Apl.de.Ap, Khan Academy PH, and Accenture PH partner up to headstart digital transformation of Pampanga high school

Did you know that Apl.de.Ap, through his non-profit organization, Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (APLFI), has been supporting the Sapang Bato National High School in Pampanga since 2019?

Sapang Bato is his birth place and it is where his Filipino relatives still live, so it holds a lot of importance for the Grammy-award winner.

The Fil-Am artist is set to visit Sapang Bato National High School on Monday as his foundation pledges to increase its support for the school, partnering up with Khan Academy and Accenture Philippines to help with the school's digital transformation.

The partnership coincides with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo's trade mission in the Philippines this March, which aims to bring job prospects from US-based companies to the Philippines. Khan Academy Philippines president and founder Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine is a co-organizer of the trade mission, while Apl.De.Ap is a member.

Accenture has pledged to donate laptops and provide digital skilling programs like coding to the school, while Khan Academy, which offers free online courses, will provide certificates of completion for skills mastery in computing. 

"I'm thrilled to bring Khan Academy, a global education pioneer, to the Philippines through our partnership with Khan PH and Accenture," Apl.de.Ap said in a statement.

"This move not only highlights our commitment to excellence in education for my hometown and beyond but ensures that Filipinos are prepared to met global standards, Together we're setting a new benchmark for educational empowerment in the country," he added. 

Apl.de.Ap founded the APLFI, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the youth in need.

Meanwhile, Khan Academy, founded by Sal Khan in 2008, provides free online learning materials in mathematics, science, computer, history, art history, and economics through online practice exercises and instructional videos. It's open for all ages.

Khan Academy Philippines was founded by its president Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine in 2023. 

By 2026, Khan Academy Philippines aims to grant access to one million learners across 16 regions in the country to the Khan Academy platform in their schools with its "1 Million Kids Khan Do It!" initiative.

— Hermes Joy Tunac/LA, GMA Integrated News