Day: January 20, 2026

Dear All,

Get ready to celebrate! You and your partner are warmly invited to our 2026 lunar New Year Staff Party on Friday, February 6^th, 2026, at Nanjing Zidong Hotel.

We’ll arrange transportation from NIS to the Hotel. A fee of RMB260.00 applies for your partner’s attendance.

The hotel location map and transportation schedule are enclosed for your information. Kindly refer to the attachments.

• Bus leave from NIS to the hotel at 4:45pm.
• The RSVP sheet is in the staff room, don’t forget to sign up by 3pm next Thursday (Jan 29).

EARCOS awards at least 5 action research grants of $1000 USD each year for teachers to undertake research and complete an action research report.

Action research is a great way to develop your practice, do some effective professional development, and know your impact on students. The reports are often also published in the EARCOS Triannual Journal.

Grant applications close 1 March. More information, including guidelines, goals, and previous reports can be found here.

As always, chat to me in the corridor or send me an email if you have any questions or would like more info.