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Accepting Applications for fall 2012

For more information, please see the Enrollment page for details.
  
 

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Upcoming Information Session for Fall 2012 Entry

Date/Time: April 28, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Location: 317 Russell Street (Rt. 9), Hadley, MA

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In accordance with Federal law and United States Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

About Us

History

On February 27, 2007, the Massachusetts Board of Education approved the application of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS) and gave the school the go-ahead to open in the fall of 2007. The first day of school was August 30, 2007. Click to see the press release.

On July 22, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education awarded PVCICS a 5-year Foreign Language Assistance Program grant. Click to see the press release.

On September 23, 2008, the Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded PVCICS a 2-year Creative Schools grant. Click to see the press release.
 
On February 8, 2010, Hanban-Asia Society awarded PVCICS a 3-year Confucius Classroom Network grant. Click to see the press release.

On April 12, 2012, PVCICS was 1 of 7 schools nationally to be listed in Asia Society's new immersion book. Click to see the press release. 

Other news articles can be found by clicking on News.

Board of Trustees

PVCICS is governed by a Board of Trustees. Our trustees are educators and professionals committed to creating a public Chinese immersion school for families in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Our Board of Trustees includes nationally known language educators and advisors with experience in immersion, Chinese language and culture. Board of Trustees meetings are posted at the school's main office and on the bulletin board in the main lobby. Here are the bylaws.
 
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