Policies - Please read all and confirm at the bottom.

Before you register for any classes at The Learning Vine, you will be asked to confirm that you have read the following important policies. Please read them carefully so that you can make an informed choice about using either of our programs. Thanks!

Payment Policy


Forms of Payment: Payments should be made online using a major credit card or PayPal. Checks are also accepted, but must be mailed out immediately and received within 5 business days for the registration to be held. Checks may also be dropped of with the sign in desk at LV during school hours (Monday from 8 am - 3 pm and Friday from 8 am - 2 pm)

Payment Plan:

For Academic Registrations: All application, testing, and registration fees are due at the time of registration, in addition to a $150 tuition deposit per class. The tuition balance will be billed to you and will be due by November 1st.

For Enrichment Registrations: The registration fee and full tuition is due at the time of online enrollment.

Refund Policy

ACADEMIC PROGRAM:

  • All tuition and fees are non-refundable unless a class has been cancelled or your child is on the waiting list and does not get into a class. If your child does not test into a certain class, and there are no alternatives, you will be refunded all fees pertaining to that class only, but not the application or testing fee. After placement, refunds will not be issued for student withdrawals for any reason.
  • Families are liable to pay the full year’s tuition for all students who begin the program, whether or not they finish the year for any reason.
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM:
  • All tuition and fees are non-refundable unless a class has been cancelled or your child is on the waiting list and does not get into a class. Refunds will not be issued for student withdrawals for any reason.
Click HERE for an explanation of our refund policy.

Behavioral Policy

It is the goal of the LV staff to maintain order in our classrooms, study halls, and lunch rooms so that our environment is conducive to learning and upholds Christian standards of behavior. This policy is in effect for all ages and all students regardless of special needs or diagnosis. Behavioral issues which are beyond the LV staffs’ ability to handle will not be tolerated.

The following list of inappropriate actions and attitudes will be handled using the policy below.

Note: This list is not all inclusive. Staff will deem an action or attitude inappropriate if it interferes with learning and/or disturbs the environment of LV.
  • Disrespect to the authority of teachers and support staff
  • Excessive talking and calling out in class
  • Using swear words (anytime, anywhere at LV)
  • Going into areas of the church that are off limits (the Café and empty rooms)
  • Public displays of affection between opposite genders
  • Fighting or arguing with students or teachers
  • Bullying, name calling, or denigration of other students
  • Skipping classes without parental consent
  • Plagiarism
  • Cheating on tests
  • Stealing from students, teachers, or the church
  • Viewing of inappropriate images on electronic devises or through other venues

Upon each offense, students will be issued a written warning and parents will be notified. This warning will be kept on file.

The following additional consequences will happen at each offense:

  1. First Offense: Repercussions to alleviate the situation immediately. This may include just a verbal warning and/or dismissal from the classroom. Dismissed students will be sent to the hall monitor.
  2. Second Offense: Possible removal of the student from the premises if the problem is unmanageable.
  3. Third Offense: Suspension for a period of time deemed appropriate for the situation. Student may exchange folders and receive grades during this suspension.
  4. Fourth Offense: Upon return from any suspension, should another offense occur, the student will be permanently expelled from all classes at LV. No refunds will be issued. Homework exchange and grading will discontinue.

Building Policy

  • Parents may leave the building while their children are in class and are enrolled in consecutive classes. Teachers and helpers will assist young students in getting from class to class.
  • Children ages 5-12 must be signed in and out at the sign in desk by a parent or guardian and may not remain in the building without a parent if not in a class. A room will be provided for parents with children to wait. Families that wish to work on school should consider using a local library.
  • Teen students (ages 13-18) may sign themselves in and out at the sign in desk. They must leave the premises after sign out.
  • No LV students or siblings of students are allowed in the CCC Café during LV hours, even if with an adult. Adults, ages 18 and up are allowed to spend time in the Café.

Teens with off periods:
  • Students ages 12-18 may use the Quiet Study Hall during off hours for a fee of $35 per period per year on Mondays and $15 per period per semester on Fridays. Students must remain quiet in this room. They will be monitored by a study hall monitor.
  • Other options for off periods are volunteering as a teacher or administrative helper, or leaving the premises with a parent.

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Service Policy

Starting in the fall of 2015, all LV teens will be required to assist with set up and break down of tables during the course of the school day, depending on their schedule.
  • This will require arriving 15 minutes before their first class and/or leaving 15 minutes after their last class.
  • This assistance will help LV to keep costs down and to keep the work load from falling a just a few families.
  • A personal room set up and/or break down assignment will be given out at the All Family Orientation. Training will also be given at the orientation to ensure safety and care of the equipment.
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Food Policy  
   
  • LV is a peanut free school due to students with severe allergies. Please do not send in any foods containing peanuts with your child.
  • Lunches can only be ordered from the Café by parents only. Students are never allowed to enter the Café to order anything, even if they are with an adult. Online ordering is available at the website. Deadline is 9 AM for all pre-ordered lunches.
  • Lunch boxes and bottles that are left behind will be discarded as there is no place to store them.