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Chinese Community Center

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Chinese Community Center facade, facing Mott Street. There is also an entrance at Elizabeth Street.

The Chinese Community Center at 60-64 Mott Street is home to both the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), the oldest Chinese community service organization of Chinatown established in 1883, and New York Chinese School, established in 1909 for children who came from overseas; both are located in the same Manhattan Chinatown building in New York City. The building itself is considered a Chinatown "town hall".[1] Both the New York Chinese School and the CCBA are affiliated.[2][3]

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New York Chinese School 紐約華僑學校
Location
Map
62 Mott Street 3rd floor

New York City
,
New York 10013

United States
Information
TypeNon-profit 501(c)(3) Chinese school
Motto“Prosperity, Justice, Integrity, and Honor” (in Chinese: 禮義廉恥 — Lǐ, Yì, Lián, Chǐ).
Established1909
Principal
Jennifer Wang
Faculty50
GradesKindergarten 1 - High School
Enrollment3,000+
Websitenychineseschool.org

The New York Chinese School (紐約華僑學校) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) school, housed in the Chinese Community Centre. It has become so synonymous for students to say they attend Chinese school at 中華公所 instead of 紐約華僑學校. New York Chinese School (NYCS) is one of the 60 associations affiliated with the New York Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.[4]It has been officially chartered by the New York State Education Department since 1967.[5]

Being the first overseas Chinese school, NYCS initially began with only around 20 students in the early 20th century, but it has grown to over 3,000 students. It is currently the largest overseas Chinese school with an auditorium that seats over 400 people, 22 classrooms, 2 dance studios, a piano room, and a modern indoor gymnasium. [6]

Weekday after-school classes run from 3:30pm to 6:30pm, and the more popular weekend morning and afternoon classes are held on Saturdays or Sundays from 10am-1:30pm or 2-5:30pm. Both Cantonese and Mandarin language classes are available. Historically, the majority of classes, especially upper-level classes, were taught in Cantonese, but recently Mandarin classes have outnumbered Cantonese classes by a 3:1 ratio[7] and students studying Mandarin have outnumbered those studying Cantonese.[8] All books provide both traditional and simplified Chinese writing, but they mainly focus on simplified writing (currently used in Taiwan in contrast to the simplified writing currently used in the PRC).

Music[9] and art classes have been taught for many years and continue to this day. Additionally, the school has a summer camp, and adult Mandarin and Cantonese classes have opened up. Adding on, according to the website they offer coding, English + Math tutoring services for SHSAT, SAT, regents practice, and more for K-12.

Presently, NYCS also holds competitions within classes, ceremonies, also providing scholarships and helping teenagers register in programs such as the Congressional Award.[10]To add onto the scholarships provided, New York Chinese School has a unique system where donors, like Mr. Eric Ng (current CCBA Chairman) and Wonton Food Inc. Founded by Mr. Ching Sun Wong, fund these graduation scholarships.[11]

NYCS is noted to have many partnerships and collaborations, from high schools, universities, and museums to food companies, initiatives, and health centers, they have worked with countless different organizations, and they all work to support one another. [12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Manhattan's Chinatown: a tribute to the old neighborhood, and to the temptations of rich delicacies and basement vices". The Bowery Boys. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "New York Chinese School Website". Gonycs.org. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ Tsui, Bonnie (August 11, 2009). American Chinatown: a people's ... – Bonnie Tsui – Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416557234. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ Xu, April (May 31, 2024). "The History of the Oldest Chinese School in NYC". Documented. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "New York Chinese School – Museum of Chinese in America". www.mocanyc.org. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "about". New York Chinese School. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ Semple, Kirk "In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 21, 2009, accessed November 21, 2010.
  8. ↑ Chen Weihua and Tan Yingzi "Mandarin more widely spoken in the US", China Daily (US edition), August 10, 2010, accessed November 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ Alan Rich, "Give Pace a chance", New York Magazine, November 6, 1972, accessed November 21, 2010.
  10. ↑ "News丨新聞通訊". New York Chinese School. Retrieved September 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wonton Food Inc. Founder Ching Sun Wong Donates to Promote Chinese Language Education". New York Chinese School. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Partnership 合作夥伴". New York Chinese School. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
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