Global firms join Globe in enhancing teacher training

MANILA, Philippines — Global brands led by Adobe, Da Vinci Kids and Quipper have joined Globe Telecom and the Department of Education (DepEd) in expanding the Global Filipino Schools (GFS) program to further enhance the delivery of world-class education in public schools nationwide.

These new partners are expected to enrich the intensive five-day face-to-face GFS national training certification workshops plus three-month virtual coaching sessions for teachers and school heads, which commenced on May 7 in Cebu City. The workshops will cover various principles of 21st century education and practical ways of using technology in public schools.

Globe has been running the GFS program since 2012. Using a modern approach to K-12 learning with long-term support from the DepEd, GFS equips schools through three key components: internet connectivity, mobile tech and specialized teacher training on 21st century approaches to education.

“Through the years, we’ve built meaningful relationships with various partners in the education space, with the objective of jointly providing the needed support for the public education sector on a national scale. We’re very fortunate that we now have global partners with the same objective of propagating 21st century learning to the youth around the country,” Globe SVP for corporate communications Yoly Crisanto said.