CEREHARD – BCS

Re-Design NGO Resource Centre for Holistic Education – British Curriculum School

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cerehard.ro
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16A Trifoi, 3rd District, Bucharest, Romania  +40731 759 617, admin@redesignngo.com

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 BRĂESCU ADRIANA as President

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2. Object of the 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. The assessments are coordinated by PENTA and CEREHARD.

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.

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 shall be performed in Romanian and in English languages and the competences shall be measured according to EQF standards [1] according to the following schedule:

Evaluation and / or assessement:

• Informal – until the age of 14, students are evaluated by means of the educational platforms which provide certificates of attendance and / or by PENTA, the UK accreditation agency & CEREHARD, by an interview;
• Formal – the assessments will be provided according to the child’s age as follows:
  • below the age of 14, by PENTA & CEREHARD, for English, Math, Sciences and Vocational – on demand, only;
  • beyond the age of 14, students take IGCSE and A level exams in the Cambridge accredited centres. The fees are set by those centres.

PENTA evaluation subjects for students:

1. Numeracy;
2. Literacy;
3. ICT (information & computer technology);
4. Vocational Education;
5. Appropriate Personal and Social Development.

PENTA evaluation for CEREHARD:

1. Social, spiritual, cultural and emotional welfare;
2. Education plan tailored to the individual needs and abilities of the child;
3. Outcomes;
4. Vision, leadership & management.

At the end of contract year, we don not issue certificates, diplomas or other types of documents.

3. Fees:

• registration fee: 400 euros / year / family;

• informal evaluations, with PENTA & CEREHARD (not included in the registration fee): 40 euros / evaluation / student;

• formal evaluations, per disciplines, with PENTA & CEREHARD (not included in the registration fee): 180 euros / year / student / evaluation (3 disciplines – English, Math, Sciences) plus portfolio analysis / student;

• Cambridge examinations – in Cambridge accredited centres (Bucharest and Cluj); the fees are set by Cambridge International Examinations board and the accredited centres.
• For daily attendance, each centre lists its own fees. 

4. Terms and conditions

The Re-Design Resources Centre for Holistic Education (CEREHARD) shall ensure the cover of all the steps provided by EQF, using its own methods and techniques adapted to every child and updated by scientifically research (approved by the ethic commision from the UNiversity of Bucharest).

Each family sets its own educational plan according to PENTA and CEREHARD advice.

Each project shall take place in the presence of 2-3 facilitators, experts in various fields. The education is dynamic, fluid, adapted to the needs of the child and adaptable to various situations which arise during the project.

The parents/tutors are invited to take part as facilitators/trainers or as supervisors, concurring to the good performance of the stages of each project. Should parents choose home or unschooling, they take the whole responsibility of educating their own children. 

Any conflict shall be amicably solved, without the prejudice of any of the parties.