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Hope Chinese School (Chantilly) 
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Address: Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.
Chantilly, VA 20151
Telephone: (703) 488-6300
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Web address: http://www.hopechineseschool.org/hcsct
 
Name: Lu Zhang
Title: Principal
Address: Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.
Chantilly,  VA  20151
Email: hcs_ct@yahoo.com
Telephone: (703) 589-6688
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Purposes and goals of the program:
Hope Chinese School is a nondenominational, independent school. It provides an educational setting for the people of the Washington metropolitan area to learn the modern Chinese language using Pin-Yin (phonetic writing system) and simplified characters. Hope Chinese School strives to encourage students to cherish Chinese culture and heritage, foster and enhance friendship among Chinese-American communities, and contribute to the mutual understanding and appreciation of Chinese and other cultures.



In 2009, Hope Chinese School was selected as a Chinese Education Model School in the U.S.A. by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, China.
Program origin:
Originally founded in the summer of 1993 by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of University of Maryland at College Park as a Chinese language school to serve the university community, the school was registered independently with the University and later with the states of Maryland and Virginia under the current name--Hope Chinese School. It was incorporated into a nonprofit organization under a Board of Directors. With a reputation of outstanding faculty and demanding programs, HCS has attracted students far and wide, and grown and expanded quickly. HCS opened the Rockville campus (Maryland) in June 1995, Fairfax campus (Virginia) in June 1996, Gaithersburg campus (Maryland) in January 1998, Herndon campus (Virginia) in January 2001, and Chantilly campus (Virginia) in September 2006. In addition, HCS Performing Arts School was formed in 1996 offering classes in dancing, chorus, and orchestra, and giving performances on various festivals to promote Chinese culture and arts. HCS Athletics School was formed in 1998, providing training and practice programs in these sport events: basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, martial arts, and swimming. Currently Hope Chinese School has over 4000 students enrolled on 6 campuses.
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  • Mandarin
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    Program type:  Community-Based
    Average enrollment: 600
    Total contact hours per week: 2
    Times per week classes meet: 1
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    Sundays from 2 PM to 6 PM
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    Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, VA 20151
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    The profile of Hope Chinese School (Chantilly) was updated by Xiaoni Zhang on April 27, 2012.

    Updated by Carmen Winkler on 10/6/2017