History

Monmouth Fidelity Chinese School, tracing its roots back to the founding of the Holmdel Chinese School in 1971 and the Freehold Chinese School in 1973, was established as an educational institution with the mission of helping youth become fluent in the Chinese language while learning different aspects of Chinese culture.

Set amongst the backdrop of only a few dozen Chinese families in Monmouth County, no Chinese grocery stores, when Route 520 was but a stone-and-dirt road, Holmdel Chinese School was founded as a one-class school teaching Mandarin. Similarly, Freehold Chinese school was founded in a family home's basement in 1973, later moving to Barkalow Elementary School. In 1979, Holmdel Chinese School and Freehold Chinese School merged to become Monmouth Chinese School.

Around 1985, the school decreased to only 44 students and was at serious risk of closure. However, the school was prevented from closure thanks to the rapid growth of Monmouth County’s Chinese population coupled with the institution of a Cantonese program, thus becoming the first dual-language Chinese school in New Jersey. 

In 1993, talks began to circulate about dividing the school into two. In 1994, parents founded a Mandarin-focused school called Fidelity Chinese School, with Monmouth Chinese School staying dual-language. During the mid 2010s after multiple years of declining enrollment in both schools, they decided to reunite in 2018, operating under the name Fidelity Chinese School DBA Monmouth Fidelity Chinese School, 維德孟華中文學校.

In early 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Monmouth Fidelity Chinese School was among the first schools to institute online classes, hosting all events including the Chinese New Year Celebration remotely. In 2021, Monmouth Fidelity Chinese School was able to return to in-person classes. The 2024-2025 school year saw a continued increase in student enrollment. Additionally, after six and a half years of running as one school, all operations were consolidated, officially rebranding as the Monmouth Fidelity Chinese School in 2025.