Memberships and Associations

The East Asia Regional Council of Schools is an organization established in 1958 and since then it has worked to build learning and leadership capacity in international schools in Asia.

EARCOS focuses on building an inclusive community of learners and it currently has 238 member schools in East Asia. These schools have a total of more than 202,936 pre-K to 12th grade students. EARCOS also has 170 associate members— textbook and software publishers and distributors, universities, financial planners, architectural firms, insurance companies, youth organizations, etc— and 42 individual members.

Membership in EARCOS is open to accredited elementary and secondary schools of international character in East Asia.

Founded in 1965, ECIS (the Educational Collaborative for International Schools) is a non-profit, global membership organisation for internationally minded schools and partners. We are a vibrant network representing 500+ communities and 50,000+ passionate educators in 85 countries on six continents.

ECIS provides culturally sensitive professional development, led by outstanding educational facilitators, and thought leaders. Our global educational community provides access to a multitude of resources aimed at enhancing a school’s vision and mission, as well as innovative projects that can help shape and improve the future of learning.

ECIS is focused on skill development, application of understandings and creating a culture of lifelong learning. We want to ensure that all students at ECIS member schools know they can become a force for good in this world. We believe that quality education should be personalised, immersive, connected, evolutionary, and diverse.

Through the power of commonality and inclusion, we are committed to social justice and equity through diversity, inclusion, and intercultural understanding. All of our work is guided by our commitment to social justice and equity as an essential component to a meaningful and lasting international education for all students.

Korea Council of Overseas Schools

A nonprofit organization that has served the needs of international schools and educators on the Korean Peninsula since 1973. 

The MLRC is a research center focused on teaching and learning. Our goal is to advance educational outcomes for multilingual learners through innovative and socially just research and research–practice partnerships. The MLRC is part of the University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Education and is located within the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research.

What we do: Our Mission

The PTC is a non-profit that serves the unique professional learning needs of practicing and aspiring principals,  teachers, teacher leaders, counselors, and governance members in international schools worldwide. We strive to provide world class, research-driven, practical training, designed for the international school setting.