It's time to get excited about the fall class schedule in our Adult Training program! Teachers are lining up to teach, and the administrative team has come up with a couple of tweaks to our process for Full Session Enrollment that we are psyched to roll out for the Fall 2022 session.
(In case you're not familiar, full session enrollment means you pay upfront and are guaranteed a spot in the same class each week of the session. Session enrollment has been a part of Circus Center's culture and approach to circus training for many years, because we know that a regular, consistent training regimen is the best way to learn. So we don't just offer session enrollment – we make it our best, most attractive deal for you!)
TWEAK #1: Don't send an email – Fill out a form!
In the past, we used to ask you to send us an email with all the information about which class(es) you wanted to enroll in – days, times, levels, back-up choices, it was a lot!
A form takes out the guesswork of, "Did I remember to list everything?" Everything we *need* to know will be a required field, PLUS you will automatically receive a copy of your request via email as soon as you submit the form.
For this Fall, we will publish a Session Enrollment Request form at the same time that we release the fall class schedule – Friday, July 22.
TWEAK #2: There's a deadline – not a starter pistol!
Many of our classes are very popular! But in the past, session enrollment was first come, first served, which meant that the very minute we opened for enrollment each session was a frenzy for students. Some prepared their emails and sat at their laptops with fingers at the ready to hit "Send" exactly at 10am. Others scheduled their email to send at the right time. And some got shut out because, let's face it, not everyone has the time or wherewithal to mess with all that. And EVERYONE just had to pray that their internet tubes worked fast enough to get them to the front of the line. No thanks.
This Fall, we will do things differently – we will offer session enrollment in two rounds. Both rounds are open to anyone.
Round 1
- Round 1 starts when we release the Fall Schedule on July 22 – which is also when we will open a Fall Session Enrollment Request form (that form we talked about in Tweak #1) for submissions. Students can take the next few days to review our class offerings, decide what you want, and submit a session enrollment request form. The deadline for Round 1 requests will be Monday, July 25 at 8:00pm.
- On Monday night, we will review the request pool. Many classes will have enough room for all of the Round 1 enrollment requests – so that's easy. We'll email those students on Tuesday to say, "Hey, cool, you got your class, we'll process your payment this week, huzzah!"
- For those popular classes where we get more requests than we have spots, our first move will be to loop in the class's instructor. The instructor will have the *option* to select which students to admit. This can be based on factors like grouping similarly-skilled students together, or a history of absenteeism. It can NOT be based on an instructor's personal like or dislike for a student. It's not fair to play favorites.
- If the instructor does not want to have a hand in the decision... then it's a good ol' lottery. No fair way of getting away from it. At least it'll be truly random, and not based on something dumb like internet speed.
- We will then sort through students' backup choices, etc., and email everyone no later than Wednesday, July 27.
Round 2
- Round 2 begins at 8:01pm on Monday, July 25. (The Session Enrollment Request form will never close.)
- All requests in Round 2 will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
- We will start notifying students who make requests in Round 2 on Thursday, July 28, and within 48 hours thereafter.
We think these two tweaks will make for a system that is easier and clearer for you, and more streamlined for us – win win! So, be sure that you are on our email list, and watch your inbox on Friday, July 22 for the Fall schedule AND enrollment request form.