| Studio Policies |
CANCELED, ABSENCES & “MAKE-UP” CLASSES ______________________________________________________ ATTENDANCE & MAKE-UPS • Please make every effort to make it to class weekly and on time-it makes such a difference in your child's comfort with the group. If your child needs to be absent for any reason, it's helpful to drop me an email or call. • The space made by your absence can allow another child to do a "make-up.” • "Make-ups" for classes you miss can be arranged by attending another age- appropriate class at another time during the semester, if available. Email me to let me know you are coming. • Make-ups for classes you miss are NOT guaranteed • Make-ups must be completed in the same year where the class was missed • No refunds for missed classes - see more below under REFUNDS CANCELED CLASSES Weather: We do NOT follow the Liberty Public schools schedule. Please check our calendar for class times and days. Also, just because LPS cancels for bad weather, we might not. Please check the website, Facebook or email notices to see if class is cancelled for the day. • If class is canceled due to weather or instructor illness, you will receive an email the night before or the day of classes. PLEASE acknowledge the email. I will also post the cancellation at the top of the website on the home page. and on http://www.facebook.com/kindermusikatlumc • Canceled classes will be ‘made-up’ by extending the semester OR by the student attending another class during the week. Make up classes might be proposed on days that are not your regular scheduled days. Only one ‘weather’ day will be made-up. Classes can also be scheduled during a 'break,' such as Spring or Thanksgiving or Christmas Break. __________________________________________________________________________________________ REFUNDS • No refunds for missed classes as your tuition payment reserves your child's space in class for the entire month. • Open materials are NOT refundable. • If class is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, your entire payment is refunded All Kindermusik curricula have high-quality listening CD's, songbooks, and parent materials which you will want to make a part of your family's regular out-of-class, at home enjoyment of these programs. Recent research has shown that parental participation and support in the home is the KEY FACTOR in fostering both musical and intellectual growth in these offerings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ SICK CHILD POLICY • Please be considerate of other children when deciding whether or not your child (or yourself) is healthy enough to attend class. Please follow these guidelines and if your child (or you) has any of these symptoms, please keep him/her home: Fever within the last 24 hours Runny nose with yellow or green mucus Diarrhea Vomiting Sore throat or difficulty swallowing Lice Rash or spots on skin, ringworm infection Severe itching Mouth sores Eye discharge Significant tiredness, irritability, crying Uncontrolled coughing; Difficulty breathing, wheezing Ask yourself this important question…if your child is healthy, would you want him/her playing with another child that has your child’s symptoms? If the answer is no, please do not bring him/her to class. If your child exhibits these symptoms, please be advised that in the interest of safety for all children and adults present, you will be asked to leave and make-up the class at a better time. _________________________________________________________________________ FAMILY PARTICIPATION Siblings: Baby siblings who are in carseats or strollers are welcome during Village or Our Time classes. Otherwise, please arrange for childcare during your Kindermusik time. Older siblings are welcome to wait in the lobby, reading or playing. Use your own judgement. During class: Kindermusik is a special time for you and your child. We encourage you to use the class time to fully enjoy and participate in the activities with your child. • In Kindermusik VILLAGE and OUR TIME, classes have parents participating fully in the entire class and are a model to the child for having a good time with music-making. • In Kindermusik IMAGINE THAT and YOUNG CHILD, classes have a "sharing time" the last 15 minutes of each class. During that time, you will get to share activities with your child and the other families, and will be given specific materials for home enrichment during the week. Please have these children bring all appropriate supplies/projects back to class each week. Toddlers learn by discovery and imitation. So no matter what your voice sounds like or how silly you feel, you are the child’s best teacher and they do what you to model for them. Kindermusik is a shared family experience. Focusing on the activity will help the class move along smoothly. Encourage your child by describing what she did and showing your delight. Using phrases such as “You rang the bells” or “You tapped your sticks very fast,” rather than “Good job” will foster intrinsic motivation in your child and enhance her self esteem. Allow your child his own response. Your child’s response may be to retreat to a corner or wander around the room. Even if your child’s response is inward or different, it is still that child’s way of learning. It is difficult for parents to watch their child sit motionless or do something completely different than the rest of the class. Our philosophy asks for acceptance and respect of your child’ s response. We trust the child to interact within the environment when the child is ready. Please refrain from manipulating your child’s response. It is appropriate to encourage and model. Remember that Kindermusik is process oriented, not performance oriented. About behavior: It is perfectly normal for children to run, tumble, scream, cry and protest. And all children will do these things. Please keep in mind, however, that some behaviors, although very natural for a child, may be disruptive during an inside activity. For parent of 3-5 year olds: Additionally, your child may react differently when you enter the room. This is a typical 3-5 year old reaction. They may have been fully participating until you enter, then shut down completely. Or they may have been perfectly behaved, and then suddenly act-out when you enter. If your child becomes upset or disruptive, please take her outside the room and set appropriate boundaries before returning. This helps the class move smoothly and keeps all the children focused. Running is not permitted for the safety of the children. Also, please stop any “contagious behaviors” that affect the class. |
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