1. The parties of the agreement:
Re-Design Association, a private legal person without patrimonial scope, non-governmental and non-political, with the headquarters in Bucharest, district 3, 16A Trifoi street, fiscal code 32638431, registered with the Special Registry under no. 145/28.11.2013, Part A, Section I, having the bank accounts RO22 RNCB 0074 1405 6854 0001 (lei), RO65 RNCB 0074 1405 6854 0003 (euro), SWIFT code: RNCBROBU opened with BCR, represented by ADRIANA VASILE (BRĂESCU), as President
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2. Object of the sponsorship agreement
Re-Design promotes its own concept of holistic education – inter, intra, trans, and multidisciplinary and cross curricular projects which include activities for all ages – by its CEREHARD (Re-Design NGO Resource Centre for Holistic Education), a Romanian-British pilot project undergoing accreditation as EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) IBS (International British School). This concept includes all form of attendance – daily, occasionally, home and unschooling. The accreditation is granted by PENTA, the UK agency for IBS.
All those enrolled in CEREHARD receive a personalised education based on their interests and availability, cognitive profile and aspirations. CEREHARD helps each family to choose the education plan that suits the best each student, offering personalised resources and counselling.
Education is personalised, students learn in their own pace, according to their own interests, take breaks whenever they want, and get help from mentors and facilitators anytime they need. CEREHARD helps each family to choose the education plan that suits the best each student, offering personalised resources and counselling.
The basic unit for learning in this education model is the project, each including more than one activity, performed in turns. Each student (parent and/ or child) shall pass through more activities each day, in their own pace and according to their own possibilities. The time interval allotted daily shall also comprise time to rest/ relax. The activities of each project cover all the fields of the national curricula for England, but in a holistic approach, without splitting humanities and sciences, or sciences and arts.
The national Curriculum for England is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
The activities are conducted in both Romanian and English, and skills and knowledge are measured through formal and non-formal, ongoing and occasional assessments carried out on demand, according to EQF standards [1] and based on the following schedule:
- Informal assessment – is carried out with the help of trainers and/or educational platforms, by or supervised by CEREHARD, in the form of an interview;
- Formal – the assessments will be provided according to the child’s age as follows:
- below the age of 14, by Cambridge certified trainers, supervised by CEREHARD – for English, Math, Sciences and Vocational;
- beyond the age of 14, students take IGCSE and A level exams in the Cambridge accredited centres. These exams are also optional, and are taken for a fee at Cambridge accredited centres. The fees are set by those centres.
The criteria for assessing children are:
- Numeracy;
- Literacy;
- ICT (information & computer technology);
- Vocational Education;
- Appropriate Personal and Social Development.
The criteria in the evaluation and accreditation of CEREHARD are:
- Social, spiritual, cultural and emotional welfare;
- Education plan tailored to the individual needs and abilities of the child;
- Outcomes;
- Vision, leadership & management.
At the end of the contractual year, under the UK education system, no degree is awarded, regardless of the form of assessment chosen. The certificates issued by CEREHARD are: the certificate of attendance, the informal assessment report – following portfolio and interview consultation – and the formal assessment report.
3. Contract and payment value
3.1. The value of the contract is 400 Euro / year / family.
3.2. The amount will be paid by bank transfer to account RO22 RNCB 0074 1405 6854 0001 (lei) or RO65 RNCB 0074 1405 6854 0003 (euro) opened with BCR, within 60 (sixty) days of signing this contract.
3.3. For the facilitation of educational services, other fees may be charged, such as:
- informal assessments, by CEREHARD – to be paid separately from the registration fee: 60 euro / evaluation and 140 euro / written report;
- annual formal assessments, by subject, by Cambridge certified trainers, supervised by CEREHARD – to be paid separately from the enrolment fee: 180 euros / year / child / assessment (3 subjects);
- Cambridge – payable at Cambridge accredited centres / colleges.
In the case of daily attendance, fees for activities are set locally.
3.4. The enrolment fee will not be refunded in case of termination of the contract.
4. Rights and obligations of the parties
4.1. Rights and obligations of CEREHARD
4.1.1 CEREHARD supports the completion of all steps specified in the EQF, using its own methods and techniques, adapted to each child and updated through scientific research approved by the research ethics committee of the University of Bucharest.
4.1.2 Attendance is based on an educational plan devised in collaboration with parents/guardians, under the supervision of the UK accreditation agency PENTA.
4.1.3. Education is holistic, project-based, dynamic, fluid, responsive to the child’s needs and adaptable to the various situations that arise during the course of project activities. Each project is carried out in the presence of 2-3 facilitators, specialists in various fields.
Parents/guardians are invited to participate either as facilitators/trainers or as supervisors, contributing to the smooth running of the stages of each project.
4.1.4. Parents/guardians are fully responsible for their children’s education.
4.1.5.CEREHARD will provide parents with information on the child’s work according to the annual timetable through a report after informal assessment and portfolio consultation.
4.2. Rights and obligations of parents
4.2.1 To respect the objectives and rules of CEREHARD
4.2.2 To pay the enrolment fee in order to ensure the smooth running of educational activities.
4.2.3. Not to damage the image of CEREHARD in any way or by any means.
4.2.4. To comply with CEREHARD’s request, whenever necessary, to take measures to optimise their child’s education and for his/her good conduct.
5. Termination of contract
5.1. The contract may be terminated by agreement of both parties with at least 30 days written notice. CEREHARD shall retain the registration fee paid and, to the extent that the Sponsor has not paid the registration fee in full, the Sponsor’s obligation to pay the difference for the full fee shall remain.
5.2. The Contract shall be terminated early, unilaterally, by CEREHARD if the Sponsor does not pay its obligation to pay the enrolment fee within a maximum of 6 (six) months after the enrolment of the child/children. The Sponsor will be notified by email.
5.3. The contract shall terminate automatically in case of force majeure as per Article 6 of this contract.
5.4. The following situations lead to the termination of the contract at any time of the year, CEREHARD considering the situations as unacceptable:
- failure by the Sponsor to pay the amount of the contract within a maximum of 6 (six) months after enrolment. of the child/children’s enrolment at CEREHARD;
- denigration of CEREHARD, or hostile attitude towards CEREHARD staff;
- failure of the child to adapt to the principles of CEREHARD.
6. Major strength
6.1. The parties shall not be liable for damages to each other in any way for failure or delay in performing any of the provisions of this Agreement if such delay or failure is caused by an event beyond the control of the parties not due to their fault or negligence, such as fire, war, civil commotion, natural calamity, acts of public authorities or delays caused by expropriation for public utility or for any other action or cause of any kind, whether similar or not, which cannot reasonably be foreseen or prevented and which cannot be overcome by due diligence. An event such as the above which, without creating an impossibility of performance, makes it extremely expensive for one party to perform its obligations shall not be considered force majeure;
6.2. In such a case, the period for performance of obligations shall be extended by the period of such events provided, however, that the party which is affected by such cause:
- notify the other party in writing not later than 5 days after becoming aware of the commencement of such cause, the nature of such cause, and the expected delay;
- take all reasonable steps to eliminate such cause of delay;
- to continue the work under this contract as soon as the reason or cause has ceased.
In the event that any cause or causes shall continue for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days, the parties shall discuss the matter and determine what action shall be taken.
6.3 Failure to give notice of force majeure shall not relieve the party invoking it from liability.
