Purchase Policy
Purchase Policy & Agreement
At Bay Area Art School, we put significant effort into developing high-quality classes, camps, and events. This includes scheduling, staffing, maintaining our physical space, and ensuring a minimum number of attendees for each session. Please review this policy before making a purchase, as it may be updated periodically.
Pricing is per student/camper (not per household). Age requirements are posted for each event on their respective page.
Refunds for Classes for Kids and Teens: You have 72 hours to request a refund. After that, all sales are final. Otherwise, there are no refunds unless the class is cancelled by Bay Area Art School. Last minute cancellations on your part will not be refunded.
If the event, camp or class you paid and signed up for is full you will be notified within 24 hours and refunded within 7 business days.
Refund for Art Camps: Purchases made one month before the camp’s/party’s posted date are eligible for a full refund within 72 hours of purchase.
Cancellations made at least two weeks before the start date are eligible for a 70% refund.
Cancellations made one week before the start date are non-refundable.
Art Camp purchases may transfer from one family to another up until 3 days before the camp starts, so long as all information is shared with Bay Area Art School.
Exceptions for full refunds will only be made in cases of medical emergencies (with a doctor’s note) or significant unforeseen burdens, subject to approval. No exceptions beyond these circumstances.
EIN Requests: We do not provide our EIN (Employer Identification Number) for any reason, including for tax filing purposes. As a private business offering art classes and seasonal camps, we are not classified as a licensed childcare provider or educational institution under state or federal guidelines. Therefore, our services do not typically qualify as deductible childcare expenses. This policy has been reviewed and affirmed by our legal counsel, and we make no exceptions. Thank you for understanding.
Online classes/camps will be held via Google Duo. An invitation will be sent after payment is made and at least 1 day before the class/camp starts.
Adult Classes: Tuition and Terms
Tuition, class day and time, school-year dates, and the value of one class are listed on each adult class’s sign-up page. The Pricing and Terms on that page are part of this agreement. By paying tuition or submitting the sign-up form, you agree to this policy and to those terms.
Monthly tuition. Tuition is billed monthly, is due on the 1st, and reserves your seat. It stays the same whether a month has three, four, or five classes. Classes follow the school-year calendar posted on the sign-up page, and no tuition is charged while the studio is closed, including summer break.
Starting and stopping. Enrollment is one month at a time. New students begin on the first class of a month the studio is open. To stop, notify us in writing (email is fine) before the 1st of the next month. If payment has not arrived by the first class of the month, your seat is released to the waitlist.
Withdrawing mid-month. Tuition already paid for the current month is non-refundable, except under a first-class guarantee offered on the sign-up page or if the studio cancels.
First-class guarantee. Where offered on the sign-up page, if you decide the class is not right for you, notify us within 24 hours of your first class and we will refund your tuition minus the value of the class you attended at the posted prorated amount for that class. This applies to your first class only.
Single classes. Currently enrolled students may purchase a single class at the listed per-class value, or with special permission by administration.
Missed classes. Tuition is not reduced, credited, or refunded for classes you miss, and make-up classes are not offered. Because students work at their own pace, you can pick up where you left off.
If the studio cancels. We will schedule a replacement class when possible. Otherwise, the value of each canceled class will be credited to the following month’s tuition.
Taking a break. If you need to step away for travel or illness, notify us before the 1st. Your seat will be released, and returning students move to the front of the waitlist.
Thank you for supporting Bay Area Art School.