Tuition and Fees: Tuition is due on the 1st of each month and is late after the 5th of the month. Big Star Studios and Little Stars Preschool is on a monthly billing system. Group classes and preschool tuition is billed on a 10-month payment scale (September - June) based on an average number of classes per month. Private lesson tuition is based on 46 lessons in a twelve month period (September to August.) Tuition is the same each month regardless of how many classes there are in any given month. There will be a few months you get 5 weeks/lessons and some you may only have 2 or 3 weeks/lessons. You must have a valid credit card on file for payment and your card on file will be charged for full tuition on the 1st. Big Star Studios does not accept cash or checks. A late fee of $25 will be charged to all accounts on the 10th of the month if they are not paid in full. If payment is returned for NSF or for any other reason, such as an expired card, your account will be assessed a $25 re-processing fee unless other means of payment are worked out by the 10th of the month.
Dropping a Class: Students are registered and her/his place is held in class for the entire school year, from registration through the June performance. Unless the student is removed from class by notifying our office of the students departure, the parent or guardian will be responsible for tuition payments through June. A simple notification will stop the billing process. Our group classes run 4 sessions throughout the year with a performance at the end of each session. We offer a fall, winter, spring, and summer session. If you need to take a session off please provide notice to the office by the 15th of the month prior to the session ending. The following are the notice dates for withdraw from the next session: -Fall session November 15th -Winter session February 15th -Spring session May 15th
Refund Policy: Tuition, costumes, competition and travel fees are non-refundable. No credits or refunds for missed classes.
Registration & Annual Fee: A non-refundable registration fee is required for enrollment ($45 for Year-long Group Classes, $50 for Summer Camps, $175 for Preschool) along with a standard registration online form. The annual fee is $45. This fee covers bookkeeping, scheduling, website updates for individual families, and time spent on emails and phone calls registering. If you are registering for the first time this fee will be charged when you register. Existing families will be charged this fee yearly on February 5th.
Costume Fee: We do everything we can to keep all of our costumes home grown. Meaning, we try to find costumes that are items you already have at home. In some cases, with certain shows we may have small costs associated with costumes. We will do everything we can to keep this fee as reasonable as possible. We will send out the exact price for each costume as soon as they are finalized. This will be about a month prior to each session performance. Families will be responsible for purchasing their own costumes and having them ready for dress rehearsal one week prior to performance date. The teacher will contact each family to let them know costume needs at least one month prior to our performance. This information will be sent via email and will often have links that make it very simple for you to order costumes. The last class prior to the session performance is a dress rehearsal.
Materials Fee for CPT & Production Classes: Occasionally you will see a materials fee for some of our programs. This fee covers the cost of downloading many pieces of music and the materials used during these specific classes. It may include but is not limited to: a script, sheet music, downloads and printing costs. This fee does not apply to all classes and you will be notified in advance if it is applied.
Preschool Materials Fee is $350 due at the time of registration and is non refundable once it is charged. This holds your spot along with the registration fee for the school year.
Inclement Weather and Cancellations: Although we do try to follow the Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools for the most part, Big Star Studios will not necessarily close every time SVSD closes. Many times roads are clear and safe by 2:30 pm. If in doubt: Call or email the studio, check the website, look at our Instagram & Facebook page., or email info@bigstarstudios.com Communication: Parents are responsible for reading the information that is sent out via email. Every effort is made to make sure all these things are current and we are keeping you informed. Please pay attention to and read our emails. We try not to send you unnecessary email so when you see something from us it will likely have pertinent information you need to read.
Monthly Studio Class Pricing: Class length Monthly Cost 30 min $65.00 1 hour $100.00 1.5 hour $140.00 Monthly Unlimited Group Class Pricing 6.5+ hours per week 1 Child Unlimited $640 2+ Child Unlimited $770 Camps are $495 for the week and require a non refundable $95 deposit.
PRIVATE LESSON POLICIES: Pricing Policies Monthly tuition pays for your standing appointment. You pay a flat rate each month, which covers 46 lessons over the course of the year, and it is divided equally into 12 equal payments. Some months you may receive 4 or 5 lessons, and other months you may receive only 2 or 3 if the studio is closed. Over the course of 12 months, you will receive 46 lessons. Tuition must be prepaid on the 1st of the month for lessons in that month. Due to demand, if payments are more than 30 days late your spot may be made available for new enrollees. Also, if your student misses more than 50% of their lesson time over an 8-week period, you run the risk of losing your spot. Big Star Performing Arts does not issue refunds. Monthly Tuition Rates for Private Lessons will be sent you and are based on teacher rates. You pay a flat rate each month regardless of how many lessons you receive. The rate is based on the total number of lessons in a year and divided equally into 12 payments. If you start mid-month, tuition will be prorated. If the teacher has a waiting list, and your student misses 50% of their lessons over a period of 8 weeks, you run the risk of losing your spot. If at any time, you would like to stop the lessons, please let us know in writing by the 15th of the month by emailing office@bigstarstudios.com and we can take you off the schedule for the following month. If you plan to take time off for an extended vacation, you risk someone taking your time slot in your absence. Upon your return, you can reschedule with the office if your time slot has been taken by another student.