Originally published in the South Brunswick Sentinel News on September 13, 2000

SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A new school in South Brunswick will teach the Chinese language and heritage to all those that want to learn.

The Chinese Heritage School of New Jersey opened Saturday morning at the Crossroads Middle School on Major Road with about 140 students and a visit from Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) and Mayor Debra Johnson.

“This is a good example of building schools for community use,” Holt said at a welcoming assembly for students. “You make Crossroads School a community center and you are making a real success.”

The school teaches Chinese to students in grades K-7 so that they can read and understand daily conversation. It also promotes Chinese culture and virtues through additional programs.

The majority of students are Chinese-Americans, but the school is open to everyone.

It has 15 instructors and offers classes in Cantonese, the second largest dialect spoken in China, as well as classes in culture.

The nonprofit school was developed by seven area families who wanted to teach their children and others the rich Chinese tradition which has been passed down through the centuries.

Lily Griggs of the Princeton Junction section of the township, who is the director of the school and one of its founders, said Saturday that the school also teaches morals, art, dance and martial arts as specialty classes.

“We are all parents,” Griggs said of the group forming the school.

The school will operate on a two-semester system from September through June. Classes are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Tuition for the school is $130 per student each semester. Cost for additional students is $120 each.

“We are just covering our cost,” Griggs said, estimating that the school will pay the South Brunswick Board of Education about $10,000 to rent the space.

The school is planning to hold fund-raisers to help defray the additional costs, Griggs said, adding that she hopes to get the parents of the students involved.

“If they help reinforce the heritage at home, it will be a big help,” Griggs said.

Griggs said the South Brunswick school was chosen because of its central location for the students, some of whom come from West Windsor and New Brunswick.

Holt said the school shows the same “vibrancy and diversity” as the area’s population and will bring “strength and value” to those trying to preserve their ethnic heritage.

“These men and women of different cultures have helped build this country,” he said.

Johnson welcomed the students to the municipality.

“We are excited about this school. Our rich heritage helps make our community, and we are so proud to have you in South Brunswick,” the mayor said.

Deputy Mayor Frank Gambatese and Councilwoman Carol Barrett joined Johnson at the assembly.

For more information, call (908) 281-4270 or visit the school’s Web site at www.chsnj2000.org.

-Charles W. Kim　 （本版只有英文版本） Originally published in the South Brunswick Sentinel News on September 13, 2000

SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A new school in South Brunswick will teach the Chinese language and heritage to all those that want to learn.

The Chinese Heritage School of New Jersey opened Saturday morning at the Crossroads Middle School on Major Road with about 140 students and a visit from Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) and Mayor Debra Johnson.

“This is a good example of building schools for community use,” Holt said at a welcoming assembly for students. “You make Crossroads School a community center and you are making a real success.”

The school teaches Chinese to students in grades K-7 so that they can read and understand daily conversation. It also promotes Chinese culture and virtues through additional programs.

The majority of students are Chinese-Americans, but the school is open to everyone.

It has 15 instructors and offers classes in Cantonese, the second largest dialect spoken in China, as well as classes in culture.

The nonprofit school was developed by seven area families who wanted to teach their children and others the rich Chinese tradition which has been passed down through the centuries.

Lily Griggs of the Princeton Junction section of the township, who is the director of the school and one of its founders, said Saturday that the school also teaches morals, art, dance and martial arts as specialty classes.

“We are all parents,” Griggs said of the group forming the school.

The school will operate on a two-semester system from September through June. Classes are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Tuition for the school is $130 per student each semester. Cost for additional students is $120 each.

“We are just covering our cost,” Griggs said, estimating that the school will pay the South Brunswick Board of Education about $10,000 to rent the space.

The school is planning to hold fund-raisers to help defray the additional costs, Griggs said, adding that she hopes to get the parents of the students involved.

“If they help reinforce the heritage at home, it will be a big help,” Griggs said.

Griggs said the South Brunswick school was chosen because of its central location for the students, some of whom come from West Windsor and New Brunswick.

Holt said the school shows the same “vibrancy and diversity” as the area’s population and will bring “strength and value” to those trying to preserve their ethnic heritage.

“These men and women of different cultures have helped build this country,” he said.

Johnson welcomed the students to the municipality.

“We are excited about this school. Our rich heritage helps make our community, and we are so proud to have you in South Brunswick,” the mayor said.

Deputy Mayor Frank Gambatese and Councilwoman Carol Barrett joined Johnson at the assembly.

For more information, call (908) 281-4270 or visit the school’s Web site at www.chsnj2000.org.

-Charles W. Kim