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Huaxia Chinese School Plainsboro  
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Address: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
90 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Telephone: (609) 613-8195
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Web address: http://www.hxpcs.org/
 
Name: Xun Zhang (2011 - 2012)
Title: Principal
Address: P.O.Box 292
Plainsboro,  NJ  08536
Email: principal@hxpcs.org
Telephone: (609) 613-8195
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Purposes and goals of the program:
Huaxia Chinese School Plainsboro is registered with the state of New Jersey as a nonprofit organization. The school specializes in Chinese language education aiming at promoting Chinese culture and tradition.

Huaxia Chinese School Plainsboro is one of the 19 programs under Huaxia Chinese School (headquarters).
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In 2009, Huaxia Chinese School (Headquarters) was selected as a Chinese Education Model School in the U.S.A. by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, China.
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  • Mandarin
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    Program type:  Community-Based
    Average enrollment: 600
    Total contact hours per week: 2.3
    Times per week classes meet: 1
    When meetings take place:
    2:00-4:30 PM on Sundays
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    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North 90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro, NJ 08536
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    Total contact hours per week: 2.3
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    Comments:
    The profile of Huaxia Chinese School Plainsboro was created by Dr. Na Liu in June 2010 and updated by Xiaoni Zhang in January 2012.