The NCLCC Workshop in Columbus, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2015

The National Chinese Language and Culture Coalition (NCLCC) conducted a workshop at the Ohio State University from October 30 to November 1, 2015. The representatives of the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-elementary Schools (CLASS), Chinese Schools Association in the United States (CSAUS), and National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS)—the three major organizations devoted to K-12 Chinese language education—came to Columbus OH to write the Coalition’s Rationale and compile its Directory of resources.

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“NCLCC” Named at the 2013 ACTFL

On November 22, at the 2013 ACTFL in Orlando, Florida, the representatives of the CLASS, CLTA, CSAUS, and NCACLS, with the NEALRC as facilitator, got together to further discuss the common goals and their objectives. The meeting named this coalition as “National Chinese Language and Culture Coalition (NCLCC)” and drafted the mission statement.

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The First Meeting in Cincinnati in 2012

On December 8, 2012, the representatives of CLASS, CLTA, CSAUS, and NCACLS gathered at the CSAUS 9th National Convention in Cincinnati. The NEALRC facilitated this meeting. These national organizations, focusing on Chinese language and culture in the field of K-12, initiated to form a national coalition to promote learning and studying of Chinese language and culture in American education and discussed their common goals and mission statement.

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