The school has been established in 1998 and it has reflected on the many achievements both for and by the pupils. All the school staff and parents have worked extremely hard to make the school a resounding success. We started with 56 pupils in 1998, the number has exceed 250 today.
The school is held 2 hours each Sunday morning during term time. It currently runs classes in Cantonese and Mandarin from Reception Year to Year 9, with the additional GCSE classes and one Adult Mandarin class for those who are interested in learning Chinese in an informal and enjoyable environment.
The catchment area extends beyond the boundaries of Watford, attracting pupils from many different locations. Mrs Peony Chen-Hutchinson, one of the founders still organises, oversees and runs the school.
The school is entirely self-funded and a voluntary organisation. It has to rely on the small amount of school fees which we charge and the fund raising events to maintain the smooth running of the school.
We have 22 teachers, 13 teaching assistants and three school office staff, most of which are volunteering parents who share the passion in community language teaching. Other parents also contribute their time to help running the tuck shop, refreshments and general maintenance of the school during the school hours. We also have PTA members who dedicate their spare time to organise fund-raising events twice a year.
Without everyone’s support and contributions, the school will not exist and be able to enjoy the success we have today, thank you all!
學校自創辦至今已經二十五年了，它反映了學生的許多成就，本校全體工作人員和家長都為使到學校取得巨大的成功而努力，學生人數從1998年最初辦學時56名，發展至今已超過250多名。
學期期間，學校每個星期日上課兩個小時。廣東話班和普通話班各有10個班級, 從幼兒班起到九年級。我們亦有GCSE中學會考班和成人普通話班，適合有興趣在非正式和愉快的氣氛中學習中文的人士。
我們服務範圍超越了Watford的邊界，吸引了來自許多不同地區的學生。創辦人之一鄭珊珊女士仍然為學校的組織，監督和營運工作。
本校完全是自資的志願組織，它必須依賴我們收取的小額學費和籌款活動，以保持學校的順利運行。
我們有22名教師、13名助教和3名校務處職員，其中大部分是家長, 對社區志願語言教學都有一樣的熱情。其他家長也在上課時間幫助運營小食店、提供茶點和其他一般校務。我們還有PTA成員利用私人時間為學校每年籌備籌款活動。
沒有每個人的支持和貢獻，學校不會存在，能夠享受今天的成功，謝謝大家！