E is For Eskwelabs Issue 009 - The Grit that Leads to Growth 💪🌱
In our ninth issue, we share links to recent webinars and panel discussions we were a part of, announce admissions-related news for one of our programs, and celebrate wins for the Eskwelabs family
We created this newsletter to keep our alums, partners, and anyone interested in learning skills for the future of work updated and connected to our ever-growing family. If you want to read our previous issues, you can check them out here.
Hi, Francine here! 👋 Today, we're focusing on the beauty of growth. 🌱 Whether it's building upon what skills you already have, opening your mind to new ideas, or exploring your passions to see where they may lead, we hope that you find something meaningful in our ninth issue.
What's in this newsletter:
Grow new ideas:
📽️ Impact Hub Manila's "Learning Session on Education" livestream
💬 PhilDev Foundation's "Education and the New Normal" panel discussion
Grow your skill set:
📊 See what you can achieve with data analytics in our Business Intelligence SkillsCamp Module 3—OPEN FOR ENROLMENT!
Grow your passion for impact:
❤️ Data for Good Hackathon
🏆 We made it! RESQUE: Startups vs. COVID-19 Competition
⭐ Grow new ideas
🗓️ August 11, 2020 | Impact Hub Manila's "Learning Session on Education" livestream
Watch this webinar organized by Impact Hub Manila as a "Learning Session" on Education, featuring a panel of educators and education enthusiasts such as Aurelien Chu (Eskwelabs' Co-Founder and COO), Dr. Antonio E. Etrata, Jr. (UST Faculty member), Dr. Jackie Lou O. Raborar (FEU Diliman Faculty member), Shaina Tantuico (TinyLabs' Co-Founder and Executive Director), and Veronica Andrino (Unifinity's Founder and CEO). This conversation emphasizes these as the things we can utilize to "combat any and all problem areas" in the future of Philippine Education:
✅ Collaboration
✅ Ideation
✅ Innovation
📽️ Watch the recorded livestream here.
🗓️ August 18, 2020 | PhilDev Foundation's "Education and the New Normal" panel discussion
Watch this livestream recording from PhilDev Foundation's panel discussion called "Education and the New Normal," featuring Edutechpreneurs Angela Chen (Eskwelabs' Co-Founder and CEO), Jerome Bactol (Girl Rising Philippines' Country Program Manager), and Arcie Mallari (Silid Aralan, Inc.'s Founder and CMO). In this discussion, the spotlight was on:
✅ The future of Philippine Education in what we call the "New Normal"
✅ The role technology will be playing in addressing both the challenges and opportunities facing our education system
✅ How technology can be leveraged to make education in the Philippines more accessible
📽️ Watch the recorded livestream here.
⭐ Grow your skill set
📊 See what you can achieve with skills in data analytics!
Enroll in our Business Intelligence SkillsCamp | Sign up here
📓 Module 3: Intro to Data Science (Inferential statistics, regression analysis, predictive analytics)
→ Orientation: September 12 (Saturday)
→ Classes: September 14 to Oct 3 (MWF, Sat)
→ Graduation: October 3 (Saturday)
⭐ Grow a passion for impact
❤️ DATA FOR GOOD HACKATHON
Congratulations to our Winning Teams for the Data for Good Hackathon!
Eskwelabs partnered with the data team at United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) to launch our first public Data for Good hackathon. On August 22, we announced our winners who’ll be shortlisted for a scholarship for our Data Science Fellowship and mentoring hours with UNSDSN's Data Scientist and Analyst, Finn Woelm.
🥇 First Place: Team Samobong of Lorenzo Flores and Arnald Paguio
Title: Patterns of Conflict - A report on conflict-related violence in the Philippines (SDG 16)
Project Brief: With the passing of the controversial anti-terror bill that aimed to curb terrorism, the team aimed to understand what exactly the situation on conflict is like in the Philippines.
🥈 Second Place: Team Mago Analytics of John Gabriel Daos, Angelie Maglasang, Jeriesa Osorio & Johnny Ong
Title: An Analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 11, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Project Brief: The team compares how the Philippines fares with regards to transportation safety to other SEA countries.
🥉 Third Place: Team Nikki's Angels of Coltrane Torres, Connor Manuel, Monique Cosiquien & Niel Bungcayao
Title: The Philippines and Quality Education (SDG 4)
Project Brief: The team assessed the overall situation of the educational system, for the Philippines to achieve "Quality Education".
❤️ RESQUE: Startups vs. COVID-19 Competition
(Image from QBO Philippines' Facebook page)
QBO Philippines partnered with Youth Business International in this Google-supported nationwide startup competition that "aims to provide a laser-focused support program to Filipino startups as part of YBI's Rapid Response and Recovery Program." Over 100 applications were sent in, and Eskwelabs made it into the top 10! The workshops and mentoring we will be receiving from "seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts" for the next two months will all be dedicated to increasing our capacity and capabilities of democratizing digital skills education during and after this pandemic season.
We say congratulations as well to our fellow startups that made it! 🎉
That’s it for our ninth issue of the newsletter! Thank you for reading. ❤️
Have something to share? We encourage you to give us feedback and ideas (you may do so here) and if you like it, please share it with a friend!
Have a good Sunday! See you again in your inbox next, next week!
💌 Cheering you on always,
Francine
Community Producer at Eskwelabs