Effective January 4 2010, Sea Star Swim School is changing its enrollment period from 8 week quarters to a Trimester system approximately 12 – 13 weeks in length. Class fees will be adjusted to reflect the addition of weeks to the quarter, and because of the 30% increase in municipal water fees, there will be a slight increase in fees. Based on our current quarter system, this utility based increase is just $5 for the eight week session, or $100 for 8 weeks instead of $95.
Why are we doing this? First of all, we are sensitive to our parents’ and our swimmers’ busy schedules. Parents–you will have to deal with fewer enrollment periods. Because of increasing demand for classes, we have had to push our Priority Signup period up each quarter. With the Trimester system, you will enroll your child with the knowledge that he/she will keep the same class for three months.
Changes to the Sumner County Schools calendar have impacted everyone’s schedules. As a business that deals primarily with children, Sea Star is especially affected. Our new Trimester will break during the scheduled school breaks. However, with the periodic two week breaks, Sea Star is able to meet the needs of our customers by adding Mini Quarter sessions and other activities that we have only been able to implement during summer vacation months.
Our Winter Trimester 2010 will run from Monday, January 4th until Saturday, April 3rd. The cost for the trimester will be $170 for the 13 week session. We will run our first Mini Quarter from April 5-15. The cost will be $105 for this session. Our Spring Trimester will run from April 19 – July 3 at a cost of $170. We will announce the remaining trimester dates and prices as soon as the Sumner County Schools calendar for 2010-11 has been approved.
To start our Trimesters off with a bang, we have a SPECIAL for you–if you enroll your swimmers by Saturday, December 19th, the cost for the Winter Trimester will be based upon our 2009 prices with no increase: $155 for the 13 week session. To get this price, you MUST pay in full at the time you enroll, and don’t forget that the $20 family fee will be due at the time of enrollment.
Based on customer feedback, we feel this change is very positive. With fewer, longer sessions, there will be fewer enrollment periods. We are also examining other enhancements to our enrollment system to make it easier for our parents to stay on top of the enrollment process at Sea Star.
Let us take this opportunity to thank our Sea Star parents—we greatly appreciate your support through the years, and we look forward to continuing to be your resource for …Excellence in Aquatic Education!