Canva Education Now Available for DepEd Teachers, Learners, and Staff
Canva Education can now be accessed for free by those with DepEd-issued email addresses.
Visual communication platform Canva has announced that Canva Education is now available for all teachers, learners, and staff of the Department of Education (DepEd) who have valid DepEd email addresses.
This was made possible through Canva’s partnership with DepEd, which became official through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2024.
“Our mission at Canva has always been to democratize design and empower everyone to communicate their ideas visually,” said Country Manager of Canva Philippines Maisie Littaua. “We want to plant seeds early and ensure we’re impacting young lives from the classroom up.”
“Visual communication is quickly becoming a critical skill for the future workforce,” Littaua added. “With this full rollout, we’re equipping Filipino educators and learners with powerful tools to make learning more engaging, collaborative, and effective—while preparing them for the world ahead.”
What is Canva Education?
Canva Education is a free upgrade plan that offers access to thousands of education-specific templates for eligible K-12 users.
It likewise offers real-time classroom collaboration tools, content planning features, and seamless integrations with platforms like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams.
Canva Education places heavy emphasis on safety and accessibility, ensuring that its users will have a secure and age-appropriate digital environment.
With the nationwide rollout of Canva Education, DepEd teachers, learners, and staff gain access to the powerful, creative tools that the platform offers. Teachers, in particular, can now use Canva Education to create engaging learning materials and foster visual communication skills among students.
“Filipino teachers have always been heroes in their own right. Give them Canva, and now they’ve got superpowers,” said DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara. “We’re grateful to Canva for equipping our educators and learners nationwide with world-class tools.”
Secretary Angara added, “This is exactly the kind of innovation the Marcos administration supports: tech that empowers, tools that uplift, and education that prepares our people for the future.”
Canva’s Commitment
Canva’s partnership with DepEd emphasizes its commitment to to advancing education and digital inclusion not just in the Philippines, but also in the whole of Southeast Asia, according to Yani Hornilla-Donato, Regional Lead for Southeast Asia at Canva.
“By starting with the Philippines, we’re taking a meaningful step toward equipping the next generation with intuitive, inclusive, and accessible visual communication tools,” Hornilla-Donata explained.
K-12 teachers, staff, learners, and users with DepEd issued email addresses may go to canva.com and choose to sign up in order to unlock your access to Canva Education.
