LESSON PLANNING
Understanding lesson planning and course structure:
IMP 2024 Holiday Periods
| Term | Holidays |
|---|---|
| T1 | From 31 March to 7 April (2024) |
| T2 | Du 29 au 4 août (2024) |
| T3 | Du 5 au 11 août (2024) |
| T4 | From 22 to 29 December (2024) |
Understanding Your Timetable and Term Break Periods
Our educational system is carefully structured to balance high-quality teaching with essential breaks. To this end, we observe the following schedule:
- Term Structure: Each term covers 13 weeks, but we schedule lessons for only 12 weeks, thereby allowing a natural one-week break each term when the school is closed.
- Natural Break: This break ensures that everyone benefits from well-deserved rest and that the school can maintain its facilities and prepare for the next term.
- Lesson Distribution: Due to the term break and the varying number of weeks in each month, you might receive 5 lessons one month but only 3 another. However, over the course of a term, this balances out to an average of 4 lessons per month.
Example: January to March Term
January (5 Weeks): Suppose the lessons are weekly, and you start with 5 lessons in January.
February (4 Weeks): February follows with 4 weeks of lessons.
March (3 Weeks): In March, the school observes a natural break, resulting in only 3 weeks of lessons for the month. This break allows for maintenance and preparation for the next term.
Example: October to December Term
October or November (5 Weeks): Depending on the day of the week your lesson takes place, either October or November will have 5 weeks of lessons. This adjustment accounts for the natural variation in the calendar.
October or November (5 Weeks): The other month, not having 5 weeks, will standardly have 4 weeks of lessons, maintaining balance in the schedule.
December (3 Weeks): December has only 3 weeks of lessons due to the natural break over Christmas. This schedule allows students and staff to enjoy the holiday season.
This scheduling philosophy ensures that, despite monthly variations, each student receives a fair and consistent amount of instruction over the course of the term, while also benefiting from a well-timed break to recharge.
Detailed Payment Structure with Example
To provide a transparent understanding of how our payment system works, particularly regarding the consistency of monthly payments despite the varying number of lessons per month, let's dive into a detailed financial example:
- Monthly Payment Due: Payments are due on the 1st of each month. This schedule is consistent, aiming to simplify your financial planning.
- Automated Payments via GoCardless: We use GoCardless for our payment processing. This direct debit service automates the transaction process, ensuring that your monthly lesson payments are made effortlessly directly from your bank account.
- Uniform Payment Amount: The monthly payment amount is fixed, regardless of the number of lessons in a month. This approach ensures that your financial commitment remains predictable throughout your enrollment.
Financial Example:
Disons que le coût pour 4 leçons de 45 minutes chacune est de 245 € par mois. Dans un mois avec 5 semaines, vous pourriez vous attendre à une leçon supplémentaire, menant à un coût plus élevé. Cependant, notre système de paiement est conçu pour équilibrer cela sur le trimestre. Par exemple, si janvier a 5 semaines (donc, potentiellement 5 leçons sous un système différent), et mars a seulement 3 semaines de leçons à cause de notre pause naturelle planifiée, vous paierez toujours 245 € chaque mois. Cela est dû au fait que le paiement que vous effectuez n'est pas lié directement au nombre de leçons chaque mois mais au nombre total de leçons sur le trimestre, qui s'équilibre. Essentiellement, sur le cours du trimestre, le coût par leçon reste le même, assurant que tout mois avec une semaine supplémentaire est équilibré par le mois avec la pause naturelle.
Cette approche structurée de paiement garantit que vous paierez toujours un montant constant chaque mois (245 € dans cet exemple), indépendamment du fait que certains mois aient plus de leçons et d'autres moins. Elle est conçue pour assurer l'équité et la prévisibilité, lissant les variations naturelles du calendrier pour maintenir un programme et un budget équilibrés sur le trimestre.
Essentially, the term break ensures that as a student on a set course, you receive an average of four lessons per month.
This approach is based on the fact that although a term encompasses 13 weeks, you are scheduled for 12 lessons, effectively balancing to four lessons across each of the three months.