Learning with clear commitments.

Purpose and present stewardship

Zenzo is an open digital learning project that develops structured learning for practical capability, informed agency and greater independence. We help people understand their circumstances, strengthen useful capabilities and take considered action. Learning should leave someone better able to examine a problem, make a decision, complete a task or recognise where further help is needed.

Zenzo is currently stewarded by Ranjit Singh through RJ Paradigm Ltd. The steward is responsible for publication, maintenance and responding to concerns. Zenzo does not currently have an independent governing board. If stewardship or the project's operating structure changes, we will publish the change and explain who is accountable.

This Charter records the commitments that guide our work. It is a basis for questioning our decisions and identifying where we fall short. It does not promise a particular personal outcome, professional qualification or uninterrupted service. We will describe the project's current capabilities honestly and distinguish them from proposals.

Learning people can use

Core published learning is free to access. We will explain prerequisites, intended outcomes and practical boundaries so that people can judge whether a lesson fits their situation. Exercises should produce something useful: a clearer account of circumstances, a decision record, a plan, a practical test or other evidence that can inform a next step.

We use agency to mean the ability to understand conditions, consider alternatives and act with informed judgement. This includes cooperation, asking for help and recognising constraints beyond individual control. We will not imply that hardship is simply a failure of attitude or that following a curriculum guarantees employment, income or security.

Learners decide whether an exercise is appropriate and what personal information to record. They do not need to send us private worksheets to use the core curriculum. We aim for clear language, readable layouts and accessible navigation. Reports of barriers will inform corrections and priorities; we will not claim universal accessibility without evidence.

Knowledge and evidence

Our teaching distinguishes fact, interpretation, method and experiment. Factual claims should have traceable support. Interpretations should identify the reasoning involved. Methods should explain their purpose and limits. Experiments should be bounded, with a way to review what happened and reconsider the next action.

Sources should allow a learner to follow an important claim beyond Zenzo. A citation is not a substitute for checking that the source supports the claim. We will favour authoritative material where appropriate, identify uncertainty and acknowledge relevant disagreements. We will not treat the founder's views, a sponsor's interests or an AI-generated answer as authority by themselves.

Published learning carries a review date. That date records editorial review, not a guarantee that every external fact remains current. Where information depends on place, time or professional context, we will make that boundary visible. We will avoid presenting examples from one setting as proof that an approach works everywhere.

Useful evidence matters more than content volume. Claims about learner benefit should match what was actually observed. Completion, confidence and a successful practical outcome are different things and should be described separately. Participation in research or a public case study should be voluntary, with clear agreement about what will be shared.

Corrections and responsible AI use

Learners and readers can report factual errors, source concerns, accessibility barriers or misleading wording through our published contact address. Reports should identify the material and concern where possible; they do not need to include sensitive personal details. The steward will review concerns in proportion to their seriousness and the evidence available.

When a substantive correction is published, we will record the date, affected material and a brief explanation of what changed. If a lesson presents a serious unresolved problem, we may mark it for review or withdraw it while investigating. We will retain an appropriate record of the change without republishing private information or harmful detail.

AI may assist research, drafting, editing or technical work. Responsibility remains with the human steward. Material prepared with AI must be checked before publication, including claims, citations and practical boundaries. Significant AI contributions to educational material should be disclosed in the relevant editorial note. We will not invent sources, expert review, experience or learner results.

Privacy and security

We collect only information needed for a stated purpose. The current learning site stores completion progress in the learner's browser and provides export, print and clear controls. There is no learner account or central progress database in the current design. Personal worksheets remain with the learner unless they choose to share them.

Local storage is not a backup service. Progress may be lost if browser data is cleared or a device becomes unavailable. Hosting and communications providers may process technical or contact data needed to operate their services; we will not describe the website as processing no data at all. Material changes to data handling should be explained before new collection begins.

We will not sell learner data, create hidden learner profiles or use automated systems to make high-risk decisions about learners. New features must be assessed for their data needs and security implications. Access to administrative systems should be limited to people who need it, and recoverable copies of published materials should be maintained. Security concerns can be raised through the published contact address.

Independence and funding

Funding should support useful learning and its continued maintenance. Optional services, printed materials, organisational training, donations or sponsorship may help fund that work. The existence of paid activity must not make core published learning conditional on purchasing it. We will describe paid services and their scope clearly if they are introduced.

Sponsors cannot buy conclusions, suppress justified criticism or secretly determine curriculum choices. Relevant commercial relationships, sponsorships and affiliate arrangements must be visible where they could affect a reader's judgement. Founder interests and related businesses should also be disclosed when relevant to an example, recommendation or partnership.

Curriculum and practical boundaries

Operating Base is Zenzo's published foundation. New schools require demonstrated learner need, a defined capability or outcome, a credible subject steward, authoritative or open source material, practical learning and assessment, safety and jurisdiction review, and capacity to maintain and revise the material. Passing these tests requires evidence and judgement, not simply a proposed title.

Future work may explore systems literacy, domain knowledge and practical projects. These possibilities are not launch promises. Curriculum plans may change as experience develops, while the commitments in this Charter continue to guide publication.

Learning must make its scope clear. Foundation material provides general education; supervised practice requires competent oversight; professional or regulated work may require qualifications and compliance with local rules. A lesson or completion marker must not imply permission or competence to undertake work beyond its scope.

Open reuse and amendments

Original Zenzo educational writing, exercises and diagrams identified by our Licensing page are offered under CC BY-SA 4.0. Branding, website software and visual design are outside that educational licence; external materials retain their own terms. The Licensing page explains reuse and attribution. Open reuse should make it easier to translate, inspect and improve learning.

Every Charter revision will have a version number, effective date and visible summary of changes. Previous published versions will remain accessible. The current steward approves amendments and explains material changes to purpose, learner commitments, funding boundaries or stewardship. Readers can propose changes through the contact address. We will not imply that an independent review or public vote has occurred unless it has.

Version history

Version 0.1 · 6 September 2026 — Initial Charter: purpose, current stewardship, learner commitments, knowledge standards, privacy, funding, curriculum boundaries and amendments.

AI assisted the preparation of this Charter and accompanying website copy. Ranjit Singh approved the wording and licence; editorial responsibility remains with the steward.