Ascendly

Online Registration

Find your classes in the Course Registration, and then Register for them.  You can register for multiple classes at a time, but only one child at a time. You can filter the classes by Day & Grade.

• Classes will be filled on a “First Come, First Served” basis.
• Only credit card payments will be accepted.
• Although some classes are run in-person at individual schools, this site strictly related to Ascendly’s online learning experiences.
• You must register only ONE child at a time.
• You’ll receive an email once you have registered and your payment has been processed.

Questions

Please email the Ascendly Team with any questions at: assist@ascendly.com

Program Policies

• We offer online out-of-school enrichment classes for students in grades K-8. 
• We are independently run and is not associated with any school or licensing board.
• The safety of students is of utmost importance.
• Since we can not physically be in the room with your child, parents/guardians are responsible for their child’s supervision before, during, and after classes.
• Parents and/or guardians are responsible for ensuring that their child(ren) arrive safely to their Ascendly classes.
• Ascendly and are not liable for children who do not arrive to, or attend, the Ascendly classes.

About Online Classes

• Parents and/or guardians are responsible for their child’s supervision during a class and after classes have concluded.
• Parents and/or guardians are responsible for ensuring that their child(ren) arrive safely to their Ascendly classes.
• Ascendly is not liable for children who do not arrive to, or attend, the Ascendly classes.
• Ascendly participants must be picked up promptly once classes have concluded.

Physical and Online Safety

• Our classes are designed to be safe, but every child is different. You must supervise your child to ensure our project are safe for you particular student and physical location. Due to the very nature of remote learning, only you, the parent/guardian can ensure your child’s safety
• All of our instructor have undergone background checks and are experienced in working with children.
• None of our instructors will ever contact a child directly outside of the classroom environment. Please contact us immediately if you ever see any behavior that causes concerns.
• Classes my be recorded, strictly for audit and training purposes. If a class is recorded, it will be clearly indicated.

Enrollment & Class Info

• Classes have an enrollment limit. Under-enrolled classes will not run.
• Once your child is registered for a class, we cannot accommodate requests for class changes after the first full week of programming. Please choose programming carefully with your child.
• We are unable to provide refunds after the first week of programming.

Behavior Policy

Participants are expected to conduct themselves with appropriate classroom behavior. We do not condone inappropriate or harmful behavior (physical or verbal) of our participants. In accordance with this behavior policy, we will notify parents of infractions as soon as we learn about them.

Participants may, at the instructor’s discretion, be temporarily muted, video blocked, or moved to the virtual waiting room.

The Directors exercise discretion in imposing consequences for student misbehavior.

We reserves the right to withdraw a student from programming for repetitive incidences of disruptive or harmful behavior, for repeated violations of classroom rules, or for any instance of egregious conduct/behavior.

For on-going problematic conduct with any participants, we may elect to withdraw that student from a specific class, or all classes, for which they are currently enrolled.  We also reserves the right to remove a student from program participation for an extended timeframe if his/her conduct is egregious.  Tuition is not refundable.

We also reserve the right to withdraw a student from programming if parents and/or caregivers do not adhere to what we deem to be appropriate and civil behavior with Instructors, student participants, the Coordinator and/or Directors. Tuition is not refundable.

Attendance

Our instructors will not take attendance, but we may reach out if your student is not there. Your child is responsible for arriving to class, either independently or with a parent/guardian.

1. Go directly to the class in which they are enrolled.
2. Remain with the instructor for the duration of the class.

Dismissal

Participants will be automatically disconnected at the end of class. Please make the appropriate arrangements.

Class Cancellations, Absences, and Make-Ups

• In most cases, classes will always run, even if school is closed.
• Instructor Absence: In the event of instructor absence, we will attempt to find a substitute teacher to fill in for the class, or the instructor may opt to schedule a make-up class at the end of the session. You will be notified via phone or email in the event of cancellations.
• Instructor Internet Outages: Outages happen. We will usually have have a stand-by instructor that can take-over. Student should continue to working until the instructor returns.
• Student Internet Outages: Students and Parents/Guardians should endeavor to return as soon possible. If class is still in session – simply raise your hand and we will do our best to catch your back up.
• Student Absences:  Make-up classes are not guaranteed. Contact us about the possibility of attending a different class.

Financial Assistance

We strives to make its programming available to all families. How financial aid works:

• Once registration opens, classes will fill on a “First Come, First Served”
• To apply for tuition assistance you must register for a class and, in the comments section of the registration form, indicate your need.
• Thus, it would be best if we can determine your eligibility during Sneak Peek or early on in the registration process.
• If deemed eligible for aid, we will provide financial assistance to help offset some, or all, the cost of one class per child.
• You can ensure a place in the class by proactively paying for that class, knowing that if you receive financial aid, then your payment will automatically be refunded.  If you do not receive financial aid, but you have not paid for that class, then your registration for the class will automatically be cancelled (unless you had proactively paid for it).
• Whether you pay, or not, your payment status will not be part of the financial aid decision-making process.
• Financial Aid pricing is only automatically applied to classes that do not have a Wait List.

Volunteer Opportunities

We welcome new class ideas and invite any parent to consider assisting a class.

 

(PTO Enrichment Committee)