Mon Sheong Foundation Chinese School Explained

Mon Sheong Foundation Chinese School is a fee-operated private school, with focus on promoting Chinese culture, heritage, and philosophy.

The MSFCS was created in 1968 by the Mon Sheong Foundation in Toronto and uses Cantonese/Putonghua as the language of instruction.

Today MSFCS offers additional programs including:

• Chinese (Cantonese) Program for children over the age of 3
• Chinese (Putonghua) Program for children over the age of 3
• Conversational Putonghua Program
• Mathematics Program for grades 1 to 12

Programs run on Friday evenings and Saturdays from September to May.

Instructors are mainly college graduates from Hong Kong, China and Canada.

Facilities

The MSFCS does not have permanent facilities and obtains leases from York Region District School Board and Toronto District School Board for its after-school or weekend programs.

• Etobicoke Campus: Dixon Grove Middle School
• Markham Campus: Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School
• North York Campus: Earl Haig Secondary School
• Richmond Hill Campus: H.G. Bernard Public School

Previous locations:

• Scarborough Campus: W.A. Porter Collegiate Institute (Scarborough Board of Education)

Scholarships

• Dr. Sim Fai Liu Awards for Outstanding Achievement
• Mandarin Scholarships
• Ming Shau Yau Scholarships
• Ping Shao Quan Awards for Academic Achievement
• Leon & Susan Foon-Chim Endowment Fund Scholarships

Alumni and Notable Faculty

• Dr. Sim Fai Liu (1919–1999) MD, OOnt - co-founder Mon Sheong Foundation Chinese School; resident at Toronto Western Hospital and medical director at Lambert Lodge and Castleview-Wychwood Towers
• Ping Shao Quan - former Chair and Chinese School Principal
• Helena Zhang - Principal, Etobicoke Campus
• Paul Chan - Principal, Markham Campus
• Alain Tan - Principal, North York Campus
• Jephunneh Cheng - Principal, Richmond Hill Campus

References

• Mon Sheong Chinese School Website

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