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Columbus Tamil Sangam 
Institution name: Columbus Tamil Sangam
Address: 5312 Covington Meadows Drive
Westerville, OH 43082
Telephone: (614) 388-8270
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Web address: http://columbusthamilsangam.org/CTSTamil/Home.aspx
 
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Address: 5312 Covington Meadows Drive
Westerville,  OH  43082
Email: principal@columbusthamilschool.org
Telephone: (614) 388-8270
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Purposes and goals of the program:
Columbus Tamil Sangam  is a non-profit orgnization devoted to preserving and promoting the Tamil culture and language in and around central Ohio. It offers free Tamil classes for kids, with the goal of fostering and promoting the Tamil language, literature, values, traditions, culture, and art.
 
Columbus Tamil Sangam is registered with the American Tamil Academy (AMTAAC), a volunteer-run organization of Tamil school members who have worked to develop a common syllabus that addresses the Tamil instruction needs of those learning or teaching Tamil in the US. For more information on the American Tamil Academy, visit the following website, http://www.amtaac.org/main/
Program origin:
Columbus Tamil Sangam was established in 1996. The Sangam has been serving the Tamil speaking community of Columbus and its surrounding areas for more than 13 years.
Program funding:
Classes are free
 
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  • Tamil
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    Program type:  Community-Based
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    Total contact hours per week: 1.5
    Times per week classes meet: 1
    When meetings take place:
    Saturdays, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Where meetings take place:
    DeVry University, 1350 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43209
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    Comments:
    The Columbus Tamil Sangam profile was created by Mahida Bachu on April 29, 2013.