Registration Policies

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​Membership Fee

An annual non-refundable Membership Fee is charged upon enrolment.

• $25 per family

Since we are a charitable organization, the membership fee also gives:

• free admission to any recitals/concerts to TWO family members; and

• for the parent(s): a vote at our Annual General Meeting​

 

How to Register

Click on the "Register" link at the bottom of a class page. This will take you to the Registration Form. You must use a separate registration form for each student.

 

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After We've Received Your Registration

 

Upon receiving your registration:

 

If you have NOT included your credit card information with your registration --we will manually send you an invoice.​  Upon receiving your invoice, you must pay the non-refundable Membership Fee (if you are registering at the beginning of the school year, or for the first time), plus either the full OR partial (minimum payment required for that class) WITHIN TWO WEEKS of us sending our the invoice. Otherwise, your place in the class is not confirmed.  

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If you have included your credit card information with your registration, we will charge your card for the full amount and you will receive a receipt immediately. Your place in the class is confirmed immediatley.

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Using our Partial (Minimum) Payment Option

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After we have received your invoice,  you may choose to make a partial payment. This partial payment must be the minimum amount posted on the class description.  Payment of the minimum amount will confirm your place in the class.

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After the class begins, you will be sent an automated invoice of the remaining balance.  You cannot enrol in ay classes the following term unless your balance is $0.

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Withdrawals: If you decide to withdraw from a class after it begins, you will not be refunded any monies already paid.  However, please LET US KNOW of your decision to withdraw so we do not send you anymore invoices.

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Cash Payments

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Any cash payments for classes must be made directly to our Executive Director, Zoe Henderson, whereupon an arrangement will be made to send you a receipt.  PLEASE DO NOT make any cash payments for NYPT classes to instructors.  

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​​Late enrolment

In some classes, students may join after a class has already begun. Fees will be pro-rated.​​​​​​​

Refunds​​

NO REFUNDS except in the following cases:

If a students drops a class 48 HOURS before the class the first class, a 100% tuition refund will be given (minus the registration fee).

After a class starts, NO REFUNDS will be given, except in the case of serious accident or illness. (If the class has already started, then refund amount will be pro-rated.)

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​​​​​​​​​If a student misses a class

There are no refunds for missed classes.

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Teacher Cancellations

If the teacher has to cancel a class due to illness,  a substitute teacher will be provided. If no substitute teacher can be provided, students will receive a refund for that class.  Refunds will be given in the event of snow days, natural disasters, or other shut-down.

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Switching Classes

Once a class has started, a student may switch to a different class (if there is room) for a FEE of $10.  Any difference in tuition fee also becomes payable OR refundable. Only one class/stream-switch allowed per term.​​​​​​​