GOLD
Samsung UK, Iris London, B+A London, FutureLearn: Not a School

Traditional education struggles to keep up with the pace of technological change. Samsung had a chance to support and prepare young people for a future driven by innovation.
Not a School brought the UK’s 18–25-year-olds together online to learn in a new way, not by teaching expected ‘tech skills’ but through unconventional experts sharing learned experience in free, live and pre-recorded sessions. Students collaborated to solve social issues from climate change to online bullying via innovative thinking and creativity.
Over 20,000 have enrolled to date. In 2020 there was 927 days’ worth of e-learning, in just four months.
SILVER
Verizon & Digital Promise: Helping Students to Bridge the Digital Divide During COVID-19 and Beyond

Verizon Innovative Learning (VIL) is a transformative program working in low-income US schools that addresses the “digital divide” between those with technology and connectivity and those without. Through 1:1 device and data distribution, hands-on instruction, and innovation labs, VIL showcases what can be achieved when students who would otherwise be left behind receive the technology and education needed to thrive and how schools can increase effectiveness and resilience through tech-infused learning. During COVID, VIL staff and students were able to transition more easily and leverage their tech skills to innovate and even solve community issues remotely.
BRONZE
Megaworld Foundation: Scholarship Program in the New Normal

As all walks of life are being challenged by the COVID-19 crisis, Megaworld Foundation assures its scholars of their studies. Committed to help students continue their education, Megaworld Foundation launched different projects to help them adapt to the new normal.
94.84% of the scholars responded when Megaworld Foundation reached out and personally called to check how they were doing. 91.67% of them also found the social media-based online learning sessions helpful as they adapt to the new normal. Lastly, in time for School Year 2020-2021, 100% of the scholars submitted their enrollment requirements utilizing Megaworld Foundation’s Scholars’ Portal.