Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools

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The Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools (WMACS), is an organization of Chinese Language Schools in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. WMACS facilitates communication amongst its member schools and is a member association of the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (see external links). WMACS also sponsors teacher workshops and speech and calligraphy contests for students, and also hosts an annual field day and track meet for its member schools.

Summer camp[edit]

WMACS is also often used to refer to the annual summer camp that the organization sponsors for Chinese-speaking youth between the ages of 8 and 18. This popular weeklong residential camp has been offered since 1989, and often sees campers returning as counselors after graduating high school. The camp has been held at:

• American University, 1989
• Towson University, 1990
• Salisbury State University, 1991–1995
• Camp Hemlock, VA, 1996
• Frostburg State University, 1997–Present

Member institutions[edit]

See also[edit]

• Association of Chinese Schools, 57 member schools in the East Coast of the United States

External links[edit]

• WMACS Website
• WMACS Summer Camp Website
• National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools