MISSION

The mission of Greater Philadelphia Cantonese Academy (GPCA) is to provide a stimulating and enriching learning environment to promote the use of the Cantonese dialect of the Chinese language, and the understanding of Chinese culture, heritage and experiences in the United States of America.

宗旨

費城廣培中文學院的宗旨是營造良好環境，引發學習動機，在美國推廣中文及粵語，瞭解華人文化及傳統，進行經驗交流。

THE IMPORTANCE OF CANTONESE

Cantonese is a 2000-year old language that is the major language of South China in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, of Hong Kong, and of Macau as well as one of the common dialects in most overseas Chinese communities throughout the world. This global presence reflects over 150 years of emigration from South China. Internationally, there are now between 75 and 100 million Cantonese speakers in the world, nearly equivalent to global speakers of German and Italian combined. Cantonese was primarily an oral language. However, it was standardized with the Chinese writing system during the Chin dynasty. Chinese characters actually are shared by all Chinese dialects today. Students at GPCA learn to speak Cantonese and apply it in various situations; they also practice reading and writing in Chinese.

粵語的重要

粵語的歷史可追溯至二千年前，至今仍然是華南的主要語言，流行於廣東、廣西、香港、澳門及海外各地，因為近一個半世紀以來，很多華南居民移居海外之故。全球操粵語人口為數七千五百萬至一億，接近全世界操德語及意語人口之總和。粵語主要是口語，因為書寫文字在秦朝時代已告統一，中國各地只使用一種文字。費城廣培中文學院教授粵語，及不同場合的應用法，同時教授中文閱讀及寫作。

ABOUT GPCA

GPCA was opened in 2002 with the support of parents who sought to create a Chinese school that specialized in Cantonese in the suburb of Philadelphia. GPCA strives to foster a Cantonese environment to allow young people, including ethnic and non-ethnic Chinese, in the United States to become familiar with the Chinese language and to add to the colorful mosaic of a diverse and multi-cultural United States. Students who attend GPCA come from Philadelphia and towns like Upper Darby, Havertown, Ardmore, Haverford, Radnor, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Villanova, Newtown Square, Media, and West Chester.

The GPCA is an equal opportunity school and does not discriminate in admissions or other educational opportunities on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.

The GPCA is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and can receive financial contributions of interested donors. Donations to non-profit organizations are generally deductible for federal income tax purposes (Tuition is not considered a donation). Please consult your accountant for your specific situation.

費城廣培中文學院簡介

費城廣培中文學院成立於2002年，由一群居住市郊的家長共同成立，專門用粵語教學。本校致力營造良好的學習粵語環境，學生包括華裔及外裔，讓他們縱使身在美國，也能認識中文，在美國多元文化中鑲嵌畫中加添明亮的寶石。

費城廣培中文學院乃是一間學術機會平等的學校。本校鼓勵不同民族、宗教、國籍、性別、智能等學生參與本校的學術活動。

本校是稅務局註冊的不牟利團體。因此，一般捐款便可作聯邦稅務上的扣除額。本校希望各熱心中文教育人仕鼎力支持，但稅務條項指定學費是不可當作捐款的，如有個別的稅務問題，請向你的會計師查詢。