Registration and Policies

Please read all the policies below, then...

Secure Online Registration Form to register by credit card. Click here
Printable Registration Form to mail with check or credit card info. Click here
Or Call 206-691-0621 to register by telephone with a credit card.

Payment Plans
For the 2011-12 School Year, either pay in full when registering, or make a deposit of $80 for Lower Division (BT, TT, PT), or $100 for Upper Division (YM and KB), then choose one of the following payment options for the balance:

Payment Options for Lower Division families (Babies, Toddlers, 3-4s):
1-pay the balance by check upon receiving a statement at week four.
2-have the balance for the quarter charged automatically to a credit card at week four.

Payment Options for Upper Division (Young Musician and Piano) and families with 2 or more children any age:
1- $100 deposit plus ten monthly auto-pays on a credit card in the amount of 1/10 of the balance, Sept 1 thru June 1
2- payment in thirds on credit card, one third now (instead of $100), one-third auto-pay on Dec 1, and one-third auto-pay on Mar 1.
3- $100 deposit plus payment by check for 1/4 of the balance every two months, due Oct 1, Dec 1, Feb 1, and Apr 1.

For families on an installment plan who have children in Lower and Upper Divisions, it will be assumed and put on the family account that the Lower Division children are continuing all year, so that a regular annualized installment amount can be calculated. Changes can be made as needed.

Prorating
If a family joins a class after the session has started, tuition (not materials) will be prorated. Inquire for the amount.

Family Discount
There is a 10% discount on tuition for all children from the same family, but no discount on materials.

Refunds and Withdrawals
There are no refunds or credits for absences. For withdrawal from a session, a $25 cancellation fee is charged for notice given before a session has started; a $50 cancellation fee is charged if notice is given after a session has started, even if there is a plan to return in a future session. The refund amount will be for pro-rated, pre-paid tuition, less the cancellation fee, but not for materials which have been received and taken home.

Snow Policy
If Seattle School District is closed for the day, only the MORNING classes here are cancelled, and the AFTERNOON classes will be decided around 1:00. If Seattle School District is running 2 hours late, all classes here are held on schedule.

Make-ups
A different class time may be attended to make up a missed class. The Studio is not responsible if there are no other days for your child's age group. Make-ups may be carried over into a subsequent quarter only if the family is enrolled in the subsequent semester. The studio reserves the right to use a holiday week to makeup classes which the studio cancelled.

Scholarships
Scholarships are available for tuition, not materials, for children with developmental or financial need, if Musikgarten is the only extra-curricular activity the child is doing. Please write a letter explaining the situation and why you would like to enroll the child, and please state how much of the tuition your family can afford to pay, e.g. one-half, one-fourth, or none.

Class Size
There are minimum and maximum class sizes. Timely registration is highly recommended.

Previews
Previewing a class before registering is permissible for Baby Time, Together Time, and Play Time, but keep in mind that waiting for the quarter or year to start might result in the preferred class time filling and not being available. Previewing a Young Musician class is possible only after week three of the year, and only if space is available.

Parent Observation
Please use the waiting room if the parent wishes to wait during a class that children attend without parents. The children really do better without parents watching.

Siblings in Class
Baby Time - no older siblings please.
Together Time - younger sibling OK until of crawling age. Older siblings OK only in rare one-time-only type of circumstances.
Play Time and Young Musician - siblings OK during parent participation time.

Parent Education
Parents are expected to attend a curriculum night or parent hour some time during the year.

If you have any questions please e-mail Nancy at NancyKubo@comcast.net.