OUR LEARNING COACHES

 
 

TULA doesn’t have teachers — we have learning coaches.

Learning Coaches guide and mentor TULA learners through interesting experiences as they build their mindset, practice skills, and character traits, and acquire knowledge. They act as motivators, guides, role models, and mentors.

Our coaches are recruited from the top universities in the Philippines and come from diverse backgrounds ranging from the academe, the government, the not-for-profit sector, and the corporate world. They are trained in the latest global teaching practices and all share a passion to reinvent education for 21st century learning.

COACH MON

👤 (he/ him)

🎓 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

    • Graduated with an A.B. in Philosophy with a minor in Literature

    • Heroes Hub Youth Leadership Program Fellow

    • Regularly facilitates various direct action initiatives within his local community

    • Former PUP Philosophy professor

    • Climate change adaptation and mitigation

    • Promotion and protection of human rights

    • Sustainable community development

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🇵🇭 FILIPINO 🧬 SCIENCE 🧮 MATH

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COACH RALPH

👤 (he/ him)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with an A.B. in Political Science

    • Co-founder of the Coalition of Ateneans for Indigenous Peoples

    • Fluent in Spanish

    • History and Culture

    • Advocating for indigenous peoples rights and culture

    • Advocating for the protection of the environment

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 10

    ⏳ HISTORY 📚 ENGLISH 🇵🇭 FILIPINO 🧬 SCIENCE

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COACH MJ

👤 (he/ him)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

    • Graduated with a BS in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

    • Former President of UP Psychological Understanding for Growth and Distinction Society (PUGAD Sayk)

    • Teacher and Finance Officer in Sibol Hesus School Foundation Inc.

    • Raising mental health awareness in the Philippines

    • Theatre Arts and Music

    • Advocating for social justice and equality

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 10

    🧬 SCIENCE 🧮 MATH

COACH Lui

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

    • Graduated with a BS in Psychology, Cum Laude

    • Former Vice President for Academic Affairs of UP Psychology Society (UP PsychSoc)

    • Overall Head for UP Mental Health Month 2019

    • Reducing the stigma on mental health and misconceptions on psychology

    • Promoting healthy childhood development and well-being

    • Advocating for differently-abled children

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 8

    🧮 MATH ⏳ HISTORY 📚 ENGLISH 🇵🇭 FILIPINO 🧬 SCIENCE

COACH GIA

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with a degree in A.B. Diplomacy and International Relations Specializing in East and SE Asian Studies

    • Finished a Minor in Development Management

    • Headed youth camps for young catechists from various regions of the Philippines

    • Healthy discourse on local and global issues on politics and security

    • East and Southeast Asian History and Culture

    • Conservation and appreciation of the arts as a crucial part of childhood education

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 10

    🧮 MATH ⏳ HISTORY 📚 ENGLISH 🇵🇭 FILIPINO 🧬 SCIENCE

COACH Reg

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Partnerships Officer at Philippine Business for Education

    • Proud volunteer and CFM Co-Lead at Metro Manila Pride

    • Impact Strategy Consultant for local philanthropists and social entrepreneurs

    • Holistic Education

    • Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

    • Accessible Mental Health Care

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 10

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH IMA

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with a degree in AB Diplomacy and International Relations Specializing in East and Southeast Asian Studies

    • Finished a Minor in Japanese Studies

    • Former Program Officer for Formation in Pathways to Higher Education

    • Cross-cultural communication in East and Southeast Asian countries

    • Accessible Mental Healthcare

    • Discourse on human security in the national and regional perspective

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8 📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH MAR

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Magna Cum Laude of AB Interdisciplinary Studies Batch 2022 with tracks in Psychology and History and minors in Education and Chinese Studies

    • Former Chairperson of the Department of Student Welfare and Services AY 2021-2022

    • Presented her bachelor's thesis entitled "Paglilingkod: Institutional Support and Experiences of Public School Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic" to the 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary and Humanities Student Research Conference

    • Former Research Intern for the Ateneo Institute of the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching

    • Inclusive and informed education

    • Pedagogical reformation/reinvention

    • The importance of history in everyday life

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH ROBYN

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with Honors with a degree in AB Communication 

