Holiday Courses 2020 - Montage Theatre Arts

Summer school 2020

IN PERSON COURSES

MTA has planned safe summer courses in August 2020.

Please see below for courses available to book.

Our community’s welfare is our number one priority and these will be based on government and OFSTED directive.

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Information for Parents - COVID-19 Proceedure

HOW THE COURSES WILL RUN

How will it work?

You can choose between a full day or a half-day session for the week with 5 day and 3 day courses available.

Students will be kept in the same group, or ‘bubble’ for the duration of the course and group sizes will be kept to no more than 10 so that we can ensure social distancing.

Each bubble will have their own teachers and separate facilities which will be deep cleaned in between sessions.

At the moment we’re allowed to run these courses in-person. However if there is a change to local lockdown rules or government guidance that would mean this isn’t possible then we will offer the course online with the same small group and live interactive teaching and refund you for the on-site part of the course fee.

What will they do?

The teaching will be exactly the same as a ‘normal’ holiday course! They’ll learn dance routines and drama from experienced professionals across the week with games breaks built in so that there is plenty of time to socialise and let off steam.

Unfortunately the government has asked providers to avoid group singing.

We won’t be able to hold an end of week performance but we can share a video recording of their final rehearsal and we encourage everyone to show off their hard work to you when they get home.

SITE MANAGEMENT

OUR COMMUNITY’S WELLBEING IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS SUCH WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE.

MTA will safeguard our students, staff and teachers through:

Full Covid-19 Procedure (available HERE)
All children and staff to remain socially distanced
Group Sizes of 12 (max) to create “bubbles” that do not mix
Regular contact-point cleaning and deep cleaning
All physical activity (i.e. dance and games) to take place outdoors
All students, staff and teachers subject to temperature check upon arrival
Regular hand washing protocol
No parents or carers allowed on site – recorded end of course performance

FAQs

I’m on a low income and can’t afford a space

We recognise that many more families are experiencing hardship because of coronavirus so we have increased the proportion of free bursary places available and expanded our criteria so that more people than ever are eligible!

You can apply for a bursary space and see our eligibility criteria here:

https://www.montagetheatre.com/bursaries/

My child wants to be in the same group as their friend

Each session will be kept together for the week so if you are booking for the same slot then they will be together. For example if you are booking your child in for a morning, they will be in the same group as everyone else that has also booked the morning session for that course.

Can I mix and match sessions?

You will need to pick either a morning, afternoon session or full day session for the whole week, this is because we will be grouping students in small protective ‘bubbles’ to minimise cross-contact.

Why does it cost more?

Unfortunately our costs are the same but are now spread between a much smaller number of students because of the safety measures we need to put in place.

BOOKINGS POLICY

Terms and conditions

General:

We will endeavour to run the course in-person however the safety of our students and staff is our top priority and we will follow government guidance at all times. If the guidance does not allow an in-person course then will deliver the course online via zoom. You will refunded for the on-site part of your course fee for those days.

Students must remain in their booked session for the entirety of the course. Failure to follow social distancing and hygiene rules will result in students being excluded from the course with no refund.

In-person:

Students must arrive on time, you will be provided with an 10 minute arrival window. Failure to arrive during your window may mean you will have to wait until staff are able to collect your child. Your student must agree to maintain social distancing. We will also require you to maintain social distance at drop off/pick up.

No parent or carer is to come into/onto the school premises. No person or child is to come to site if experiencing symptoms of coronavirus/has been asked to self isolate/ tested positive. You will be asked to fill in a daily health questionnaire on behalf of your household. All students are subject to a temperature check. Should a student present with a fever they must be collected immediately.

You must agree to collect a student should their bubble need to close at short notice.

Online:

If under guidance from the UK Government we are not able to safely run the course in person we will deliver the course via an online video conferencing software called Zoom. In order to take part in these online lessons, you agree to the following:

Your child will not be left unsupervised at any point in the live sessions.
You are able to provide at least 6ft² of clear, flat floor space for the student’s use. Where no furniture, slip and/or trip hazards can be found.
You ensure the student is wearing appropriate uniform and footwear for online classes.
You fully understand that as MTA are not providing these services in person, we are unable to provide any first aid or safeguarding services.
You understand that MTA are in no way affiliated with the video conferencing software, and are not responsible for any changes, data loss or software/hardware malfunction as a result of using the equipment. You also agree to their separate terms of use.
You will not hold MTA responsible for any injury sustained as part of these classes and will watch your child for signs of sickness, tiredness, injury or illness or other incapacitations which may prevent them from taking part.

Closure of courses due to COVID-19 infection and need to self isolate

Closure of courses due to COVID-19 infection and need to self-isolate:

If a student has been asked to self-isolate or they or a member of their household shows symptoms of COVID-19 when they are due to attend the course, they will not be able to attend. In this instance we will refund your course fee upon verification such as test result or communications from the NHS Test and Trace programme.

In all other instances our holiday courses are non-refundable.

If a student or member of their household tests positive for COVID-19 while the course is running, you will need to notify us immediately and that student will no longer be able to attend on-site.

In the event of a student experiencing COVID-19 symptoms part-way through the course, their bubble will immediately be removed from on-site activities and teaching will be transferred online. You will receive a partial refund for the onsite part of the course fee for those remaining days.

In the event of a student testing positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of taking part in our courses, you must notify the office immediately and include our organisation within your track and trace submission.