Our Mission / 宗旨

Our mission is to teach Chinese language and culture using traditional Chinese characters and zhuyin phonics.

本校宗旨是藉由繁體中文及注音來提倡中華語言及中華文化的教育。

PCS History / 建校歷史

Portland Chinese School was founded in 1975 by a group of families from Taiwan. They organized the school to share their enthusiasm for Chinese heritage and culture. The school first met in a church basement located at Clay and Park in downtown Portland. Originally, there were 20 to 30 students and the Overseas Community Affairs Council Republic of China (Taiwan) provided educational materials and financial support. Their support was based on the number of students enrolled. Because of the efforts of parents Zheng Liangcai, Wang Hongbin, Gan Yichang, and Zhang Jinglin, and teacher Hong Zidian and many others, the school gradually took shape year by year. In 1988, the school applied for non-profit status and in 2000 the school was officially registered as an alternative private school (ORS336. 635, OAR581-021-0072). Later, in 2007 the school was authorized by the College Board to offer AP Chinese classes.

波特蘭中文學校草創於一九七五年，基於本身擁有的中華文化背景與傳承中華文化的熱忱， 一群來自臺灣的家庭，在波特蘭市中心Clay與Park的街角，借用一家教堂的地下室教授中文。 當時約有二、三十位同學，由中華民國僑務委員會提供教材，並根據學校人數給予經費補助。 在家長鄭良材、王鴻賓、甘以昌、張景霖及洪子典諸位老師一年年的努力下，學校漸漸成形。 至一九八八年申請為非營利財團法人，二OOO年正式註冊為私立語文學校 (ORS336. 635, OAR581-021-0072) 更於 2007 年初榮獲 College Board 認証 AP 中文課程。