ALMA Christian School is a small Christian school in Brașov that puts character formation first. Teaching follows the American Christian curriculum of Christian Light Academy; the core curriculum covers Bible, language arts and reading, mathematics, Romanian language, social studies, science, music and physical education, with Spanish added in high school. Graduates who earn at least 22 credits in grades 9-12 with a score of at least 80% in each course receive the school's own ALMA Christian School diploma; minimum CAT and SAT results are also required. The school says it is part of an American non-profit private school and describes its programme as a full-time on-campus diploma programme in Brașov. Teachers are Christians; the school's partners include the missionary organisation AMEC (Child Evangelism Fellowship) and the After School Luna programme.
Key facts
Programmes
American programme
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Romanian, Spanish
Admissions Parents express interest by email and fill in the school's application form, after which the school contacts the family to discuss the next steps. The school names no entrance tests or language requirements and says nothing about foreign students.
Stages and year groups Christian Light Academy curriculum (an American Christian curriculum in English). The website describes in detail the high school, grades 9-12, leading to the ALMA Christian School diploma: each year Bible, language arts, Romanian language, mathematics (algebra, geometry), social studies (civics, geography, world and US history), science (general science, biology, chemistry), and Spanish in grade 12. Of the lower levels it says only that the core curriculum includes learning to read; the website does not specify which grades operate.
Address Bulevardul Saturn nr. 45, Brașov
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cognia · accreditationThe school is accredited by Cognia (also listed under the name of its association, Asociatia REAL ALMA). It follows the American Christian Light curriculum in English.
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CogniaCognia, formerly AdvancED
The widest-reaching American accreditation: some forty thousand schools in over a hundred countries. It accredits both individual schools and whole school systems. It also sells a paid membership with no inspection behind it, and that membership is often passed off as accreditation.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The American school programme, with the High School Diploma at the end. It usually comes together with AP courses, which the College Board stands behind, and with an American accreditation - MSA, NEASC or Cognia.
What this means for this school. The diploma is written out by the school itself: the American programme has no common leaving exam, and the content of the senior years is set by the school. Outside checking therefore rests on two things here - the accreditation of the school, and the AP exams if the school runs them.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities
The school does not describe its premises on its website.
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median84 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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