About the Centre for the Arts

The Centre for the Arts offers lessons and classes each fall, spring, and summer for students of all ages and backgrounds. Enrollment is not limited to members of Sagemont Church; it is a goal of the Centre to support the visual and performing arts programs of area churches, schools, and other community arts programs. The Centre's course offerings are continually updated and modified as needed.

Private Lessons and group classes are taught weekly at Sagemont Church. Private lessons are available in many of the musical instruments at beginner and advanced levels. Group classes are available in art and music. Art and music classes are grouped according to age and subject.

Our Mission

People are created first and foremost to worship God. The Bible also calls us to do everything with excellence. The Sagemont Centre for the Arts exists to help students of all ages develop their artistic talents so that they may worship the Lord in creative ways to the best of their abilities.

The Sagemont Centre for the Arts is a branch of the Worship & Praise Ministry of Sagemont Church and is staffed by qualified Christian instructors who, in keeping with Sagemont Church's mission, provide living proof of a loving God to a watching world. Within this Christian environment, curricula encompass many styles within each art and are not necessarily limited to religious themes or sacred music/art.

Registration & Fees

To register, please complete the registration form and return with applicable fees to the Centre for the Arts office. Please make checks payable to Sagemont Church. No telephone registrations will be accepted. All students must pay a non-refundable registration fee at the time of registration.

For single-session classes, tuition payment is due at the time of registration. For multiple-session lessons or classes, tuition payment for the first month is due prior to the first lesson or class. Tuition fees are to be paid in advance by the first day of each month. Invoices are mailed each month with current balances. A $10 late charge will be assessed to payments more than 10 days late.

Attendance & Make-ups

Lessons or classes are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays from 3:00PM - 9:00PM or on Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Class times are published in the course listings that are updated each semester. Private lessons will be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time. Attendance at each scheduled lesson or class is expected of each student.

An absence from a group class may not be made up or refunded. An absence from a private lesson may be made up in the following situations:

• If the instructor cancels a lesson, he/she will notify the student in advance and reschedule the missed lesson within two weeks.

• If the student needs to miss a lesson, it is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor at least 6 hours prior to the lesson time. Students may call the Centre for the Arts office Monday - Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM at 281.481.8770, ext. 2650, to report an absence in the event the instructor can not be reached. If the absence is excused (illness, extreme emergency, or death in the family), the student will be allowed to make up the lesson within two weeks. Instructors are required to make up only two lessons per semester.

• If the absence is unexcused or if at least 6 hours notice is not given, the lesson may be made up at the instructor's discretion. The student will be charged for unexcused absences or absences with insufficient notice. Lessons missed due to late payment will not be made up.

Performances & Exhibits

Student music recitals will be scheduled for private lesson students at least once each year. Participation in these recitals is optional and is left to the discretion of the instructor.

Art exhibits may be scheduled throughout the semester at the discretion of the instructor.

To Parents

It is assumed that parents of student under 16 years old are taking private lessons will be available to attend the lesson or sit just outside the door of the room for the duration of the lesson.

Note

The Sagemont Centre for the Arts admits students of any race, color, or national and ethnic origin to all programs and activities made available at the Centre. Enrollment in the Sagemont Centre for the Arts is not a requirement for or guarantee of participation in any service or ministry within Sagemont Church.

Questions?

Call Sagemont Centre for the Arts at 281.481.8770, ext.2650, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:30PM.