    • BPI Foundation Program Manager for the Environment

    • AHA! Learning Center Education Officer

    • Currently an Eskwelabs Senior Project Manager

    • Equal and equitable access to quality education

    • Inclusivity (equal rights for women and LGBTQIA+)

    • Environmental Conservation

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH ZIA

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

    • Graduated with a degree in Bachelor Arts in Behavioral Science, Magna Cum Laude

    • Held various leadership roles in AIESEC in UST, a local branch of the world’s largest youth-run organization

    • Certified Human Resource Associate (CHRA)

    • Currently working as a consultant for an EdTech platform, supporting the employment of AWS re/Start program scholars

    • Promoting healthy discussion about sexual health education among Filipino youth

    • Advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights and respect

    • Normalizing career shifting and cross-skilling of the modern workforce

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH J

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

    • Graduated Cum Laude from UP, Diliman

    • Earned a graduate certificate in Development Studies from ISS

    • Working towards certifications in accessibility and disability and digital rights

    • Disability Rights

    • Inclusivity in Education

    • Accessibility of Healthcare

  • 🧒🏻 K - Gr. 8

    🧮 MATH 📚 ENGLISH

COACH eLYSE

👤 (she/her)

🎓 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

    • Development worker for almost a decade, engaging and working with communities to plan and work toward disaster preparedness and community resilience

    • Shared community experiences through papers and studies centered on inclusion, social protection, resilience, and public health and how they are all interlinked in the landscape of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)

    • Taking on the role of breadwinner for the family

    • Human Rights

    • Gender Justice & LGBTQIA+ rights

    • Ecological Justice (community-based and -led DRRM, environmental justice, and climate justice)

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH YNA

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with a degree in A.B. Diplomacy and International Relations Specializing in East and SE Asian Studies

    • Developed and facilitated capacity-building training for local community leaders

    • Currently working as a consultant for a non-profit organization focused on human rights

    • Community engagement

    • Trauma-informed mental health care

    • Preservation and promotion of the Filipino film heritage

  • 🧒🏻 Gr. 1 - 8

    📚 ENGLISH 🧮 MATH

COACH jANIA

👤 (she/her)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with Honors with a degree in BS Management

    • Finished a Minor in Decision Science

    • Multilingual communicator - English, Tagalog, Mandarin, and Fukien

    • Former Vice President for Human Resources of Ateneo Celadon

    • Fostering holistic development for children

    • Mental health awareness

    • Inclusive education and equal career opportunities for underserved Filipino students

COACH Ash

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OPEN UNIVERSITY

    • Elected Junior High School Supreme Student Government President

    • Graduated with High Honors as a Humanities and Social Science Graduate

    • Currently a Working Student since Freshman Year, taking up Bachelor of Education Studies

    • Protection Against SOGIE Discrimination

    • Justice for Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence

    • Media Literacy in Combatting Online Disinformation

coach hannah

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO

    • Graduated with a degree in BA English (Creative Writing), Cum Laude and College Valedictorian

    • Former Project and Operations Manager for a Japanese ESL company

    • Regularly volunteers in community outreach, teaching kids and young adults.

    • Arts and culture

    • Advocating for accessible quality education and social and climate justice

    • Advocating for animal rights

coach bryan

👤 (he/him))

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS

    • Currently taking up their Masters in Clinical Psychology

    • Research and Development Officer for a Mental Health Care company

    • Acquired training in Applied Behavioral Analysis for kids in the autism spectrum

    • Community-based and accessible mental health care

    • Child-centered approaches in education and in health care

    • Centering rest and self-care in all facets of life

COACH jAS

👤 (she/her)

🎓 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OPEN UNIVERSITY

    • Consistent honors since elementary

    • Student Government President

    • Working student

    • Animal welfare

    • Closing the gap of education divide

    • Accessible and affordable healthcare

coach JED

👤 (he/him)

🎓 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

    • Graduated with a degree in B.S. Biology

    • Former Volunteer Junior High School Science Teacher for an Indigenous Peoples school in Bukidnon

    • Licensed Private Pilot

    • Senior Voice Category Awardee, National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA)

    • Environmental sustainability and social justice through science

    • Inclusive and people-centered mobility in our cities

    • Story-telling through music and vocal performance