The Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools (WMACS), is an organization of
Chinese Language Schools in the
Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. WMACS facilitates communication amongst its member schools and is a member association of the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (see external links). WMACS also sponsors teacher workshops and speech and calligraphy contests for students, and also hosts an annual field day and track meet for its member schools.
Summer camp
WMACS is also often used to refer to the annual
summer camp that the organization sponsors for Chinese-speaking youth between the ages of 8 and 18. This popular weeklong residential camp has been offered since 1989, and often sees campers returning as counselors after graduating high school. The camp has been held at:
*
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...
, 1989
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Towson University, 1990
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Salisbury State University
Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 1925, Salisbury is a member of the University System of Maryland, with a fall 2016 enrollment of 8,748.
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, 1991–1995
*Camp Hemlock, VA, 1996
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Frostburg State University, 1997–Present
Member institutions
*中華聖經教會中文學
Chinese Bible Church of Maryland Chinese School (CBCM-CS)*巴城中文學
Chinese Language School of Baltimore*哥城中文學
Chinese Language School of Columbia*德立華中文學
Chinese School of Delaware*德明中文學
Chinese Bible Church of College Park*實驗中文學
Experimental Chinese School*黎明中文學
The Li-Ming Chinese Academy*北維中文學
Northern Virginia Chinese School*光華中文學
Richmond Chinese School*洛城中文學
Rockville Chinese School*駐美代表處中文學校
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative diplomatic institution serving as a ''de facto'' e ...
(TECRO) Chinese School
*華府慈濟人文學
Tzu Chi Academy DC*華府台灣學
Washington DC Taiwanese School*光啟中文學
Washington Kuang Chi Chinese School*華府中文學
Washington School of Chinese Language and Culture*維華中文學
Wei Hwa Chinese School*明德中文學
MingDe Mainline Chinese School
*中華文化藝術學
Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute
See also
*Association of Chinese Schools
, 57 member schools in the East Coast of the United States
External links
WMACS WebsiteWMACS Summer Camp WebsiteNational Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools
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Asian-American culture in Delaware
Asian-American culture in Maryland
Asian-American culture in Virginia
Asian-American culture in Washington, D.C.
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United States schools associations
Chinese-American organizations
Language schools in the United States
Schools of Chinese as a second or foreign language