Guang Hua Chinese Association (GHCA) Weekly Newsletter for Sunday Oct 1, 2017

Weekly Brief: 

  1. Donation updates
  2. Registration Information updates
  3. Book exhibition (书展)
  4. Seminars at GPCCC
  5. Parking issue in MCCC
  6. 2017年中国海外交流协会将继续举办第六届“海外华裔青少年中华文化大赛”。光华七年级以上学生将在10月8日参加。
  7. 第六届《侨报》作文比赛。参赛主题:爱在我身边”或“说说你学习中文有趣的故事”,一等奖$500。截至日期10月15日。
  8. Mathcount and AMC presentation on Oct 8 @2:00-3:00pm at Room 344
  9. Mandy Hu will come to our school on Oct 8 to help the Visa services.
  10. Beijing Opera tickets for Sale $10/per ticket. Nov 11, Saturday @2pm at Upper Merion Area Middle School Auditorium

1. Donation updates: Thank  Yanbin Zhang (Both children graduated), Xiaoxiao and Zhigen Zhao (Irene Zhao @KGA) , Yan Shi (Kevin Shi@AP Chinese) and Henry Shen (Child graduated) for their generous donation to our Guanghua Chinese School and Greater Philadelphia Chinese Cultural Center. We greatly appreciate all the supports and contributions from our parents to make GHCS and GPCCC better places for all of us.

2. Registration information updates:

  • Gong Fu class from 1:00-2:00 by Zou Lao Shi and Square Dance from 4:00 to 5:00 are canceled due to low enrollment.
  • If you need a refund, please read the instruction online “Registration, Tuition and Fee Policy” carefully and follow the procedures. If your refund request is approved, you should receive a message from the school management in a few weeks.

3. Book exhibition at GPCCC—We will continue have our Book Fair at at MCCC on Sunday from 1:00-4:00pm.

4. Activities at GPCCC, 大费城文化中心,905 Lenmar Dr,Blue Bell

  • Family Finance: 家庭金融理财基础知识讲座 第三讲:保险基础2 Tuesday October 3 2017 @7:00pm-9:00pm;905 Lenmar Drive, BlueBell,Pa 19422 有兴趣者,请报名:https://goo.gl/forms/fbJjenbKucTvsclr2
  • Flower Arrangement “Autumn Rhyme” 《秋之韵》 Wednesday Oct 25@7:00pm-9:00pm, Instructor: Chen Ying. Will open for signing up shortly. 

5. Parking Issues at MCCC: On Sunday, October 8th, Guanghua students should park in Lot #5 (ATC Parking Lot) due to the annual Dog Show. On Sunday, October 15th, Guanghua Students should park in Lot #3 (202 Parking Lot) due to annual Ride Ataxia that block access to the College from Morris Road. Please put on your calendar. Thank you for your cooperation.

6. Chinese History and Cultural Competition on Oct 8. 2017年中国海外交流协会第六届海外华裔青少年中华文化大赛”.  像往年一样,光华中文学校七年级以上的学生将要参加“海外华裔青少年中华文化大赛”。美国初赛时间为10月8日。考试复习资料可以在http://www.hwjyw.com/content/2012/03/26/24155.shtml下载。

7. Please encourage your child to write articles on 爱在我身边”或“说说你学习中文有趣的故事 to participate the writing competition by Qiao Bao. All the articles should email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or send to Principal Zhang Xianghong before Oct 15.

8. 几乎每个家长都会提过“别人家的孩子”,那么各位家长将有一个零距离接触“别人家孩子”的机会,尤其你们对美国各类数学竞赛还不甚了解又有意触及的话!两位近年在各类各级数学竞赛中成绩出众的高中生Kevin Wu和Kenny Yang近期将在周边几个中文学校做关于数学竞赛准备的公益讲座,从他们的切身经历来介绍这些竞赛,着重在于Mathcounts和AMC,他们也热忱欢迎回答家长们的问题,大家不妨抽空去耳闻目睹一下别人家的孩子。同时他俩把这个讲座作为一个fundraising活动,希望参加者能捐献$2+,他们将所得全部款项平分捐赠给Chester County Mathcounts和主办的光华中文学校,希望能得到各位家长的鼎力支持!讲座时间是10/8(周日)2:00-3:30,在344教室。Kenny Yang, a sophomore in Great Valley high school and Kevin Wu,  Kevin Wu, a sophomore in Conestoga high scho ol, will give a presentation that mainly focus on Mathcounts and AMC which most Chinese heritage families are interested. Both Kevin and I have experienced quite some math competitions at various levels for years already and we got relatively outstanding outcomes among all the competitors, sort of qualified as match competition veterans. See the attached flyer about the planning presentation highlights as well as our profiles. They are confident the parents and students would love to hear some live experience from students point of view about the topic.

Kenny and Kevin would perform this presentation as voluntary community service. But meanwhile we prefer to do it as a fundraising event, our designated beneficial organizations would be our Chinese school and Chester County Mathcounts chapter, which split our collected fund from the seminar evenly.

9. Mandy Hu will come to our school and provide visa services to our families on Oct 8 at Room 317 from 2:00-4:00pm.

10.  Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society will have its 2017 Peking Operation Spectacular on Saturday, @2pm Nov 11, 2017 at Upper Merion Area Middle School Auditorium. $10 per ticket for Guanghua Families. Please purchase your tickets on Sunday Oct 1 at the Book Fair, Atrium of Parkhouse Hall, MCCC.