COMMITMENT THE PARENTES FOUNDATION HAS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO PACT SCHOOLS
PACT EDUCATIONAL TRUST The Parentes Foundation was established to promote high quality education through the development of human virtues. It has a strong financial backing through its ProEduca Group, one of the largest educational organisations in the world. It supports more than fifty educational institutions across the globe, including universities, schools and other educational projects. The Parentes Foundation has a long term commitment to PACT schools and seeks to ensure that their educational vision will become a reference point for education in the UK. It is envisioned that PACT schools will educate generations of children who will go on to change the world based on the shared values of academic and personal excellence based on a concept of the human being which recognises the potential greatness of all. If you wish to find out more about ProEduca and its affiliates, please visit the website below: https://www.grupoproeduca.com/
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS What is PACT?
Where are the schools?
PACT Educational Trust was founded in 1993 by a group of Catholic parents and educators to establish schools and other means of supporting families whose deepest desire is that their children grow into men and women of integrity committed to living their lives in a way which is based on traditional Catholic principles; men and women who, among the exhilarating, and challenging opportunities that the future presents, are resolved to be the exemplary citizens and inspirational leaders that our society needs.
The three schools are on the same campus in Crystal Palace on the former Virgo Fidelis site. Since they moved there, the grounds and the buildings have undergone an extensive refurbishment program, which is ongoing.
The Trustees and founders believe that parents should be at the heart of the education of their children and that it is the role of schools to be of service to the family in trying to achieve this goal.
Pupils attend the schools from a wide catchment area and school transport is provided, if required. An all-through education for boys and girls means that it provides the best of both worlds: the Prep School, Oakwood, is co-educational; The Laurels provides education for girls between 11 and 16; and The Cedars provides education for boys between 11 and 16. The Sixth Form is co-educational.
PACT set up Oakwood School in Purley, Surrey in 1996. In September 2013 PACT launched two secondary schools, The Cedars for boys and The Laurels for girls, which moved to their current site in Crystal Palace in 2021. PACT is governed by a Board of Trustees, all of whom give their services without any financial reward. The PACT Board is the governing body of Oakwood, The Cedars and The Laurels. They meet regularly to discuss all aspects of school life, and the meetings are also attended by the CEO of the charity and the Headteachers of each school.
What is the ethos of the schools? The schools aim to develop the whole child, in close partnership with their parents, through a deeply embedded character programme which enables each child to fulfil their potential through acquiring virtues in a climate that balances freedom with responsibility.
Are PACT schools sustainable? Yes, they have the backing of the Parentes Foundation whose parent company is Proeduca, one of the most successful educational organisations in the world.
How long will the foundation be involved? The foundation has a lifelong commitment to PACT Educational Trust. It is a purpose-driven organisation which commits to promoting an inspiring and trail-blazing vision of education around the world.
What type of child are PACT schools aiming to educate? Our school is open to all children and to families who seek for their children to grow in a holistic and harmonious way. Diversity is enriching for all.
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