Please arrive at the classroom no more than 15 minutes before class begins. Parents and students are asked to wait in the lobby area until the instructor invites you inside the classroom. This is to ensure that the instructor has adequate set-up time and to keep students from accidentally interrupting a class happening prior to yours.
Parents are welcome to stay and observe class, however please ensure that we have few disruptions by keeping talking to a minimum and bringing restless siblings to the waiting area.
Sometimes, students do better when mom or dad isn’t watching. This is especially true for older kids. Parents may wait in the lobby or leave the facility to attend to other matters as long as you return in time to retrieve your child(ren). Prompt pick-up at the end of class will be greatly appreciated.
All classes will be held at the Grove Theater, owned and operated by High Places Community Church.
The Grove Theater can be found behind Kroger at 123 Randolph Road, Oak Ridge, TN.
Classes will be located in the Drama Room. After entering the main doors, you may wait in the lobby until the instructor asks you to enter the classroom. The Drama Room is located through the Library in the lobby.
Parents will be notified of cancellations for inclement weather via e-mail. Please be sure to check your e-mail on days that the weather is questionable.
Refunds generally will not be issued for any reason for any registration fees associated with classes taken through Forte Forest. There may be a few rare exceptions to this policy, such as, if a student is not able to participate in a class for which he/she was registered due to an unexpected injury or major illness.
The home school music classes are intended to provide children with opportunities to grow academically, musically, and socially. The goal is for students to feel free to participate fully and enjoy the music-making process without having to deal with off-task, disruptive, or disrespectful behaviors of other children. This can only be achieved when students work together with the teacher in an environment of mutual respect. In order to achieve an environment where students feel free to learn, I will hold all participants accountable to certain behavioral standards. Fighting, stealing, bullying, disrespect to staff, fellow participants, and/or materials will not be tolerated. Significant or consistent discipline problems may cause your child to be removed for the day or permanently dismissed from the class. If you are asked to pick up your child for disciplinary reasons, the teacher will determine when and if your child may return. No refunds will be given for children who are sent home for disciplinary reasons.
Medication: Medications will not be administered during class. If your child requires medication during class (including non-prescription medicines) please be present to administer the medication yourself.
Inhalers: Students may bring prescribed inhalers. If your child will be carrying an inhaler with them, please let the teacher know so that she may monitor your child and help remind them to use the inhaler if needed.
Allergies: If your child is allergic to any foods, insects, or materials (such as latex), please be sure the teacher is aware. While allergies should not be a major concern, since we will be indoors and not usually handing out any food, it is always best to be safe by ensuring the teacher is informed of any allergies and what type of reaction your child may have.
Emergencies: If there is a medical emergency during class, and you are not present, the teacher will first call 911 and then notify you. The teacher is CPR/First-Aid certified and will begin any basic First Aid treatment or CPR as necessary.
If your child is ill: Please do not bring any child who is ill or has a contagious ailment such as lice, pink-eye, etc. to class. Generally children should be fever-free for 24 hours in order to participate. If your child becomes ill or is injured during activities, you will be notified of what happened and how the situation was handled.
Photos and videos may occasionally be taken for use on ForteForest.com and in other promotional materials. You will be asked to sign a photo release at check-in. If you choose not to sign the photo release form, you child’s image will not be used. The photo release statement reads:
I hereby consent to and authorize Kortney Ross to use photographs and/or video which have been taken of my child during Forte Forest home school music classes by herself or an agent representing Forte Forest for reproduction in brochures, booklets, print advertisements and/or on Forte Forest’s Website for promotional purposes. The associated files/pictures are the property of Kortney Ross to be used only as described above. In the event that your child’s likeness is used, there will be no identifying information.
When registering you child for a Home School Music Class through Forte Forest, you will be asked to sign an agreement to ensure your consent to the following liability statement:
In consideration of my child’s participation in the Home School Music Class through Forte Forest at the Grove Theater facility, on behalf of myself, my family, my heirs, and my assigns, I hereby release and hold harmless Mrs. Kortney Ross and any agents or employees of Forte Forest, High Places Community Church, Friends of the Grove Theater, and other participants from liability for injury, death, property damage/loss, or any other claim actionable in a court of law suffered by myself or my child while participating in Home School Music Class activities.
Activities include, but are not limited to, singing, listening, playing instruments, movement activities, and the use of musical equipment and movement props. I acknowledge that I understand and appreciate the inherent risks of participating in these activities as a part of the Home School Music Class. I know the risks range from minor scrapes, strains, and bruises to significant injuries such as broken bones, eye injury, concussion, paralysis, and even death, and may result from mine or my child’s own actions, the actions of others, or a combination of both. By signing this agreement, I fully assume the inherent risks associated with the use of the Grove Theater facilities and the equipment and activities provided by Mrs. Kortney Ross or her agents for the class and assert that my child’s participation in them is voluntary.
I hereby certify that I have adequate health insurance to cover any injury or damages that I/my child may suffer while participating, or alternatively, agree to bear all costs associated with any such injury or damages to myself/my child.
