Financial Obligations

The financial obligation for enrolling at Arts & Ideas is the tuition. There are no other mandatory financial obligations for enrolling, e.g., there are no textbook or uniform fees.

Current tuition is $10,650 per year per child. Tuition is decided each year by majority vote of the School Assembly, which consists of parents, staff, and students. As Arts & Ideas enrolls throughout the year, tuition is prorated.

Arts & Ideas strives to be an affordable option for our families. For those families that cannot afford the full tuition, we do have a process in place to help navigate the balance between the family's needs and the need for the school to be sustained financially. This can be particularly important to families with multiple children attending our school and we generally expect them to pay a reduction from the stated tuition applied to multiple children. At the current time, the tuition floor for new families is $5000 per student.

An ideal place to discuss tuition matters is in the required admissions interview.

Payment Plans

While the enrollment contract entails obligation of payment for the full school year on signature, we have the flexibility to offer payment plans for families that need or prefer them. Typically, we offer two plans: a 9 month plan in which families pay tuition installments during each month of the school year (Sept-May), or a 12 month plan in which families can pay less per month by spreading tuition out over additional summer payments. The twelve month payment plan is $900 a month while the nine month plan is $1200 a month.