PVCS Introduction

The Pomona Valley Chinese School (PVCS) was founded in 1976 as a non-profit organization. PVCS is presently located at the Upland Jr. High School campus in Upland, California, serving about 200 students from approximately 150 families living in the cities of Pomona, Upland, Claremont, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Montclair, Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino, La Verne, Chino, and Chino Hills.　

Since its founding, PVCS has been providing Chinese language education and promoting Chinese culture within our community. The Chinese community has grown to become the second largest ethnic group in the Inland Empire. To meet the demand accompanying this growth, we have expanded from a one class structure to the current twelve-class system. PVCS welcomes all prospective students, even those who have no Chinese language background. PVCS has adopted English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching concepts and techniques to supplement its traditional methods. Also available are the Bilingual class and the Accreditation Program for students of the Upland, Claremont, and Chaffey Unified School Districts. To meet accreditation criteria, our curriculum mainly focuses on Simplified Chinese. We offer many other extracurricular activities as well.

PVCS is funded mainly by tuition and fund raising activities, including scrip programs. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your donations to PVCS may qualify for Federal Income Tax exemption.