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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The People's Republic of China is participating in
3 the expansion of the Chicago Public Schools' internationally
4 recognized Chinese World Language Program by donating 1,000
5 Mandarin language books in a ceremony at McCormick Elementary
6 School in Chicago, Illinois on November 18, 2004; and
 
7     WHEREAS, This first annual donation represents an
8 important contribution to Chicago's Chinese World Language
9 Program, a program that is recognized by the Chinese National
10 Office of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language as a model
11 program; and
 
12     WHEREAS, This donation lays a foundation for the further
13 expansion of the program, including three additional schools,
14 which will provide more than 1,000 new slots for students,
15 which currently includes 2,320 students at 12 Chicago Public
16 Schools; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The generous gift of the Chinese people will help
18 to connect Illinois students with relevant language and
19 cultural skills, prepare them for an increasingly global
20 marketplace, connect Illinois schools and educators with those
21 in China, and strengthen a bond with the Chinese people;
22 therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 honor the People's Republic of China, Consul General Xu
26 Jinzhong, and the members of the Chinese delegation for their
27 contribution to the Chicago Public Schools, and we welcome them
28 to the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
29     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the Honorable Consul General and members of the

 

 

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1 Chinese delegation along with our enduring gratitude.