Orica Philippines, a leading mining and infrastructure solutions provider, committed to investing in initiatives from early childhood education to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the country.
One such initiative was a new free method of teaching mathematics for early childhood educators called ‘Let’s Count’ – an early mathematics program to help develop the math skills of children ages three to five.
Headed by The Smith Family, Australia’s leading education charity, the program reached and supported 25 educators from 14 local kindergartens.
Since 2009, Orica Philippines’ Science and Technology Education Leveraging Relevance (STELR) initiative has been helping students be more engaged in STEM.
Its STELR workshops featuring hands-on renewable models have helped engage the interest of learners as the program reached over 35,000 students annually across Asia Pacific.
“Beyond educational support, Orica Philippines also assists our local partner communities through the improvement of educational facilities such as the development of the science classroom at the Carbon Elementary School in Limay, Bataan,” said Orica Philippines country head Gordon Wallace.
“Orica Philippines also provides equipment that improves the educational experience of disabled children at Limay Central Elementary School,” said Wallace.
“With the mission to improve access to education in the country, Orica Philippines is also proud to engage in partnership with the Department of Education to support the country’s goals of uplifting students in communities where access is a challenge,” he said.