{"id":5138,"date":"2021-04-13T03:09:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T03:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/teach-for-organizations-receive-sc-johnson-grants-to-support-learning-amid-global-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T03:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T03:09:52","slug":"teach-for-organizations-receive-sc-johnson-grants-to-support-learning-amid-global-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/teach-for-organizations-receive-sc-johnson-grants-to-support-learning-amid-global-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach For Organizations Receive SC Johnson Grants to Support Learning Amid Global Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThis partnership is an opportunity for us to create pathways to greater economic and social mobility for underserved communities where we operate through Teach For\u2019s network and expertise,\u201d said Alan VanderMolen, Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at SC Johnson. \u201cAccess to a quality education is an essential need for every child, and we are pleased to be able to support these efforts.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The SC Johnson partnership with Teach for the Philippines (TFP), Teach For Malaysia (TFM), and Teach for Thailand (TFT) provides valuable resources to support program continuity and student learning for middle to low-income school communities. Through its hallmark initiative, the Fellowship Program, these independent organizations recruit, train, and deploy promising teachers who work within their country\u2019s school systems and eventually become an influential alumni network that continues to build their nations through education reform.<\/div>\n
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Teach for the Philippines<\/strong><\/div>\n
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TFP has redesigned its programs to accommodate various learning delivery modes respecting students\u2019 household contexts and the variety of access-to-learning challenges in the Philippines. Given the country\u2019s educational realities, its goal is to raise continued support for foundational learning<\/div>\n
in public schools. TFP contributes to the solution through its Functional Literacy Program, a successfully evaluated early grade-level intervention for reading and math, and its Batang Bayani (Young Hero) Program, a tried and tested life skills program that builds student capability as well as capacitates parents to support their child\u2019s learning. TFP- trained teachers can offer and deliver both programs remotely.<\/div>\n
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Partnering with SC Johnson helps TFP reach a total of 600 students in the Functional Literacy Program and 300 students plus 100 parents for the Batang Bayani Life Skills Program in hard-to-reach areas or disadvantaged backgrounds. The SC Johnson grant allows for the development and production of learning materials adapted for individualized delivery modes most applicable for students\u2019 contexts and access to the appropriate learning resources and platforms for their parents, who now serve as teachers at home.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSC Johnson\u2019s support moves our programs forward for not just our students, but also for their parents and our public school teachers who remain committed to facilitating learning amid the ever-changing context of the Philippine public education system.\u201d Teach for the Philippines\u2019 CEO, Clarissa Isabelle Delgado<\/strong>, shared. She continues, \u201cWe are grateful to have a partner like SC Johnson who believes that education is a priority in social development and that trusts us to ensure that learning continues in school communities no matter the situation at hand.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Teach For Malaysia<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Through its partnership with SC Johnson, TFM seeks to improve the quality of education and access to opportunities for students in B40 communities in Malaysia. The organization aims to impact 300 students through the Fellowship and an additional 500 students through STEM home learning kits. SC Johnson also extends its support towards providing students with exciting and engaging self-directed learning resources in STEM. This initiative aims to guide students in discovering English, Mathematics, and Science concepts without relying on internet connectivity and devices. These resources are also bilingual with inclusiveness in mind to maximize the reach to different student demographics.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe issues tackled by this collaboration reinforce that the fight for education equity remains a pressing issue and requires strong support from all parties.\u201d Chan Soon Seng, Teach For Malaysia\u2019s CEO<\/strong>, shared, \u201cReaching hundreds of students in underserved communities, the collective impact of these initiatives will provide pathways to greater education opportunities in Malaysia.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Teach for Thailand<\/strong><\/div>\n
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TFT is a driving force behind a network of leaders who work to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all children in Thailand. They recruit and develop talented individuals who will teach in economically challenged schools and in partnership with the communities for two years. Students are provided with an enhanced education that allows them to shape a better future for themselves and those around them.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe are grateful for SC Johnson’s support for Teach For Thailand. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath, children in Thailand face an increased risk of learning loss. Our partnership with SC Johnson is critical to ensure teacher-leaders are recruited and developed so that children in marginalized communities continue to receive the quality education they deserve.\u201d said Teach for Thailand CEO Vichitapol Pholpoke.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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TFT\u2019s partnership with SC Johnson helps provide high-quality teacher fellows who directly impact the students\u2019 academic and life skills development. In the long term, the organization creates strong relationships with school leaders and community members to implement sustainable changes in fostering a supportive learning environment and increasing the students\u2019 standard of living.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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