Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc.
REACH MORE, TEACH MORE.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since 1999, the Knowledge Channel Foundation has engaged public schools from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi in providing technological access, educational videos and games, and teacher training.
PRODUCED
1,200+
Video Lessons
CONNECTED
10,639+
Public Schools & CDSs
TRAINED
9,400+
Teachers & CDT/Ws
REACHED
27,000,000
Students
BRIEF
The Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) is a non-stock, non-profit organization established in 1999. Its mission is to be responsible stewards and co-creators of transformative learning experiences through media and technology in the service of the Filipino children.
KCFI has been at the forefront of helping improve education and learning outcomes in K-12. Through relevant and engaging multimedia learning resources and professional development of educators, KCFI helps create a solid educational foundation for early reading, numeracy and oracy – critical factors in a child’s educational development It is the first and only TV, online and offline media tandem primarily focused on the Philippines’ basic education curriculum.
IMPACT
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OUR STORY
The Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) is a non-stock, non-profit organization established in 1999. Its mission is to be responsible stewards and co-creators of transformative learning experiences through media and technology in the service of the Filipino children.
KCFI has been at the forefront of helping improve education and learning outcomes in K-12. Through relevant and engaging multimedia learning resources and professional development of educators, KCFI helps create a solid educational foundation for early reading, numeracy and oracy – critical factors in a child’s educational development It is the first and only TV, online and offline media tandem primarily focused on the Philippines’ basic education curriculum.
REACH MORE, TEACH MORE.
MISSION
To be co-creators and providers of transformative learning experiences especially for the poor and marginalized Filipino children and communities.
VISION
Happier and holistically developed Filipinos, proactively making the world a better place.
CORE VALUES
Social Justice
Passion to Serve
Commitment to Holistic Learning
Integrity
Nationalism
THE KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL STORY
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OUR HISTORY
25 years ago, two young idealistic executives envisioned a world where all walks of life can have access to quality education. Coming from SkyCable, Ms. Rina Lopez and Mr. Carlo Katigbak started an idea to improve the lives of Filipinos through education, particularly education through television, in the Philippine classrooms. They set out to democratize education in the country through television.
History (OLD CONCEPT)
- June 14, 1999: the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) was initially operated under the name "Sky Foundation Inc."
- March 9, 2000: KCh signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education (formerly the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports) for a 10-year partnership, following its initial 1-year MOA signed on June 28, 1999.
- Partnership Renewal with PCTA, extending cable broadcast access to additional provincial areas and conducting orientation sessions for principals in these newly connected regions.
- Feb 24 to March 3: Global Philanthropist Circle (GPC) holds a week-long Learning Journey to the Philippines, including Knowledge Channel schools in the Philippines.
- KCFI launches “Salam”, which is a mini-series on peace education, made in response to Executive Order No. 570, which “institutionalized peace education in basic education and teacher education” in public schools.
- Knowledge Channel launches its first major channel imaging campaign tagline: BE THE BEST YOU, Kayang-kaya mo!
- K-High was the first pilot production of KCFI's Transmedia that incorporated live actors with animation.
- Rina Lopez facilitates meeting of President Aquino's with international civil society organization, accompanied by Peggy Dulany Rockefeller and KCFI chairman Oscar M. Lopez
- Knowledge Channel launches its first major channel imaging campaign tagline: BE THE BEST YOU, Kayang-kaya mo!
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
“Relentless. This is Rina Lopez in one word.”
Belonging to the family of one of the most prominent business conglomerates in the country, she could have stayed within the confines of her comfort zone. She could have thrown in the towel when donations to her non-profit organization didn’t come in as expected. She could have refused to hand over the soft and hardware to the Department of Education’s CyberEd Education program which had decided to use her model of educational TV as its own. She could have retired and lived in relative peace when the ABS-CBN franchise was denied, forcibly removing her baby, the Knowledge Channel from the homes of 7 million students. But she did not.
The things we do in Knowledge Channel is not just work for me. Until I have the capabilities, I will continue to do so in the service of the Filipino people.
Rina Lopez
In 1999, Rina co-founded the first and only curriculum-based television channel in the country serving the public educational system – the Knowledge Channel. Twenty-two years later, the Knowledge Channel Foundation, its mother institution has evolved into the country’s premiere content delivery system of pre-school and K-12 learning materials produced for the most disadvantaged sector of the economy – school children enrolled in the public educational system.
Today, Knowledge Channel is in 17 regions, 73 provinces and more than 10,000 public schools and child learning centers impacting the lives of millions of students through its thousands video lessons in Math, Science, English, Filipino and Araling Panlipunan. These educational materials have leveled the learning field and democratized education, because the materials have been made available for teachers and students in highly urbanized settings as well as for those in the boondocks and hinter-islands.
The business of running an educational television channel is usually a function of the State; thus, the UK’s BBC, Japan’s NHK and the American Public Broadcasting System operate and/or fund their country’s respective educational channels. But because of Rina’s vision, the Philippines can stand proud because the Knowledge Channel is the first of its kind in the world and is in a class all its own; being a private effort for the public good.
Rina, who holds a Masters of Arts degree in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University continues to educate herself whenever and however she can. She has won accolades from ex-President Bill Clinton and a number of local and international awards including an Achievement Award for Distance Learning from the De La Salle Alumni Association and a Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan or Public Service Award from the Ateneo de Manila University, among others.
Board of TRUSTEES
Federico R. Lopez
Chairman
Francis Giles B. Puno
Vice Chairman
Rina R. Lopez
President
Atty. Roderico V. Puno
Vice President
Emmanuel P. Singson
Treasurer
Joaquin E. Quintos IV
Trustee
Victor Emmanuel B. Santos Jr.
Trustee
Raissa H. Posadas
Trustee
Richard Tantoco
Trustee
Atty. Maria Amina Amado
Corporate Secretary
VIDEOS
The Role of Educational TV in Education for Sustainable Development by Rina Lopez-Bautista
Knowledge Channel's Rina Lopez-Bautista in New York confab
Empowering Global Filipino Through Social Media - Rina Lopez-Bautista
PARTNERS
Your one-time donation or monthly donation will fund access to education for kids in the Philippines.