THE Department of Education has inked a partnership with Canva Philippines to provide public school teachers free access and training on Canva for Education starting in November.

On Wednesday, Education Secretary Sonny Angara signed an agreement with Canva Philippines for the rollout of Canva for Education, aiming to bring digital design and creativity into Filipino classrooms and support teachers with user-friendly tools for more interactive learning.

During the ceremonial signing, Angara was joined by Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu PSM, FCPA (Aust), Canva Philippines Country Lead Yani Hornilla-Donato, and Marketing and Content & Discovery Lead of Canva Philippines Maisie Littaua.

Yu lauded the partnership with Canva, stating that it will give our learners and educators the tools for 21st-century learning.

“What I didn’t expect was how quickly it was going to happen under Secretary Angara’s leadership. It was literally only a few months ago when he was first appointed that I called on him to emphasize how the Australian government will continue to support improving your education system,” Yu said.

According to DepEd, Canva for Education is an all-in-one visual communication platform that is free for all K-12 schools, teachers, and students. Teachers and students can access all the benefits of Canva’s premium features.

“The President himself said in his SONA that ‘ang mga silid-aralan ay dapat maging mga incubator ng pagkamalikhain at inobasyon.’ With this partnership, we’re building those incubators, one design at a time,” Angara said.