Because you’ve asked about cancellation of your school-year art course, we ask you to please read this post, which has instructions at the end. Thank you!<\/p>\n
There are two things that set us apart:<\/p>\n
You can’t have one of these without the other.<\/p>\n
Art classes have historically been totally hit-and-miss<\/strong>. You depend on an individual teacher, who knows how to do a certain style, and who has all kinds of ideas ingrained from their own training. Some ideas are good, but often there are misplaced judgements and “wrong” ways to do art. Or you can get someone who “teaches” by filling a space with inspiration and projects, but doesn’t explain anything well.<\/p>\n We set our minds on fixing that by developing a curriculum and a long term training. It solves another critical problem though… staying in business!<\/p>\n This is why Firstlight is succesful. We offer a program that is structured like colleges, but accessible – for kids and adults who just want to learn and enjoy their art without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n We can’t offer consistent training unless we have consistent registrations. Creating the school-year term is the game-changer that has made us <\/strong><\/em>the<\/strong> local leader in art education for 20 years.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That is why we explain in so many places on our website that we don’t want you to sign up without understanding that it is for the school year term.<\/p>\n Our policy of commitment to the term is on every place possible on our web pages (links all open to new tabs):<\/p>\n That said, we sure do want to help if we can when unexpected issues arrive. If there is a family health crisis, or you’re moving out of the middle TN area, we accept cancelations and refunds. If you’re having any kind of financial issues, please let us know and we will send you a scholarship application<\/strong><\/em>. We try not to let anything get in the way of your dreams for learning art, so we love to award these!<\/p>\n Text us at: 615-678-6745<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to continue with a cancelation request, please use the link below. Thank you for being a part of Firstlight!<\/p>\n CANCELATION FORM<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You Are Why Firstlight Is Here! Because you’ve asked about cancellation of your school-year art course, we ask you to please read this post, which has instructions at the end. Thank you! There are two things that set us apart: Long term – 9 months Strong, consistent teaching You can’t have one of these without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" A<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 A yearly educational course like ours, and for most educational courses, is a one-time purchase for the school year, but since we offer a monthly payment plan, it can seem like we are going month to month. The payment plan is a convenience for our families so you don\u2019t have to pay the course fee all at once. Cancelling a class is actually returning the course you purchased and asking for your money back for the rest of the year. We do have an option for doing this with our 30-day cancellation policy. Please continue if you are considering cancelling.<\/p> Cancelling with a 30-day notice is largely reserved for insurmountable reasons, such as moving, dissatisfaction with our teaching, or health issues. Otherwise, it is very important for the Class<\/strong>, the Student<\/strong>, and for Firstlight<\/strong>, that registrations are completed as purchased.\u00a0Signing up for other activities later on in the year, or feeling busy, is not what our cancellation policy is designed for. Financial considerations can usually be handled with our scholarships, which we take applications for at any time during the year.<\/p> Issues For The Class\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> Students in a class develop community. Taking students out mid-year is a loss to that community, and some students take it hard when a friend disappears. It can cause other students to become discouraged and not enjoy their class. Other students often ask about their friends when they\u2019ve only missed one week. Other class considerations are that if a class is small, we can fall under our break-even point with just one cancellation. If the class is full, we probably have turned away other students who wanted in the class.<\/p> Issues For The Student<\/strong><\/p> Our courses are designed to give a strong foundation to every art student. The curriculum has been crafted and revised for years to ensure that once you get through the 2 years of Foundations lessons, you can<\/em> stand on your own and pursue art at home with a degree of confidence. While It does help to continue with our advanced lessons (if you are serious about pursuing art), for the casual artist, Foundations is a complete course. If you quit even for a month or two and then come back, you will have a significant gap in that course. Key lessons are intermingled with the more fun-oriented lessons, so that students won\u2019t be overwhelmed, and will enjoy \u201cdoing what I want\u201d in addition to learning valuable insights. Since we have a two-year cycle, that means taking any break, such as cancelling mid-year and planning to return in the fall, means the missing pieces won\u2019t be available for two years down the road. This makes it more difficult for a student to advance to the next level, since they don\u2019t have certain skills or insights. That said, we have made it work when needed!<\/p> Issues For The School<\/strong><\/p> Our main enrollment season is in the late Summer and early Fall. Cancelling your art course mid-year is like returning a partially used product that most likely can never be resold to another student. We try hard to make the courses and supplies as affordable as possible, and we have tight margins as a result. In short, to stay in business we need courses that have been sold, to be paid for, and offering the payment plan shouldn\u2019t negate the idea that the entire year has been purchased.\u00a0 We do offer a 30-day cancelation before our cutoff date in February. If you have something big come up unexpectedly that requires you to cancel your enrollement, please use our 30-day advance notice\u00a0CANCELATION REQUEST FORM.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Because we don\u2019t sign up students later in the year, we have a cut-off date of February 20<\/strong>\u00a0for all cancelations. Please read the\u00a0policy\u00a0section\u00a0directly below for instructions and more explanation.<\/p> If you are considering cancelling, please give us a call and we\u2019ll do everything we can to help you finish your course in a way that works for you. 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You've been sent a link to this page because you've requested cancellation. Please read about cancellation before continuing on to our cancellation form. If you have any questions at all, or want a scholarship application, please call Mr. Dennas: 615-202-6426. Thank you so much!<\/h3>
Q \u2013 What if I want to quit the art course sometime during the year?<\/b><\/h3>
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