Womble Carlyle supports NAHS Chinese program
North Atlanta High School is the only high school in Georgia that offers four years of Chinese language instruction, and the Atlanta office of N.C.-based law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC , is helping our Chinese program stay out front.Last year Womble Carlyle contributed $1,000 to the Foundation to fund much-needed Chinese textbooks for students. On April 27, attorney Guanming Fang (pictured in yellow jacket), team leader of Womble Carlyle’s China Initiative, stopped by the school to lead a lively discussion (in Mandarin and English) with North Atlanta’s IB Chinese students about how to become a lawyer with a focus on international business.
North Atlanta IB Chinese teacher Dr. Fangxia Zhao noted, “Our students were very interested in [Ms. Fang's] career. They asked her many questions in both Chinese and English. Of course, Ms. Fang responded in Chinese and English, and skillfully corrected the students’ Chinese grammar mistakes.”
This collaboration is a perfect example of the North Atlanta High School Foundation’s mission. Our deepest thanks go to Guanming Fang and all of the attorneys at Womble Carlyle for their help in creating a richer learning experience for North Atlanta students.
