黎明中文學校簡史   Brief School History

1976

黎明中文學校創校 , 租用位於 Horsham 的 Village Mall 之會議室 , 以私立學校的性質開辦 , 學生約二十人 , 分大小兩班 . 兩年後班級增加 , 學校遷至 Ambler YMCA.

The Lee-Ming Organization creates a Chinese School; is rented at the location of a conference room in the Horsham Village Mall.  It is set up using private school nature.  The School consists of approximately twenty pupils, after dividing the students into two classes. For two years, as classes and grades increase, the school alas, moves to Ambler YMCA.

1980

遷校至 Ambler, Wissahickon High School

The Organization moves the school to Ambler, Wissahickon High School.

1981

黎明由私校的型式 , 轉為家長會議的型式來運作 . 由會長主持 , 互選出校長 , 祕書 , 會計 , 總務 , 輔導及康樂各委員 , 共同擔任校務 .

Lee-Ming uses private school patterns to guide the Chinese classes.  It gradually transfers the pattern to operate to members of the School Board and is managed by the Association president, and naturally also a principal, a secretary, and last but not least an accountant.  They would organize general affairs, hold counseling and give peace and happiness to each committee member, and most of all, holding the post of school service.

1982

黎明加入中文學校協會 .

Lee-Ming joins Chinese School Association.

1983

學校以 Lee-Ming Chinese Cultural Association 之名稱 , 登記立案為一非營利性組織 , 並由汪其樂 , 謝肇錫擬定 Constitution 和 Bylaws, 學校規章已具 .

The school names itself to be the Lee-Ming Chinese Cultural Association. The Association is seeking to make a non-profit organization, and Wang Ch'ile and Xie Chaohsi draw up The Constitution and Bylaws; otherwise known as school rules and regulations.

1997

黎明遷校至 Dresher, Chelten Baptist Church.

The Association moved the school to Dresher, Chelten Baptist Church.

2001

學校再遷至 Blue Bell, Montgomery County Community College.

The school moves again to Blue Bell, Montgomery County Community College.

2003

一月 黎明分成注音部 ( 傳統正體中文 ) 和漢語部 ( 簡體漢語拼音 ) 兩部分 , 各部在行政 , 敎學 , 財務方面自成體系 , 獨立運作 .

In January, the school divides itself into two parts; the phonetic notation department (Traditional Chinese department) and the Simplified-Chinese department (by Chinese Pinyin primarily).   Both sides operate independently.