About Cadek

Policies

List of 8 items.

  • + Admission Policy

    • The Cadek Conservatory maintains an open admission policy for students ages 6 and up, regardless of musical experience (subject to instructor availability).  Students ages 4 and 5 may only take piano (Traditional or Suzuki) or violin lessons (Suzuki).
    • A “privately enrolled student” is entitled to one lesson per week, for the term for which the student has registered and purchased.   “Group students” are those who participate only in group activities, and are charged per the regular fee schedule for the course in which they enroll.

  • + Registration and Lesson Slots

    • All students must be registered in ACTIVE prior to beginning lessons in any given term.   No lessons will be taught by a teacher until registration is complete for the given term.
    • Registration periods for each term are posted on Cadek’s academic calendar and will open at least 2 weeks before the term, and close 3 weeks after the beginning of any given term.
    • Lesson Days and Times (aka “Lesson Slots”) are agreed upon by the families and instructors directly, and are scheduled on a first come, first served basis.  
    • New and returning families must register before the start of the term in order to reserve their lesson slot.  On the first day of the term, all lesson slots occupied by unregistered students will be released to be available for other students.  
    • When families register, they are committed to remaining at their current lesson location (GPS, McCallie, or Bright), time, and instructor for the duration of their registered term.

  • + Missed Lessons

    • The Cadek Conservatory of Music is a department of Girls Preparatory School. Girls Preparatory School will not issue credits or refunds for missed lessons
    • Once a schedule has been agreed upon by the teacher and student, all parties are committed to that schedule.  Changes to a regularly scheduled lesson time or location may only occur at the end of the student’s registered term, and must be agreed upon in advance by both the families and instructors.
    • Teachers are not required to reschedule lessons missed by the students.  No refunds will be given for missed lessons by the student.  
    • Lessons missed by the instructor will be made up during the current term.  Scheduled absences will be communicated at least 48 hours in advance whenever possible.  In the event of an unplanned absence from lessons, the instructor will notify students as soon as they are able.
    • For group lessons, no individual make-ups will be offered due to the nature of the class. 

  • + Switches, Terminations, Withdrawals, and Refunds

    • Switches:  On occasion, families request to switch instructors, locations, or lesson times.  Switches may only be requested at the end of the student’s currently registered term, and is subject to instructor and location availability. Cadek cannot guarantee that requests for changes in lesson location, time, or instructor will be accommodated.  
    • Terminations:  Cadek reserves the right to terminate the lesson package of a student in the following circumstances:
      • The enrolled student or other members of the enrolled student’s family display behavior that is unsafe, such as (but not limited to) destruction of property, aggressive behavior, or failure to supervise minor children while on property.  
      • Non-payment of tuition
    • Withdrawals:  Cadek does not issue refunds in the event that a family withdraws from lessons.
    • Refunds:  Cadek does not issue refunds once lessons have commenced.  A request for a refund must be made in writing to cadek@gps.edu at least 48 hours prior to the student’s first lesson (i.e. if a student’s first lesson is Wednesday at 5pm, the request to withdraw must be made by Monday at 5pm.)  After this time, no refunds will be offered.

  • + Holidays

    • The Cadek Conservatory of Music observes the same holidays as GPS; however, the Conservatory produces its own academic calendar which can be found here.

  • + Inclement Weather + Closings

    • The Cadek Conservatory of Music is a department of Girls Preparatory School. It will maintain its normal schedule during inclement weather (including snow) unless Girls Preparatory School cancels classes. Any such closings will be immediately announced on the GPS homepage at www.gps.edu as well as all GPS Social Media.  
    • Should the Bright or McCallie campuses close, lessons at those locations will also be canceled.  At all locations, instructors will reach out to all affected students.
    • Girls Preparatory School will not issue credits or refunds for these cancellations or closures. The instructor will provide makeup lessons. Schedules for makeup lessons and group classes are at the discretion of instructors and can only be conducted during the current term. 

  • + Student Conduct

    • Out of respect for our students and instructors, we ask that any persons waiting inside the Cadek building keep their personal volume at a low level.  
    • Students in Grades 5 and under should be accompanied by a parent for the duration of their lesson.
    • The conduct of children and students who are not attending a scheduled lesson while in the Conservatory are the responsibility of the parent(s) or guardian(s).  Children should not be left unattended at any Cadek location.  This includes both inside and outside of the Cadek Building.
    • Cadek instructors are not responsible for supervising multiple children during a lesson, except in group classes.
    • For the security of instruments, equipment, and other property, no one of any age, parent, child, or student, is allowed in studios without being accompanied by an instructor or the Cadek Director.
    • Any behavior by a student or associated family member that could cause harm to instruments , property, or instructors may result in the termination of lessons at Cadek.

  • + Parking

    • Parking is free and located in the parking lot adjacent to the Cadek Conservatory Building on the GPS campus.  From 7:30am to 3:30pm, please park in Cadek spots only.  After 3:30pm, you may park in any Cadek, Guest, or Faculty parking space.
      • Please do not park in any spots marked as reserved for admissions, 24 hour reserved spots, the head of upper school parking spot, or the bus lanes.
    • Handicap parking is located on the side of the Cadek building on Island Ave next to Studio 8
    • Parking is free for students and parents during lessons at The Bright School as well. Please park in unreserved spaces. 
    • Please contact Mike Ake (make@mccallie.org) for more information on parking at McCallie.

Girls Preparatory School's Cadek Conservatory of Music