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BASIS Ind. McLean Student Earns First Place in Mandarin Contest
Tysons Corner School Wins Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools Competition
BASIS Independent McLean (BIM) students, Charan Ravikumar (grade 11) and Maria-Teresa Tozzi (grade 10) earned first place and third place, respectively, in the first Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest, hosted by the Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools (WMACS). For more information on BASIS Independent McLean, go to http://mclean.basisindependent.com.
“Charan and Maria are outstanding students, and we’re so proud of their achievements at WMACS,” said Tiffany Conroy, interim head of school of BASIS Independent McLean of McLean, Va. “Foreign language is a fundamental core class in our schools, as we see the future landscape for our students as a global one,” said Conroy.
BASIS Independent McLean Mandarin teacher, Maggie Li , coached Ravikumar and Tozzi in preparation for the contest.
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As the first place winner, Ravikumar was invited to attend a celebration in October, hosted by the Taiwanese American Diversity Associates in Greenbelt, Md.
About Washington Metropolitan Association of Chinese Schools (WMACS):
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WMACS is an organization of Chinese language schools in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. WMACS facilitates communication among its member schools and is a member association of the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools. WMACS also sponsors teacher workshops, as well as speech and calligraphy contests for students, and also hosts an annual field day and track meet for its member schools. Go to https://wmacscamp.com/ for more information.
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BASIS Independent Schools are a part of the BASIS Curriculum Schools network, which was founded in 1998 and educates Pre-K to 12th grade students at the highest international levels, preparing them to be participants, not spectators, in the 21st-century global workforce of commerce and innovation. In this 2018-19 academic year, there are 37 schools in the network, including five independent schools in California, New York, and Northern Virginia; 27 public charter schools in Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, D.C.; four international schools in China; and one school for Pre-K and Kindergarten early learners in the Czech Republic. For more information, please visit basisindependent.com or basiscurriculumschools.com.
