Frequently Asked Questions

Santa Cruz Learning Center is responsible for your children only while they are in class. Elementary children will be supervised until an approved adult picks them up. For middle and high school students, if your child is attending additional classes and has breaks in between, they will have a space at the center to wait quietly. Please discuss rules and boundaries with your child and their instructor(s) if you have any concerns

Students are responsible for obtaining their own textbooks, most of which are available for free online. If you do get a hardcopy of a textbook, lease ensure you order them before classes begin and bring them to every session. We offer a limited number of loaner textbooks; contact your instructor early in the semester to borrow one, as they are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis

Pricing:

Families may choose to either:

• Pay the full semester fee at the beginning of the term, and receive a $20 discount per class, or
• Divide the semester fee into five monthly payments.

Families using Ocean Grove Charter School instructional funds will be billed monthly through their purchase order (PO) and, therefore, are not eligible for the $20 discount. If you're using Ocean Grove funds, please ask your Education Specialist (ES) to generate a PO for the full semester price of your selected course(s). The Santa Cruz Learning Center will then invoice Ocean Grove monthly. Please remember to register directly with us to reserve your spot in class. 

Cancellation Policy
For families paying in monthly installments, we require 30 days’ notice if you decide to cancel a course. This allows us time to adjust staffing and offer the spot to another student. You will be responsible for any fees due within that 30-day period.

Semester fees paid in full are non-refundable, but if your plans change, we’re happy to apply the remaining value as credit toward future services at the Learning Center.