EARCOS Members Respond to Thailand Disaster

The devastating flood disaster that caused havoc to Thailand and the Thai people last year caused the cancellation of the EARCOS Leadership Conference. The EARCOS board of directors, meeting the day after the cancellation was announced, made a decision to offer schools and associate members the opportunity to donate all or a portion of their registration fees to an as yet unnamed charity to somehow assist the stricken people of Thailand. The response to this opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of a devastated country that has always been so hospitable to EARCOS members was incredible. When the bookkeeping was completed, the donations exceeded $60,000.

Ultimately, two organizations with long histories of service in Thailand, Habitat for Humanity and The Human Development Foundation were selected, each to receive $30,000. Habitat-Asia in conjunction with the “Rebuild Thailand” project of the International School Bangkok will use the funds to rebuild homes in the area where the school is located. The Human Development Foundation and the Mercy Centre run by Father Joseph Maier work to serve the poor of Bangkok. They build and operate many schools for poor children, improve family health and welfare, and maintain shelters for orphans and children stricken with AIDS.

On behalf of the recipients of these generous donations we would like to recognize the EARCOS member donors listed below.

List of Donors

SCHOOLS

American International School Hong Kong American International School of Guangzhou Aoba-Japan International School Bandung International School Beijing City International School Canadian International School of Hong Kong Cebu International School Chinese International School Dalian American International School Dominican International School Hokkaido International School International Christian School (Hong Kong) International School Manila International School of Myanmar ISS International School Jakarta International School Kaohsiung American School Nishimachi International School Osaka International School Osaka YMCA International School Seisen International School Shekou International School The Harbour School The International School of Kuala Lumpur United World College of South East Asia United World College of South East Asia - East Yokohama International School

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

AQIA Ltd. ASCD Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Better Chinese LLC Clements Worldwide DECA Architecture, Inc. ERB Fieldwork Education Gopher Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt International Publishers International Schools Services Jostens International Lehigh Univ., College of Education Office of International Programs Nelson Thornes Passport Executive / Frosch Travel Perkins Eastman Rediker Software, Inc. SSATB Tadley Asia Limited / RenWeb TieCare International University of San Francisco, School of Education University of San Francisco Western Association of Schools and Colleges

NON-MEMBERS

American School of Ulaanbaatar Christopher Allen Dulwich College Beijing Hong Lok Yuen International International School of Wuxi John McCandless Michael Gohde Richard Tangye Stephen Ellis Suracee Sorajjakool Tony Salt