Holy Child Central Colleges, Inc. (HCCCI) participated in the prestigious iLab Project 2024: Integrating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) into the Philippine Educational System. Organized by the 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃) through its 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐀𝐒), the event took place on July 24, 2024, at 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐮 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 in Jolo, Sulu.

The iLab Project 2024 aimed to implement a memorandum of cooperation among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that received the iLab grant. This initiative sought to introduce and promote the COIL program, focusing on applying e-pedagogy and sharing best practices. The event also served as a platform for forging linkages and partnerships among participating institutions.

Holy Child Central Colleges, Inc. has been a trailblazer in integrating innovative educational methodologies, particularly in areas serving indigenous communities in Mindanao. HCCCI's involvement in the iLab Project 2024 underscored its commitment to advancing educational practices through technology and international collaboration.

Ms. Vanessa Marie L. Antiquin, Executive Vice President of HCCCI and attendee of the conference, expressed her enthusiasm for the event, stating, "𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘓𝘢𝘣 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 2024. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘋 𝘐𝘈𝘚 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘖𝘐𝘓 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦.”

The event featured a comprehensive program, including discussions on e-pedagogy, COIL applications, and opportunities for networking with other HEIs.

As HCCCI continues to innovate and lead in educational practices, its participation in the iLab Project 2024 exemplified its commitment to excellence and inclusivity in education. The institution looks forward to contributing to and learning from this significant initiative, further strengthening its mission to bridge cultures and transform student achievement through its COIL projects.