Seeing their teacher inspires and motivates her classmates, Jade Mae E. Español has dreamed of becoming an educator since she was nine years old. Her desire in teaching started at a young age, she loves to teach the alphabet and spelling to her younger cousins. When she was eleven years old, she has the initiative to report a topic in front of their class. After a year, she joined different oral competitions that made her more confident speaking in front of a crowd.

     Jade Mae finished her primary years at Daet Elementary School, where she first discovered her love for journalism. In 2013, Jade Mae attended Camarines Norte National High School, where she graduated with high honors. During high school, she participated in oral competitions such as oration, radio broadcasting, speech choir, and many more. She was also active in different organizations and was the Vice President of the Supreme Student Government in her last year in high school. And now, she is currently a 4th-year student at Camarines Norte State College, where she is taking up a Bachelor of Elementary Education. She is now enjoying her life as a college student, where she was able to experience the face-to-face classes and online classes brought by the pandemic. As an undergraduate student of CNSC, her received awards are the fruit of her labor and efforts in her course. Additionally, she is now taking her practice teaching and looks forward to more knowledge that would be useful in her chosen field.