格林威治中文學校

Greenwich Chinese Community School and Mandarin School

Established

Cantonese school in May 1981 (Sundays) (10.00 a.m. – 12.45 noon)

Mandarin school in May 1991 (Sundays) (1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.)

Adult and GCSE examination class in May 2015 (Saturdays) (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.) (1.30. – 3.30 p.m.)30

Founded/ organised

by: Josephine S. Chan MBE (Head teacher)  

Management / committee members

Supported by Royal Greenwich Council

Sunday school: Pupils aged from 4-18, Infant classes, primary level and GCSE to A level group classes.
Languages: Cantonese and traditional characters, & Mandarin and simplified characters
National curriculum support: 1:1/ 1:2 on Sunday 1.00 – 2.00 p.m.
Subjects: English/ mathematics/ science
Age: 4 to GCSE and A levels.

Cultural/ arts workshops: Chinese dance/ Chinese arts/ painting with Chinese brushes/ Chinese calligraphy/ poetry/ paper cutting/ kung fu/ Chinese knot making etc.

 

Teachers:       

Professional and experienced bilingual teachers.  Graduates from universities in the UK, Hong Kong, China/ MA/ PhD degrees. 

Registration

Telephone number:  0208 858 2410 (Monday to Friday 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. or leave a message and your telephone number on the answer phone). 

Our school is based in a Greenwich Council run mainstream school building:  Meridian School, Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, SE10 9NY.  The school is opposite the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and Greenwich Park.  

Awards

Winner of the 2003 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for Unsung Heroes

This award was given to our working team for the provision of good quality education for the children and local community.  We were the only non profit making voluntary organisation to win this award in 2003 and it was a great honour.

In 2004, our head teacher Mrs Josephine Chan received a MBE (Member of the British Empire) from the Queen for her long term contribution to Chinese and British society.