Partnering for 21st Century Digital Learning

At the signing ceremony held on December 6 are (from left) University of Nueva Caceres President Fay Lea Lauraya; National Teachers College Vice President for Academic Affairs Edizon Fermin; Khan Academy Philippines COO Myrish Antonio and President and CEO Geraldine Acuña- Sunshine; Education Undersecretary Fatima Panontongan and Secretary Sonny Angara; Ayala Board Director and Ayala Foundation Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala; iPeople President Fred Ayala; Ayala Foundation Head of Strategy and Impact Maria Margarita Trinidad; Globe Head of Government Sector Janis Racpan; and Ayala Foundation Senior Director Emil Francis De Quiros and CFO Felipe Estrella III

We are delighted to support DepEd and Khan Academy in this very important public–private partnership initiative to utilize the latest education technology to deliver high quality education to many Filipino learners in public and private schools.

FERNANDO ZOBEL DE AYALA
AC Board Director
AFI Chairman

Filipino students and teachers will now have access to 21st century digital learning, as the Ayala group teams up with the Department of Education and Khan Academy to boost the key competencies of learners in the Philippines.

Ayala Corporation, Ayala Foundation, Globe Telecom, and iPeople, together with iPeople schools National Teachers College and University of Nueva Caceres, formalized their partnership through a memorandum of understanding with DepEd and Khan Academy signed on December 6. iPeople is the education joint venture between Ayala and iPeople majority owner House of Investments of the Yuchengco Group of Companies.

Said Education Secretary Sonny Angara: “DepEd is proud and grateful to stand shoulder to shoulder with these education partners. We can solve perennial challenges in education by drawing from the expertise of partners like Ayala Group and the cutting-edge vision of enterprises of the future like Khan Academy."

Aimed at strengthening learners' fundamental literacy and numeracy skills through Khan Academy's world-renowned online courses, key initiatives in the MOU include comprehensive teacher training programs, the deployment of Khan Academy’s learning platform in Ayala-affiliated schools, internships and fellowships, and provision of critical digital infrastructure facilitated by Globe.

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