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              Welcome to FCTA!

              欢迎您的光临 Welcome to FCTA

              佛州有亮麗的陽光, FCTA有熱情的工作夥伴,欢迎您光临本會,更欢迎您加入中文教师协会, 和我們一起做個好園丁,來維護中文園地,使其欣欣向榮.

              The Florida Chinese Teachers Association (FCTA) is a nonpolitical, nonprofit educational and professional organization. FCTA organizes an annual Florida Statewide Chinese Competition for middle and high school Chinese learners. FCTA is also an affiliate of the Florida Foreign Language Teachers Association (FFLA). Its annual state conference is held every October in conjunction with FFLA. The mission of FCTA is to promote the study, teaching, and research of the Chinese language and culture on all educational levels; to provide a platform for Chinese instructors to share and exchange teaching experiences, ideas and information; to serve as a source for professional development and lifelong teaching; to enhance the quality of Chinese language teaching at all levels; and to provide a network of support service to Chinese language teachers and Chinese language learners.

               


                FCTA 7th Annual Florida Statewide Chinese Competition
              第七届佛罗里达州中文竞赛
              February 10-11, 2012. 
              Hosted by Pine Crest School
              Co-sponsor by Florida Chinese Teachers Association, Pine Crest School, USF-Confucius Institute

              第七届佛罗里达州中文竞赛已圆满结束. 佛州中文教师协会向所有参加此活动的学生, 老师, 及家长致上最深的谢意. 谢谢您的支持及参与.

              First of all, thank you very much to all the students, teachers and chaperons for your participation. Your participation made FSCC a successful event.

              We deeply appreciate that our host school, Pine Crest, provided us with a beautiful campus with the warmest welcome, the best facilities, and the best food. On behalf of the FCTA, we would like to present our thank you to:
              Dr. Dana Markham, President of Pine Crest School
              Patrick J. Phillips, Upper School Head
              Frank Kruger-Robbins, Would Language Chair
              Pine Crest Chinese Competition Committee: Chinese teachers,Clubs, parents/student volunteers, and cafeteria staff.

              Thank you very much to Mr. Kun Shi, director of USF-Confucius Institute for donating money and time to support the competition.

              We would also like to give credit to FCTA committee members for their countless contributions in the following areas:

              Curriculum committee: Cheng-mei Rothschild (committee head) and Diana Tang, Kitty Wang, Paulky Fu, Yinjie Qian.

              Competition Writing Committee: Yinjie Qian (committee head) and Cynthia Shen, Cheng-mei Rothschild, Ginger Lin, Jane Bollens , Jin Ji, Jiansong Zhao, Kitty Wang, Lihua Li, Lisa Podbilsky, Zoe Chen, Hong Jia, Yinjie Qian, Yee-chen Robson, Yunming Edge.                                                                                                               

              Lastly, we would like to thank the FCTA Board Members for their great work in promoting Chinese language from K – 12. FCTA Board Members had spent many weekends for meetings, planning, and preparing for this competition. Thank you very much for their hard work. 

              Yee Chen Robson: PresidentGinger Lin: Co - Vice President  
              Yinjie Qian: Co - Vice President/Writing Committee Head
              Mei-En Marler: Secretary   
              Noela Kantor: Treasurer 
              Lisa Podbilski: Immediate Past President
              Cheng-mei Rothschild: Curriculum Committee Head


              2012 Florida Statewide Chinese Competition 
              1. Competition date: February 10-11, 2012
              2. Student Registration due date: December 12, 2011
              3. Last day for cancellation/ refunding: January 13, 2012
              4. Registration fee: $35
              5. Location: Pine Crest School, 1501 Northeast 62nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 
              6. Hotel: Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek, Fort Lauderdale Hotel. (954-772-5400 or www.sheratonsuitescypresscreek.com/.)  A block of rooms has been reserved at the rate of $129.00 + 11% tax.  With a Florida School Tax Exempt Form, there is no charge for tax.  The group cut-off date is January 12th, 2012.  
              7. Limited to 20 students from each school and 30 students for schools that have both middle and high school divisions. 
              8. FCTA membership is required for teachers to take their students to participate at the competition. 


              FCTA News:
              Congratulate to FCTA board member, Lisa Podbilski 欧老师 (Ōu Lǎoshī),  the very first Chinese teacher to become a regional finalist for American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language's (ACTFL) National Language Teacher of the Year.  
              Please click at the link to see the story of her: 
              http://asiasociety.org/node/29005

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