• A short course on helping parents of children in the early years plan and facilitate simple and enriching play environments.
  • Practical tips to make learning fun the eco/budget friendly way.
  • A course with a purpose: to empower parents as they empower their children.

Hi, I’m Bettina

I am a big advocate for Early Childhood Education. After trying to build my "ideal" version of a school in Bohol back in 2011, I have learned that if we want to improve on our education system, we need to start at the grass roots level (early years), and empower parents to be able to make informed decisions on their children's learning journeys. I believe learning should be a JOY not a painstaking tantrum challenge. I am from Cebu, Philippines and currently live in Australia. This course is my way of supporting parents who value education for their children, and to stay connected to home.

  • Mom of 2
  • Registered Teacher in Victoria, Australia
  • Early Childhood Educator
  • TEFL Accredited English Teacher


"It is my pleasure to share to you my teaching experience with Ms Bettina Mancao. I can promise you that she is a teacher of extra ordary talent and dedication. I have a first hand expereince with Ms. Bettina Mancao in the classroom in teaching Early childhood "Learning by Playing" together with my coe-teacher Lynn Guigue. And my youngest daughter Khael was under Ms Bettina's arts and craft class.

She sets high, but reasonable standards for us teachers and give us tools to succeed. We are motivated and intellectually stimulated through her succesful teaching techniques refelected to her students in Early Childhood. She was able to share the knowledge on how to determine childs strengths and weaknesses through play and to take steps to give extra help so there will be no children left behind. She was able to motivate us teachers to have courage and confidence meeting with parents to talk about their childs performances.

It was'nt easy for me to follow Ms Bettina Mancao's standards and dedications she put on her work but her way of motivating us teachers inspires and brings joy into my heart.

Thank you Ms. Bettina Mancao-Atwill, I salute you of having that passion in teaching and assisting children, teachers and to the parents as well.

My working experience with you has a big factor of who I become today-

- Ellen Gonzales

I am very grateful to Bettina Atwill for letting me be part of this group... 😊

The Early Childhood Education has enlightened me that free-play is a child's work. It is very important and a big part of my kids' learning. Concrete learning, which is the basis of learning starts as early as 5-7 years old.

The course "Literacy and Numeracy in the Early Years" helped me incorporate phonics and counting while playing with my 4 year old.

Literacy: picture/letter sound recognition; reading big books with graphics

Numeracy: role-play(sari-sari store), cardboard number blocks with faces

Being an advocate of environmental sustainability is just one of the many admirable and inspiring traits of Bettina. Making use of what you have and upcycling them is a very great idea.

I will continue to practice all the learnings from this course and from this group.

May God bless you more, Bettina! 🙏❤ Continue to be a channel of God's infinite blessings.. 🥰

-Maylene Bohol

Took short course: Literacy and Numeracy