Evergreen Chinese Academy (ECA) is a Washington registered educational academy, and it has obtained accreditation through the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools.  ECA is located at the prime center of Tacoma with easy access from Tacoma, Puyallup, Federal Way, Auburn and Olympia. The Mission of the Evergreen Chinese Academy is to teach Chinese language, customs and culture in a nourishing environment to develop and enhance students’ Chinese proficiency and prepare them to meet the challenges of an intensely competitive global society.  In addition, the Academy aims at promoting cross-cultural understanding, cultivating appreciation of Chinese heritage and culture through language classes as well as participation in local community events and activities. We strongly believe that a dynamic and relevant curriculum, delivered with innovative instructional strategies grounded in language acquisition research, will provide a strong framework for language learning to occur.