The Human Dignity Curriculum is covering major ground in the Philippines from the local to national level. With its most recent expansion in the Province of Masbate, the HDC is being adopted at an impressively quick rate.
Director of the Human Dignity Curriculum Expansion in the Philippines, Lord Leomer Pomperada, said that, “[we’re excited to witness the leadership of Masbate Province in advancing the Human Dignity Curriculum in Luzon. The Department of Education officials from both Masbate Province and Masbate City have shown full support and commitment to bringing the HDC to all schools and ensuring its long-term sustainability.” The HDC has had a remarkable record of success in the country, with the HDC now reaching over 800 public and private schools and upwards of 200,000 students.
“I stand with the leaders of Masbate in their vision to form learners of strong character and leadership, and I hope this bold step will inspire other provinces to follow suit,” Pomperada said. Surely the trend of Province-wide adoptions of the HDC will continue, as more and more teachers are trained at the neighborhood level in the subjects of human dignity and the message that “no one, and no action, can take away a person’s inherent dignity,” fifth-grade teacher Honey Rose Sumugat said. Besides the institutionalization of the HDC in Masbate, before this, the Province of Antique, Philippines, adopted a provincial ordinance institutionalizing the HDC in all public and private schools.
Planting small seeds in local communities, the HDC is bringing together families, schools, and government leaders committed to the flourishing of young people through education. From pilot to provincial programs in the Philippines, St. Lucia, Kenya, and Mexico, the HDC is proving human dignity education is needed for all children and adolescents from every background around the world. With the possibility to nationalize the implementation of the HDC in countries like Croatia, the HDC has the power to transform lives in countless communities and countries, positively impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of students.
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