MATILDE BALATBAT SANCHEZ

Special and Regular Education teacher with 20+ years of teaching experience in my home country and abroad. An accomplished educator with the ability to teach, motivate, and direct students while maintaining high interest and achievement. Articulate communicator able to effectively interact with diverse populations of students at a variety of academic levels. Consistently maintains excellent relations with students, parents, faculty, and administrators. Enjoys working with special education students and focuses more on helping them achieve their educational goals. Deeply involved in helping students reach their full potential. Sees teaching as a way of life and links to the future. A dedicated teacher with a teachable heart is open to changes for the betterment of teaching and learning experiences.

• 2023 – Winning Coach, 12 Cultural Competitions Bulacan Private Schools Association (BULPRISA)
• 2012 - Winning Coach, Order of the Knights of Rizal (OKOR) (South African and Asian Regions) Cultural and Academic Competitions
• 2011 - Recipient of Commission on Filipino Overseas Scholarship Grants to Pursue a Master's Education in Special Education University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines
• 2009 to 2010 Recipient of Philippine International School Qatar’s Plaque of Appreciation for Valuable services and remarkable contribution to the said institution - Doha, Qatar
• 2008 to 2009 - Named as 1st Rank Teacher at Philippine International School – Qatar for exemplary and commendable performance as an Elementary/Preschool/SPED Teacher in the Montessori Department Doha, Qatar
• 2007 to 2010 – Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation from ASEAN AMBASSADORS’ GROUP in Doha, Qatar for invaluable cultural contributions Doha, Qatar
• 2009 – Garnered 16 Major and Minor Places - Cultural Competition, Bulacan Private Schools Association (BULPRISA)
• 2009 – Bulacan Private Schools Association (BULPRISA) Grand Prize Awardee Story Telling Competition (Filipino) Teacher’s Category Bulacan, Philippines
• 1995 - Recipient of Plaque of Appreciation for Outstanding Cultural Contributions and Remarkable Services to Hagonoy Institute’s Cultural Endeavors Bulacan, Philippines

Recipient of the Most Outstanding Teacher Award for my exemplary service at Philippine International School in Doha, Qatar, 2009.