Frederick, MD – On September 9^th, 2006, Frederick County Board of Education member Kathryn Groth, Center for Peace Director Guy Djoken, and other members of the community joined Dr. Carol Eaton, President of the Frederick Community College (FCC) and Dr. Jianwei Zhu, principal of the new school for the opening ceremony of the Frederick Chinese School (FCS).The Chinese Embassy sent a message of support that was read during the program. The new school will be hosted at the Frederick Community College.

Dr. Eaton, who took the time to interact one-on-one with all the people that came to commemorate this event, expressed her satisfaction about the new partnership between FCC and FCS and congratulated Mr. David Croghan, FCC Dean of Continuing Education for working closely with Dr. Jianwei Zhu and other staff members to make this a successful launching. The only regret she has was not having more classes to dedicate to the program. Mrs. Kathryn Groth outlined the benefits of such initiatives for the community and reminded participants that the Frederick County Public School has just introduced the Chinese language this year in four county schools before congratulating Dr. Jianwei Zhu and FCC for a successful launching.

Dr. Jianwei Zhu thanked all participants for their support before explaining the mission and vision of the new school who is looking forward to provide cultural education to youth and adults as well as promoting cultural exchange with other ethnical groups. 

The event gathered about 60 people who came from Frederick county, Montgomery County and Washington county.

For additional information, visit http://cecc-fredrick.org.