The National Association of Chinese Schools successfully held its 10th National Congress

The National Association of Chinese Schools successfully held its 10th National Congress "Contributed by the 10th Council of the Association" National Association of Chinese Schools on December 1, 2014...

"Contributed by the 10th Council of the Association" by the National Association of Chinese Schools from December 12 to 14, 2014 The 10th annual conference and Chinese education seminar was successfully held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. More than 300 representatives from member schools in more than 40 states, political celebrities from the United States and China, experts in Chinese education and other relevant people gathered together to discuss major plans and policies for developing Chinese education in North America and promoting Chinese culture. Wang Lei, deputy consul general of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, and his delegation, as well as Lei Zhengang, director of the Culture Department of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, and his delegation made a special trip to attend the conference. The Arizona Secretary of State, state legislators, mayor of Scottsdale, president of Mesa Community College, heads of the Chinese overseas community in Arizona, and representatives from the National Association of Primary and Secondary Chinese Teachers, the National Association of Chinese Teachers, and the National Federation of Chinese Schools also attended the conference. U.S. Senator Zhao Meixin sent a televised speech, Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of China Qiu Yuanping, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Lin Jun, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and Chairman of the Beijing Overseas Chinese Federation Li Zhaoling, U.S. Representative Trent Frank, Chinese Consul General in New York Sun Guoxiang, Beijing Overseas Chinese Federation, Overseas Chinese Affairs Offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Wuxi and other places sent congratulatory letters, as well as Arizona Secretary of Education and State Senator Yu Yanfen .

Shuai Zhiruo, President of the National Association of Chinese Schools, said in his speech that the National Association of Chinese Schools has successfully held nine biennial conferences in the 20 years since its establishment. Grassroots organizations of new immigrants from mainland China, such as the National Association of Chinese Schools, have been able to regularly hold annual national Chinese education conferences over the past two decades and promote the rapid development and continuous development of Chinese amateur education in North America. This is enough to prove that the establishment and development of the National Chinese Schools Association complied with the fundamental needs of overseas Chinese to inherit the Chinese language and culture. Over the past two decades, driven by batches of dedicated and far-sighted Chinese education workers, the Association has been rooted in the soil environment of multicultural coexistence and co-prosperity in the United States. It has always maintained strong ties with mainstream society and is committed to cooperation, so it has endless vitality and charisma.

Today, the National Association of Chinese Schools has developed into a very large national educational organization with strong cohesion, mature operational experience, and extensive connections with Chinese education organizations in the United States, China and even other countries and regions.

In the 20 years since its establishment, the National Association of Chinese Schools has served its more than 400 member schools, more than 100,000 young students of all ethnic groups, and more than 8,000 teachers. More importantly, it has successfully played a leading role at a higher level and in a wider scope, becoming the main force leading thousands of troops to promote the vigorous development of Chinese education in North America, and becoming an important part of mainstream American society that cannot be ignored.

> Director Lei Zhengang, as a special guest speaker at the conference, gave a keynote speech entitled "Developing Chinese Education and Revitalizing Chinese Schools", which added a bright touch to the conference.

This conference coincides with the 20th anniversary of the association. The association has mature development experience, and many member schools also have rich experience in teaching and management. With the joint efforts of current president Shuai Zhiruo, vice president Zheng Lianggen, and all directors, they actively communicate with member schools and carefully plan and prepare complicated preparations. As a result, the number of schools participating in this conference and the number of delegates have reached a new high. In particular, the two carefully organized expert lectures and six Chinese education seminars not only reviewed and celebrated the 20-year development history of the association, but also focused on common issues of common concern in current Chinese education, focusing on summarizing and sharing practical experiences in Chinese education. The conference arranged lectures by famous experts and scholars in various fields and topics related to Chinese education, including AP Chinese exams, textbooks and teaching methods, etc. The conference also invited nearly 20 existing "Overseas Chinese Education Demonstration Schools" from across the United States. The conference also focused on the various experiences accumulated by members on the front line of teaching and management. Based on multiple questionnaire surveys and analysis, it gained an in-depth understanding of topics of common concern and was divided into five thematic groups for extensive exchanges and in-depth discussions. The conference became the largest event in the history of the association. Although the conference lasted only two days, the participants felt that the arrangement was very compact, the content was very rich, and the conference was fruitful and rewarding.

The nine members of the 10th Council of the National Chinese Schools Association, including President Shuai Zhiruo, Vice President Zheng Lianggen, Secretary-General He Zhenyu, Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Xingyu, as well as directors Jiang Xinrong, Liu Shen, Ni Xiaopeng, Ren Gang, and Shao Aiping all came to the stage. According to the division of labor among the eight departments of the board of directors, each director used projected pictures to report to the conference representatives on the activities and work carried out by each department of the association in the past two years; this was the first time that all directors appeared together to report to the conference in a unique way.

On the occasion of the conference, the association also held a grand awards ceremony, awarding the association's work participation award for the past two years, the National Chinese Education Outstanding Work Award, and the Outstanding Teacher Award. During the meeting, the awarding ceremony for the winning prize of the first Chinese Dance Cup and the "Overseas Youth Lu Xun Literature Award" essay competition organized and hosted by the association were also held.

The conference also held an open thematic discussion, where representatives spoke enthusiastically and brainstormed ideas to help the association formulate a vision plan for further development.

A strict and orderly election was held on the last day of the conference. Mr. Zhang Xingyu, chairman of Anhua Chinese School in Michigan, and Ms. Xing Bin, principal of Huaxia Chinese School in San Diego, California, were elected as president and vice president respectively. Representatives from other member schools, He Zhenyu, Hu Guorong, Liang Hui, Liu Shen, Ni Xiaopeng, Pan Jianrong, Shao Aiping, Tang Yijie and Zhang Changchun were elected as directors. Eleven people together form the 11th council of the association.

>Scenes from the 10th National Conference of the National Association of Chinese Schools

The keynote speech by Mr. Lei Zhengang, Director of the Culture Department of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China

The current council members came on stage together, each reporting to the conference on their work in the past two years

The 11th National Association of Chinese Schools elected by the conference The new president of the Council

Zhang Xingyu (center), Vice President Xing Bin (center left) and all directors

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