The East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools is an organization of 110 member schools in East Asia. These schools have a total of more than 72,000 pre-K to 12th grade students. EARCOS also has 87 associate members— textbook and software publishers and distributors, universities, financial planners, architectural firms, insurance companies, youth organizations, etc— and over 22 individual members.
Membership in EARCOS is open to elementary and secondary schools in East Asia which offer an educational program using English as the primary language of instruction, and to other organizations, institutions, and individuals interested in the objectives and purposes of the Council.
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DO YOUR PART to make the
EARCOS Teachers' Conference (ETC '09) in Kota Kinabalu as GREEN as possible!
REDUCE paper consumption with downloads and thumb drives Conference delegates last year received approximately 72,000 sheets of paper. 72,000 sheets of paper weighs 44 kgs and stands 8.6 m tall.
REUSE the water bottle you brought from home Last year, over 12,000 bottles of water were consumed at ETC 2008. You can help lower the number of plastic bottles that end up in a landfill by reusing one from home.
Bring Your Own Water Bottle It takes 6.8 L of water to manufacture 1L of bottled water. Last year, over 12,000 bottles of water were consumed at ETC 2008. Is it worth it?
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University Credits form attending the Teachers' Conference
REDUCE paper consumption with downloads and thumb drives
