21/09/2026
We are proud to welcome Dr. Marie Grace A. Gomez to Beyond the Label 2026. ๐
A distinguished faculty member of the UP College of Education, Dr. Gomez is a recognized scholar whose work in Special Education, Guidance, and psychosocial support contributes to teaching, research, and professional practice within the University.
At this yearโs seminar, she will speak on:
โThe Silent Struggle: When Gaps Become Identity.โ
The Beyond the Label Seminar Series is organized by InclusiveEducation.ph, an advocacy initiative founded by ESL Philippines to advance informed dialogue, professional learning, and cross-sector collaboration in support of meaningful inclusion.
We invite our ESL Philippines community to help widen this conversation.
Tag and invite a teacher, parent, therapist, counselor, school leader, or advocate who should be part of it.
๐ www.inclusiveeducation.ph
๐ UP Diliman
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October 24, 2026
The conversation continues.
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | DR. MARIE GRACE A. GOMEZ ๐
For Beyond the Label 2026, we are honored to welcome Dr. Marie Grace A. Gomez, a distinguished educator whose academic and professional work spans Special Education, Guidance and Counseling, Disability Support, Psychosocial Services, Psychological Assessment, Career Counseling, and Program Development.
Dr. Marie Grace A. Gomez is a Faculty Member of the UP College of Education and holds two doctoral degrees from UP Diliman: a PhD in Education, Special Education and a PhD in Education, Guidance.
Her academic journey has also been recognized through the UP Presidential Scholarship and Pi Gamma Mu Honor, as well as UP Professorial Chairs for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and research.
At Beyond the Label 2026, Dr. Gomez will speak on:
THE SILENT STRUGGLE: WHEN GAPS BECOME IDENTITY
A powerful topic that brings attention to an important dimension of inclusion: what may happen beyond the visible learning, developmental, or support gap.
As children move through school, adolescence, transition, and eventually adulthood, the conversation cannot remain focused only on diagnosis, academic performance, or intervention. Questions of self-concept, belonging, psychosocial well-being, identity, and life beyond school also become increasingly important.
With Dr. Gomezโs background in Special Education and Guidance, her presence brings a valuable interdisciplinary perspective to a seminar centered on what happens from diagnosis to direction โ and across the lifespan.
And fittingly, this conversation takes place at UP Diliman, where her own academic journey and professional work have been deeply rooted.
๐ School of Statistics Auditorium, UP Diliman
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October 24, 2026 | Saturday
โฐ 8:00 AM โ 4:00 PM
Register at: Tinyurl.com/beyondthelabel2026
BEYOND THE LABEL 2026
From Diagnosis to Direction: From Early Signs to Inclusive Education, Literacy and Life Beyond School
What happens when the gaps remain?
This October, we continue the conversation.
