EARCOS Advisory Committee Meeting

Front Row: Kathleen Nickle, American School in Japan; Elaine Repatacodo, EARCOS; Dr. Richard Krajczar, EARCOS; Jemma Hooykaas, Singapore American School; Eileen Rueth,The International School of Beijing; Christine Elizabeth Baker, International School of Kuala Lumpur

Back Row: Skylie Beaver, Hong Kong International School; Alicia Lewis, Shanghai American School; Colin Aitken, International School Manila; Paul Swanson, UNIS-Hanoi; Noel Madrid Vasquez, The International School Yangon; Peter Kimball,Taipei American School; Dr. Joseph Petrone, EARCOS; Keith Allerton, Jakarta Intercultural School

The East Asia Regional Council of School’s Advisory Committee meeting took place September 3-4, 2016 at The Sutera Harbour Resort in Kota Kinabalu, Saba, Malaysia. Teacher representatives from multiple EARCOS countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, and Korea met with EARCOS Executive Director Dick Krajczar, Assistant Director Joe Petrone and Teacher’s Conference Coordinator Elaine Repatacodo. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the following year’s ETC as well as the current year’s conference.

The 15th annual EARCOS Teacher’s conference will take place March 30 – April 29, 2017. “Connecting Global Minds” is the theme of this year’s conference. The strands covered will be Science, Math, Social Studies/Humanities, Global Issues/ Global Citizenship, S.T.E.M., Technology, Counseling and multiple general education topics. Keynote speakers from several strand topics will share their experiences. These include renowned author Christophe Galfard, UNESCO Goodwill ambassador Kim Phuc Phan Thi and Co-founders of Education Change Makers Aaron Tait and David Faulkner. In addition to the keynote speakers, the conference offers a wide range of special presenters. Paul Andersen, Waka Takahansi Brown, Kenny Peavy and Tina Quick to name a few.

ETC-2017 will take place in Kota Kinabalu, Saba, Malaysia at The Sutera Harbour Resort, which features The Pacific Sutera and Magellan Hotels. These luxurious Five-star hotels will be the perfect venue for this remarkable professional development opportunity. This resort offers extraordinary facilities and astonishing views of the South China Sea set against the backdrop of the islands of Tuku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

Connecting Global Minds.

For more information on this, or any of the multiple development opportunities provided by EARCOS please visit the website www.earcos.org.