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Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (West Campus) 
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Address: 380 Holt Road Northeast
Marietta, GA 30062
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Web address: http://www.acca-web.org/
 
Name: Dr. Linda Sun (2011-2012)
Title: Principal
Address: 380 Holt Road Northeast
Marietta,  GA  30062
Email: cobb_school@yahoo.com
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Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (West Campus) is one of the four campuses of Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (Headquarters), which is a nonprofit educational and multicultural organization. Founded in 1992, the school has become the largest children's learning center for Chinese language and culture in Metropolitan Atlanta. It has 1,200+ students on four campuses and anticipates even more growth over the next few years.



In 2009, Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (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.



For more information about Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (West Campus), check out the following profiles:



Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (Headquarters)

http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/Heritage/ProfileDetails.aspx?id=275



Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (Main Campus)

http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/Heritage/ProfileDetails.aspx?id=671



Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (North Campus)

http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/Heritage/ProfileDetails.aspx?id=667



Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (South Campus)

http://www.cal.org/CALWebDB/Heritage/ProfileDetails.aspx?id=669
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Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (Headquarters) was established in 1992.
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  • Mandarin
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    Program type:  Community-Based
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    Total contact hours per week: 2
    Times per week classes meet: 1
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    Sunday from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
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    East Cobb Middle School, 380 Holt Road Northeast, Marietta, GA 30062
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    Total contact hours per week: 4
    Times per week: 1
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    This profile of Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy (West Campus) was created by Xiaoni Zhang on March 6, 2012 and published on March 20, 2012.

    Updated by Carmen Winkler on 11/10/2017