“Teaching is the profession that teaches all other professions.” Teachers are living vessels of knowledge and of dreams and aspirations of children whose voices fill teachers’ hearts and minds. As such, we recognize that lifelong learners need lifelong teachers—both championing education toward a better future for all.
With the desire to fuel
hope and inspire action among Edukampyons, REX Education and the Private
Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) launched the PEAC–REX Edukampyon
Iskolar Para Sa Kinabukasan, a scholarship program that aims to champion,
strengthen, and advance teacher education by encouraging the best and brightest
learners to pursue the teaching profession.
Addressing the Challenges
Faced by the Education Sector
According to the 2018 OECD
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results, Filipino
students ranked the lowest among 79 countries in mathematics, science, and
reading, with over 80% of students not reaching the minimum level of
proficiency in reading. In a 2019research conducted by the Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS), scores of Filipino
students decreased by 61 points in mathematics and by 83 points in science from
2003 to 2019. The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) also found
that in 2019, at least 83% of Grade 5 students scored below reading and
mathematics standards expected for end of primary schooling.
According to the World
Bank Philippines Report 2021: “Improving teacher quality in schools will
mean attracting and selecting the best candidates into the teaching profession.
To strengthen teacher quality, [we] should begin from selecting the right
people into the profession. Policies in teacher recruitment and hiring should
be aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the career, such as incentivizing
high achievers to pursue teacher training and eventually enter into the
profession.”
Edukampyon Iskolar Para Sa
Kinabukasan
The Edukampyon Iskolar
Para Sa Kinabukasan scholarship program rings true to REX Education’s
Edukampyon advocacy: to rally every Filipino to champion education so that
every learner is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, challenged, and
values-oriented. As Edukampyons, we are duty-bound to uplift the Filipino
learners today and in the future—and help make them whole. The time to act is
now.
By encouraging the best
and the brightest to pursue the teaching profession, we are investing in our
learners and in the future of Philippine education. By being partners, we are
working together to build and strengthen the path toward a brighter tomorrow
for all of us, for our nation. By supporting the program, we are giving back to
the teaching profession the highest honor and prestige it deserves.
“Teaching is a profession
that has the power and influence to inspire the grooming of the greatest
artists, doctors, and innovators. So, it is essential as Edukampyons to look
into how we can advance and strengthen the quality of teachers and instructors…
from basic education to the tertiary level. We seek for the best and the
brightest to work with us, commit to the profession, and start creating a
rippled effect as we enhance teachers’ quality today. This small act that we
are doing in the present can have a great impact on all of our futures,”
said Don Timothy Buhain, chief executive officer of REX Education during
the launch of the program on October 5, 2021.
What’s Next?
REX Education and PEAC are
here for you. Students can apply for the program through their respective
schools; while schools can nominate their top students for the scholarship, to
encourage good-standing students to pursue Teacher Education for their tertiary
education.
REX Education and PEAC
will also partner with teacher education centers of excellence (COEs) and
centers of development (CODs) across the country to grant the scholarships,
ensuring quality education and training for future teachers.
By school year 2022–2023,
50 of the best and brightest freshmen will be selected across four basic
education specializations: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Those
admitted to the program will not only enjoy living and technology-support
allowances; they will also receive the best training from partner COEs and CODs
across the country and bear the pride and responsibility to give back and
advance the community.
Edukampyon Iskolar Para Sa
Kinabukasan was launched through a virtual event that
gathered educators and representatives from PEAC, REX Education, Philippine
Business of Education, ASEAN Teacher Education Network, the Department of
Education, and the Commission on Higher Education. Apart from launching the
initiative, it was also a celebration of teachers across the country in time
for World Teachers’ Month.
Those who missed the event
can still watch it via REX Education Facebook page.
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