Visual & Performing Arts Summer Camps

The Center Reserves The Right To:

• Substitute faculty as needed. Students will be notified of long-term faculty changes.
• Cancel a program at any time for reasonable cause.
• Deny registration or entry when deemed necessary for public safety.
• Ask any student to leave if he or she is disruptive or interferes with the safety of others and to suspend a child from a program, without refund, after notifying parent of disciplinary problems.
• Photograph program participants for publicity, educational, or documentary use.
• Adjust program details as necessary.

 

Medical Information/Emergencies:

• It is the responsibility of participants to consult with a physician regarding their/ their child’s physical condition and ability to participate in this program.
• All program participants must complete HCCA’s Emergency Form Waiver & Release.
• For emergencies requiring immediate medical attention, staff will call 911 and notify the student’s parents or emergency contact.

 

Rules of Conduct Include:

• No smoking in the building.
• No soliciting or loitering.
• No inappropriate or indecent conduct or language.
• No interference with employee duties.
• No defacing property.
• No unauthorized use of illegal drugs, intoxicants and/or weapons.
• Any other conduct that is disruptive or may jeopardize the safety of others is strictly prohibited.

 

Parents Please Note:

Neither the facility staff nor instructors are responsible for children before or after the scheduled program/class unless otherwise pre-arranged in writing. It is your responsibility to take your child to the teacher at the start of the program and pick your child up from the teacher immediately after the program. Should parents be late in picking up their child at the end of the day, the child will be sent to aftercare and an aftercare fee of $20/hour will be assessed. Parents who are late in picking up their child at the end of aftercare will be charged $10 for every fifteen minutes past 6 PM.

Tuition

5-day session – Half-day: $140 non-members/$125 members; Full-day: $280 non-members/$250 members

3-day session (Session 2 only, July 1-3) – Half-day: $85 non-members/$75 members; Full-day: $170 non-members/$150 members 

 

Registration & Payment

• Advance registration is required and early enrollment is advised to avoid possible cancellation of the class due to low enrollment. A class will be canceled if minimum enrollment is not met by the specified registration deadline.
• Programs are subject to minimum and maximum enrollment and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Register by phone (410-313-2787) or online with credit card, in person on weekdays, from 9AM-5PM at the Howard County Center for the Arts, or via regular mail. Checks payable to: HCAC/HCCA.
• Fees must be paid in full at the time of registration. Spaces will not be held without full payment.
• Acceptance is automatic unless notified. Students are responsible for attending on the correct day and time without further notice.
• If registering online DO NOT use the BACK button on the browser at any point, especially if you are registering more that one student.

 

Discounts & Financial Assistance (Cannot be combined. One discount per registration.)

• HCAC members receive the discounted (member) tuition. Membership must be current on the first day of class.
• Senior citizens are eligible to receive the member rate.
• 5% discount available when registering more than one child from the same non-member family. Please email education@hocoarts.org to request the sibling discount; registrations using this discount must be processed over the phone.
• HCCA provides a limited amount of financial assistance for programs. Awards will be partial scholarships determined by need on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested students must submit a letter of requests.

 

Cancellations & Refunds

• HCAC reserves the right to cancel any camp at any given time. A refund of tuition is guaranteed. Participants in camps canceled after the first day will receive a pro-rated refund for canceled sessions.
• Students may drop a camp and obtain a refund up to 2 weeks prior to the start of the course. No refunds/credits will be given for students withdrawing after this time. Refund requests made after May 15 will incur a $10 processing fee per refunded camp.
• Camps missed by students will not be made up, nor will refunds or credits be issued for student-missed camps.
• Membership fees are not refundable.

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