Registration and Refund Policies
ur goal is to place students in the most appropriate class for their age and ability level. Proper class placement is the best way for students to grow and succeed. Mrs. Laureen O’Neill-James, TCRG, ADCRG, has the final authority in class placement. You can register for classes through our online system or in person during our classes.
PAYMENTS
Annual Registration Fee: A $50.00 registration fee is due upon registration for all new and returning students.
Recital Fee: A $50.00 recital fee is due upon registration for all students who are fully enrolled in at least one class. All students are invited and encouraged to participate in the Recital scheduled in June. There will be no refund of the recital fee for students who are not able to participate in the recital.
Tuition Payments: Annual tuition fees may be paid:
1) IN FULL prior to the first class by check or credit card.
2) In TWO installments (prior to the first class and by 1 December 2024) by check or credit card;
3) In monthly payments due on the 5 th of every month by credit card on file If you are paying by check, the check must be mailed to Mrs. James or presented at the beginning of the first class of the semester in an envelope labeled with the student’s name and the class day/time.
If you are paying by credit card, please visit oneilljamesschool.square.site and select your classes – please be sure to add the registration and recital fees to your cart! Please note that there are costs to maintaining our Square account, and there is a convenience fee for online payments to help offset these costs.
If you pay online in full or in two installments, there is a convenience fee of 2.5%.
If you choose to pay in monthly installments, there is a 3.5% convenience fee and you MUST have a credit card on file.
Late Fees: If paying in two installments, a late fee of $25 per student will be assessed if full payment is not received by 1 January 2025. Late fees will continue to accrue until the bill is paid or payment arrangements have been made with Mrs. James.
Returned Check Fee: A $35.00 fee will be charged to your account for any check which is returned by your bank for insufficient funds (or for rejection of an ACH transfer for the same reason).
Class Cancellation: The O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing reserves the right to cancel any class due to insufficient enrollment. We will do all we can to conveniently reschedule you or your child for a class at the appropriate level. If a class is cancelled and an appropriate substitute is not available, a refund will be given.
REFUND & WITHDRAWAL POLICIES
Refund policy: Tuition and fees are non-refundable. There will be no refunds made if the registered dancer misses a class. However, they may make up the class by attending another class session (please see “Attendance and Make-Up Classes”).
Attendance & Make-Up Classes: Students should contact Mrs. James if they are not going to be present in class. If a class is missed and the student wishes to attend a make-up class, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting Mrs. James to determine the day and time of a similar class. All make-up classes must be taken within the current dance season. If the O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing must cancel a class due to weather/emergency or teacher absence, we will arrange a make-up class time and notify students by email to the contact address on file.
Withdrawal Policy: We require one month’s written notice from the 1st of the month to withdraw from a class or classes. There is a four-month enrollment minimum for all classes and withdrawals are not accepted after 1 January for the current dance season.
Cancelled Classes: Classes may be cancelled due to the weather or other unforeseen emergency. O’Neill-James follows the school closing policies of the Arlington Public School district (not Fairfax County Public Schools). A cancellation notice will be posted on the ONJ Facebook and Instagram pages once the decision to close has been made and students will be notified via email to the contact address on file. Please call the Studio prior to leaving your home to determine whether your class has been canceled. Classes which are canceled due to the weather may be made up as described above.
Holidays: Holidays are listed in the Calendar on this website. Classes scheduled for days on which holidays fall are accounted for in the payment schedule and therefore may not be made up.
Online/Zoom Classes: In the event of any emergency that requires ONJ to convert in-person classes to online/Zoom classes, ONJ’s refund and withdrawal policies remain in effect. The same notice must be given to withdraw from a class in the event we convert classes to an online format.
PAYMENTS
Annual Registration Fee: A $50.00 registration fee is due upon registration for all new and returning students.
Recital Fee: A $50.00 recital fee is due upon registration for all students who are fully enrolled in at least one class. All students are invited and encouraged to participate in the Recital scheduled in June. There will be no refund of the recital fee for students who are not able to participate in the recital.
Tuition Payments: Annual tuition fees may be paid:
1) IN FULL prior to the first class by check or credit card.
2) In TWO installments (prior to the first class and by 1 December 2024) by check or credit card;
3) In monthly payments due on the 5 th of every month by credit card on file If you are paying by check, the check must be mailed to Mrs. James or presented at the beginning of the first class of the semester in an envelope labeled with the student’s name and the class day/time.
If you are paying by credit card, please visit oneilljamesschool.square.site and select your classes – please be sure to add the registration and recital fees to your cart! Please note that there are costs to maintaining our Square account, and there is a convenience fee for online payments to help offset these costs.
If you pay online in full or in two installments, there is a convenience fee of 2.5%.
If you choose to pay in monthly installments, there is a 3.5% convenience fee and you MUST have a credit card on file.
Late Fees: If paying in two installments, a late fee of $25 per student will be assessed if full payment is not received by 1 January 2025. Late fees will continue to accrue until the bill is paid or payment arrangements have been made with Mrs. James.
Returned Check Fee: A $35.00 fee will be charged to your account for any check which is returned by your bank for insufficient funds (or for rejection of an ACH transfer for the same reason).
Class Cancellation: The O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing reserves the right to cancel any class due to insufficient enrollment. We will do all we can to conveniently reschedule you or your child for a class at the appropriate level. If a class is cancelled and an appropriate substitute is not available, a refund will be given.
REFUND & WITHDRAWAL POLICIES
Refund policy: Tuition and fees are non-refundable. There will be no refunds made if the registered dancer misses a class. However, they may make up the class by attending another class session (please see “Attendance and Make-Up Classes”).
Attendance & Make-Up Classes: Students should contact Mrs. James if they are not going to be present in class. If a class is missed and the student wishes to attend a make-up class, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting Mrs. James to determine the day and time of a similar class. All make-up classes must be taken within the current dance season. If the O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing must cancel a class due to weather/emergency or teacher absence, we will arrange a make-up class time and notify students by email to the contact address on file.
Withdrawal Policy: We require one month’s written notice from the 1st of the month to withdraw from a class or classes. There is a four-month enrollment minimum for all classes and withdrawals are not accepted after 1 January for the current dance season.
Cancelled Classes: Classes may be cancelled due to the weather or other unforeseen emergency. O’Neill-James follows the school closing policies of the Arlington Public School district (not Fairfax County Public Schools). A cancellation notice will be posted on the ONJ Facebook and Instagram pages once the decision to close has been made and students will be notified via email to the contact address on file. Please call the Studio prior to leaving your home to determine whether your class has been canceled. Classes which are canceled due to the weather may be made up as described above.
Holidays: Holidays are listed in the Calendar on this website. Classes scheduled for days on which holidays fall are accounted for in the payment schedule and therefore may not be made up.
Online/Zoom Classes: In the event of any emergency that requires ONJ to convert in-person classes to online/Zoom classes, ONJ’s refund and withdrawal policies remain in effect. The same notice must be given to withdraw from a class in the event we convert classes to an online format.