29/08/2026
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง: ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ก!
The Schools Division Office of Island Garden City of Samal (SDO IGACOS) IPEd Monitoring and Evaluation Team headed by Filomena M. Lopez,Education Program Supervisor and IPEd Coordinator, extends its heartfelt gratitude to all IPEd Implementing Schools that participated in the 1st Batch of Division Validation. The activity may have been a challenging journey, but it was equally meaningfulโfilled with stories of struggles, successes, lessons, and inspiration. Through every school visit, the team witnessed the dedication of school heads, teachers, learners, parents, and community elders who continue to contribute to making Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd) more responsive and meaningful. We walked together, learned together, grew together, and shared best practices together.
The initial validation results also highlighted that schools are at different stages of their IPEd journey. While some schools are relatively new to the program yet have already made significant strides, others continue to strengthen their actual implementation. The M&E Team hopes that school self-assessment will become a regular practice, ideally conducted every end of June and December and reflected in the School Calendar, to help schools track progress and identify areas for improvement. More importantly, the team hopes to see IPEd move beyond mere compliance toward genuine commitmentโwhere the entire school community works together to deliver a culture-responsive curriculum, contextualized lessons, and learning experiences that meaningfully integrate the Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSPs) of the Sama communities.
Above all, the validation journey reaffirmed one powerful truth: IPEd comes alive when the community comes together. The presence and voices of learners, parents, and elders during the validation demonstrated that Indigenous education becomes stronger when culture is heard, valued, and lived inside and outside the classroom. May every effort of our IPEd Champions bear fruit that will be nurtured, sustained, and passed on from one generation to the next. With faith, collaboration, and unwavering commitment, may we continue building schools where inclusion is not merely a word, but a reality felt by every learner, every day.
Daghang salamat, mga IPEd Champions! Padayon ta!
๐ช๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ช. ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐-๐ฆ๐๐ ๐. ๐ง๐จ๐๐ข๐ก๐-๐ง๐จ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ง๐จ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ข๐ก.
IGACOS, Leading with Purpose.
โ SDO IGACOS IPEd Monitoring and Evaluation Team
