The Inter-Agency Committee on
Philippine Schools Overseas (IACPSO) conducted the 11th Conference of
Philippine Schools Overseas. This year’s theme was, “The K to 12 Challenge- Enhancing
our Competitive Advantage.” The conference aimed to arm Filipino
educational institutions overseas using the Filipino curriculum with the latest trends
in the K to 12 as they also roll out the said curriculum with the end view of
producing globally competitive graduates.
Mr. Francis Lan-nok and Miss Czarina Catherine Mateo represented Maharlika
International School in East Timor on this event which was held on May 15-17,
2013 at the AIM Conference Center, Makati City, Philippines. This conference was
also attended by seventy-two other representatives from 29 Philippine Schools
in China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab
Emirates. An upcoming and newly-established school in Thailand also attended as
an observer and volunteered to host the 12th conference of
Philippine Schools Overseas next year.
