Gender Equality as

Critical Practice of MC
 INTRODUCING GENDER FAIR
EDUCATION IN MC

 What is Gender Fair Education?

 Core Values of Miriam College
 How do they come together?
 MC-GFE Model
WHAT IS GENDER FAIR EDUCATION IN
MIRIAM COLLEGE?
Gender Fair Education in Miriam
College integrates issues of women's
rights, gender equality & equity into
academic and non-academic
programs, development programs
for faculty, students and staff, and
school administration system
 CORE VALUES OF MIRIAM
COLLEGE
TRUTH – critical of masculinist bias in the
search for liberating knowledge & truth.
JUSTICE – seeks gender equality within a
preferential option for the poor.
PEACE – addresses violence against women
/ girl-children as integral to lasting peace.
INTEGRITY OF CREATION – recognizes
women’s equal access to and care of the
environment.
HOW DO THEY COME TOGETHER?
MIRIAM COLLEGE

Physical

Teaching GFE Social

Learning

MC-GFE MODEL
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF
MIRIAM COLLEGE
The Physical environment of
Miriam College is a sanctuary
for young children, young
women and women who
recognize and respect the
equal attributes and
capabilities of human beings
that is not limited by gender
stereotypes and biases.
The Miriam College Daycare & Breastfeeding Center is the
first of it's kind in the country. Located inside the grounds of
the Miriam College, built for MC employees.
Integrated Lifestyle and Wellness (ILAW) Center
 Innovation Center
The Miriam College Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation
Center (MC-HSSIC) is the Philippines’ first
integrated makerspace.
A makerspace is a place of innovation where a
community of learners can gather to tinker,
discover, create, collaborate and solutions to
various problems utilizing the tools provided in
its different work stations or laboratories.
The MC-HSSIC complements the school’s
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts and Math) program implemented as early
as 2010 under the leadership of its president,
Dr. Rosario O. Lapus.
Through the center, the school will be able to
immerse students further in the STEAM elds.
Ultimately, it moves the school from STEAM to
DREAM (Design, Robotics, Engineering and
Entrepreneurship, Arts and Mathematics).
Innovation Center
Learning Spaces of Miriam
Miriam College’s
grounds serve as
learning spaces for girls
and young women of
MC.
The social environment of
Miriam College is a zone of peace,
environmental care, gender
equality and social justice which
encourages girl-children and
young women to work together in
eliminating abuse and violence
against women and children,
including sexual harassment on
campus.
The learning environment of
Miriam College nurtures active,
critical & analytical women
leaders by supporting the
personal empowerment & self-
confidence of girl-children /
young women based on their
diverse potentials, interests and
contributions to a sustainable
future for everyone.
Librarian in Action
Activity-based lessons allow pre-schoolers to:
•Use simple scientific skills of exploration, observation and
experimentation
•Discover the wise use of technology
•Develop their creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking
skills
•Develop skills in analyzing, reasoning and communicating
using different media
Ensures a seamless flow of the curriculum across all
units. Its goal is to initiate innovative, relevant and
student-centered programs to enhance the basic
education system. Constant curriculum review,
benchmarking with schools abroad, faculty development
and the implementation of enrichment, enhancement and
leadership programs ensure that high standards are
maintained at all levels.
Miriam College has partnered with ACER Philippines, Inc. and Creative
Technologies, Inc. for the E-Learning Tool project that is currently being
implemented in the High School.

For the fourth time since

2008, the Department of
Psychology of Miriam
College sent a delegation to
the Stanford Undergraduate
Psychology Conference
(SUPC) in Stanford
University, Palo Alto,
California.
The Department of International Studies, marks a milestone as it
celebrates 20 years of excellent participation in the Model United of
the Far West (MUNFW), an international simulation conference where
students learn how Member States of the United Nations work
together in finding solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
MUNFW is held annually in April at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San
Francisco, California, USA. Since 1995, the Department has trained
about 300 IS students, representing various countries in the MUNFW
in the past two decades. It has been consistently recognized for its
outstanding achievement in diplomacy in the MUN.
The teaching environment of
Miriam College supports the
ability and skills of faculty
members to teach in a gender-
fair manner and stresses their
position as advocates of
Gender Equality.
Miriam College focuses on teaching
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA)
conducted a Curriculum Review Workshop for the Higher Education
Unit last April 23 to 25 with the theme “Upbeat, Creative,
Innovative”. The objective of the workshop was to review the
curricular offerings of the colleges/departments based on various
inputs in order to come up with a strengthened, enriched, upbeat,
creative and innovative curriculum/program relevant to the
demands of the current state of Philippine Education and the global
academic world.
The Asian University Digital
Resource Network (AUDRN)
capped its third and final
Module Writeshop on Creating
Models of Local Knowledge
(LK) Class Integration
Miriam College-
Women and Gender
Institute (WAGI)
conducted a training
on Gender Fair
Education for Gender
and Development
(GFE for GAD) for
employees of the
Philippine Army,
Bureau of Internal
Revenue (BIR), and
National Economic
and Development
Authority (NEDA).
WAGI brings forth relevant
issues to inform and
educate the Miriam
Community
Department of Communication faculty Lynda Catindig-Garcia, upon the
invitation of the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI),
presented a research on “Integrating Women and Gender Issues in the
Curricula of Higher Education of Miriam College at the 2nd Korean-
ASEAN International Conference on Gender and Development. The
event carried the theme "Translating Women's Experience into
Classroom Teaching in ASEAN Countries“ held in Seoul, Korea