的校規，否則一旦觸犯校規，將會受到應有的處分。
每週的上課時間是星期日下午二時至四時三十分，一共兩個半小時，分成二個單元：語文課和文化課。學校除了聘請專任語文教師外，另外還聘請有專業特長的教師，來教授文化課。項目包括﹕書法﹑民俗手工藝﹑棋藝﹑剛柔拳﹑扯鈴﹑以及民族舞蹈等。此外，在課餘時間還替家長與學生提供了籃球﹑網球﹑剛柔拳﹑太極拳﹑民族舞蹈﹑瑜珈﹑排舞及扯鈴等各項活動；隨各人喜好, 自由選擇。
華府今年已經邁入第三十八個年頭，多年來有賴於家長們的合作與教職員的努力，使學校不斷地在成長，在華府地區創下了不錯的口碑；相對地，校務漸趨繁重，責任更加重大，各方的期許也更深。在未來我們將盡最大的力量，配合各方面的需求，提供一個更佳的學習環境，以期達到教育下一代及服務社會的目標。同時我們也企盼家長們繼續的支持及參與，使華府的將來更茁壯、更美好。
About WSCLC
The Washington School of Chinese Language and Culture (WSCLC) was founded in 1986 by five Montgomery County families. The goal of WSCLC is to provide an innovative learning environment that emphasizes the Chinese culture as well as the language for Chinese American students. We hope our students will grow to be better citizens of this diversified society and to create mutual understanding and bond between Chinese Americans and other ethnic groups.
WSCLC has grown from 120 students in nine classes to nearly 250 students in 22 classes. Our student body has an age range between three and eighteen and assembles over two hundred families around the Greater Washington, D.C. area. Our classes are held from 2:00 to 4:30 pm and consist of three periods:
1st period - Chinese language
2nd period - Chinese language
3rd period - Culture class (hands-on activities that include Chinese calligraphy, Chinese chess, Chinese yo-yo, Chinese go, folk arts and crafts, folk dance, Chinese martial arts and others)
WSCLC also provides a variety of extra-curriculum activities before and after class for both students and parents.
The Board of WSCLC consists of seven board members. The Board oversees activities of the school and the Parent Association. The School principal is chosen by the Board on a yearly basis. The Parent Association is formed by the parents of WSCLC students and its chairperson is elected by the members of the Parent Association.
WSCLC is a non-profit organization and obtains recognition by the IRS of exemption from federal income tax under 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
WSCLC welcomes all interested individuals to its program. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability.