Absences & Makeups

For private lessons, students are allowed three (3) excused absences for the semester. Excused absences include student illness, death in the family, or another emergency up to teacher discretion. Teachers must be notified of a student's absence 24 hours in advance. Teachers are not required to schedule make-up lessons for unexcused absences, which include student no-shows, notifying the teacher on the day of the missed lesson, school or sports events, or vacations. If a teacher cancels a lesson for any reason, the teacher will offer a make-up date for the lesson to be rescheduled.

In the case of registering after the session has begun, teachers may offer make-up lessons for up to three (3) weeks. If a student registers beyond three weeks into the semester, the session may be pro-rated and make-up lessons will not be offered, resulting in a shorter session.

Group classes missed by the student will not be formally made up, but the teacher may offer information about what was covered in class so that the student does not fall behind.

Withdrawal

If you choose to withdraw your student from lessons once the semester has begun, we kindly ask for four weeks' notice to allow the teacher time to fill the empty lesson slot.