Please read our school policy and Terms and Conditions carefully and if you have any questions or concerns please contact Emma directly on 0417 127 467 or emma@els-dance.com.

ELS School of Dance’s Priority, Policies and Terms and Conditions

We are excited to welcome you to the ELS School of Dance family. Our goal is to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for all our students and families. To help us continue to create a safe environment for all, we ask all parents and students to demonstrate respect to our studio, other students, parents and teachers at all times.

Our Policy Pack outlines all those finer details that we would typically brush over. Therefore, it is important to us that you read through this pack carefully and ensure you agree and understand our policies.

We have outlined our terms and conditions below. Please read these terms and the code of conduct carefully, as they govern our studio’s policies.

By enrolling your child to ELS School of Dance, you agree to these terms and conditions.

Enrolment Conditions & Fees

Any abusive, inappropriate or aggressive behaviour will be issued a formal written warning and/or may have their enrolment cancelled without refund.
ELS School of Dance charges an annual $25 administration and insurance fee.
Once enrolled, all classes are paid per term. If fees are not paid by their due date, we cannot hold your/your child’s spot.
Every week an invoice is overdue, you will receive a $10 late fee unless discussed directly with our admin staff.
Term fees do not include payment for any uniform items, end-of-year concerts, concert costumes, workshops, competition entries or competition costumes.
We do not offer refunds for missed classes or early exits throughout the term (with the exception of serious injury).
Term fee payments are accepted via direct debit, cash, EFTPOS ($1.50 surcharge applies) and Easy Debit.
Makeup classes for missed classes due to but not limited to, illness, public holidays, and concert rehearsals are only valid for the term the class is missed. You are responsible for booking any missed classes with our office staff to ensure these do not expire.
ELS School of Dance runs with the Victorian School term dates and public holidays. There will be no classes held on public holidays or school holidays.
For any reason our studio is closed due to Government imposed restrictions and/or lockdowns, classes will be moved online. No discounts or refunds will be offered where lessons are available online.
Enrolments roll over between each term within that year; if you wish to cancel your enrolment, you must let our admin staff know before the commencement of the next term.
At the end of term 4, you must re-enrol your child to secure their spot for term one the following year.
Extra fees apply if your child participates in our end-of-year concert. All concert information will be sent out separately.

Photography & Videography

Part of our school promotion is to share photos and videos of our students during class via platforms such as (but not limited to) our website, Facebook, and Instagram. In addition, teachers may also record for education and class structure purposes.

Your privacy and safety are important to us. If you do not wish for you/your child to be shared on social media, please notify our admin staff on your first class, and our team will ensure no photography/videography is taken or shared.

While we encourage our ELS families to share content on social media, we ask that you check in with the parents of the class or our admin staff before posting to ensure they are not on our “no social media” list.

In the unlikely event your child appears on social media, please notify our staff immediately to take action.

Liability

ELS School of Dance operates under child safety policies and practices and promises to maintain a safe and supportive environment for all students at all times. You can read more about our Child Safety Policy on our website or ask our staff for more information.

All staff are fully qualified and experienced teachers who are on board with all ELS policies and have a strong passion for teaching and working with children. In addition, all staff have an up-to-date Working With Children's Check, First Aid Certificate and CPR. ELS School of Dance is also fully insured, with ambulance cover for each student.

In the unlikely event of an accident or injury, please note that though staff will do what they can to help and prevent any situation/injury, we are not to be held liable.

Code of Conduct

Parents & Guardians

Try your best to bring your child to every class and remember to make contact if your child is going to miss a class (make-up classes are available).
If your child is not capable of going to the toilet by themselves, please wait in the foyer while your child's class is running in case they need to go (all students should remember to go to the toilet before class).
Remember the ELS terms & conditions and always show respect to our studio, staff, other parents and students.
Keep up to date with all ELS emails, important information and events.
Always come into the studio when dropping off and picking your child up, students should not go into the car park unaccompanied.
Make contact with us if you have any concerns or questions.

Students

Always arrive on time to class in full uniform, with your hair neat and with a full water bottle.
Go to the toilet before class to avoid needing to go during class.
Respect your classmates, teachers and dance studio.
Remember to take all teacher's feedback and corrections positively and take responsibility to keep up to date with class work and routines.
Strive to serve as a role model to younger students at all times and understand that inappropriate language, behaviour and bullying will under no circumstances be tolerated.
Unless in case of emergency, we do not tolerate the use of mobile phones during class.

Agreement

By enrolling your child to ELS School of Dance, you agree to these terms and conditions.

If any student or parent/guardian is found in breach of the terms and conditions above, or shows any disrespectful, inappropriate or aggressive behaviour they will be issued a formal written warning and/or have their enrolment cancelled without refund.

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask a member of our friendly team at ELS School of Dance for more information. We are always happy to help!