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Covid-19 Policy & Safety

Safety measures for In-person classes:(latest update on June 24th, 2022)

All instructors must have been fully vaccinated.
About vaccination requirements for all attendees:
- If fully vaccinated, ready to show your covid vaccination record at the check-in on the first day. You can easily do this by using this Docket App.
  BUT DO NOTE: What constitutes "fully vaccinated"? Out of an abundance of caution, we shall reiterate what CDC has defined what “fully vaccinated” means: It must include both of the following:
  Either Received one dose of a single-dose accepted COVID-19 vaccine Or Received two doses (or any combination of a two-dose accepted COVID-19 vaccine).
  
  AND
  
  One booster shot.
- If not fully vaccinated:
  Students MUST wear a well-fitting, surgical mask at all times while they are at the premise.
Continue to conduct extreme caution, and closely observe CDC guidance. Policy is subject to change depending the Covid situation.
To greatly reduce the traffic:
- Classes are limited to 75% capacity.
- Please do note: Only students should enter the building during classes duration. Thus, parents should not enter the building in order to minimize the crowd.
- Since we do have many families coming from long distance, here shows locations of starbucks which offer comfortable seating while waiting
SR continues to follow CDC guideline, such as temperature checks, prior to entering classroom.
Students are recommended to wear masks while in-doors.

What if an in-person class student reported Covid-19 tested positive?

See CDC Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance. Other students from the same class will be required to email us a copy of their negative Covid-19 test result before being permitted to return to class within 10 days from the test date. Depending on the duration and situation, affected class will be changed to be held online.

Here is a list of FDA-approved Antigen self tests. The following shows a couple readily available in the local big pharmacy chains:

You may also obtain a PCR test (more accurate) which you can easily schedule an appointment at a large pharmacy chain store, such as Walgeen, CVS, or Rite-aid, or consult your physician.

As always, we appreciate our learning community’s support and cooperation. You can assist us by remaining vigilant in your approach to dealing with this health concern.

RESOURCES from NJ Health Department and CDC:

NOTE: We constantly monitor and mandate safety measures recommended by CDC. Classes may change back to online depending on the development of the new Covid-19 variance.

Code of Conduct

In order to maintain an environment which is not only educational, but also safe and fun for all attendees, students are expected to meet the expectation in academic and personal integrity, respect for all members of the community. To this end, students must adhere to our Honor Code (see below). We regret that we could not accommodate students who are unable to meet these expectations. Rules for Proper Conduct:

Show academic work of integrity.
Show courtesy and respect for others.
Avoid using profane or rude language.
Behave responsibly, and always exercise self-discipline.
Be respectful to the robot. The robot, just like any electronic equipment, can be damaged by rough play, such as manually push the robot, throwing it against a hard surface. (Clear instruction in proper treatment will be given to the students at the beginning of the class)
No horseplay.
No continuous disruptive behavior.

Disciplinary Actions:

If a student who is involved in a serious disciplinary situation, his/her participation may be terminated at administrator's sole discretion without refund. Hopefully, such circumstance will never happen. However, it is important to have this policy in place in order to be fair to other participants.

Payment & Cancellation Policy

The following refund policies apply in the event of cancellation or withdrawal. Reserving a seat means that you have committed to hold the seat. You will be fully responsible for the tuition and be subject to the following payment policies:

For Roboclub (Sept to Mid-June programs)

Apply to all term-based programs except Summer Workshops.

I) For all member:
- All MUST BE trimester-based.
- $60 non-refundable deposit (apply to the tuition) is required upon registration.
- In case of recurring: 1st payment will take place about one month prior to term starts.
- In case of full payment: It is due 2 weeks prior to term starts.
- In case of lacking payment: Maximum two emails attempts and one phone call will be placed for following up. Seat will be removed after all attempts have failed to obtain proper confirmation and payment.
II) For new member:
- Due to scheduling difficulty and most classes reaching full capacity, we regret that we can no longer provide trial period.
- First time Roboclub member registration fee of $30 is non-refundable in any circumstances.

III) Cancellation/Late Payment policy for both new and returning:

$60 is non-refundable, but it will be applied towards the tuition fee. Deposit will be refunded only if session is being cancelled by Storming Robots.
*** Notification of Withdrawal MUST be received in writing by either e-mail or postal mail.
Prior to Term starts:
> 4 weeks	100% Refund - Deposit (if applicable)
> 2 weeks	Refund 50% of Full Term Tuition - Deposit
Otherwise	No refund

No tuition carry-over to the next term.
"No show" does not negate payment obligation.

IV) Payment Policy for Late Registration. There will be an one-week grace period after the first class. Otherwise, $14.00 late payment will be applied.

Summer Workshops

$250 deposit is required to reserve a seat.(fully applied to the tuition) In all cases of cancellation, $60 is non-refundable. Remaining balance can be broken down into monthly with minimum $100 till June 30th. All tuition fees are required to be completed prior to classes.
Notification Received	Refund Deadlines
Prior to May 15th	100 % minus $60 non-refundable deposit
May 15th to June 15th	50 % minus $60 non-refundable deposit
After June 15th	No Refund
	The only Exception: "unforeseeable" medical reason. Letter of verification from your child's doctor is required.

Important Note: "No show" does not negate your obligation of payment. No Workshop/Week Transfers are allowed within two weeks prior to your workshop. If a participant repeatedly violates the code of conduct or commits serious disciplinary offenses, participation will be terminated at the administration’s discretion without refund. All of staff assignment and classes preparation work has been completed according to registration by May. This refund policy is put in place in order to conduct proper coordination of staff and classes management, as well as being fair to those who may have been declined as a result of full enrollment.

Extended Hours

Hourly base - from 3 to 5PM
Must be preallocated by June 30th.
$16/hr. Please note that any 15 minutes into an hour is counted as a full hour.

School Technology Trip Workshops

Contract-based.

For All Programs

In any event when cancellation is due to the student's unforeseeable medical reason, pro-rated refund minus administrative cost will apply after a doctor's letter is received for verification.
NO refund, nor rescheduling for "No show". "No Show" means you do not demonstrate any effort to inform us until the day of the program.
Staff is not permitted to administer medications. Arrangements MUST be made accordingly before the beginning of your registered session.

Recurring Payment

In order for us to keep the recurring service free for all our students' families, we must work with a manageable process. The following lists the simple rules:

Credit card payment method is required. Full term payment must be received if payment is made by check.
All payments will be processed on a following 10th, 20th, or 30th (or 28th in February) within a month. For example, your registration submitted on the 12th, your first recurring payment will be on the 20th.
The first recurring tuition payment must be submitted minimum three weeks prior to the beginning of a term.
$10.00 Administrative cost for each declined recurring payment.
Storming Robots provides recurring payments service at our expense, but with no additional cost to you. However, each payment decline incurs additional fee, and administrative cost. Therefore, it is important that you will update your CC payment information at our new parental portal. $10.00 will be automatically added to your account for each declined recurring charge.

Makeup Policy

Our strength is to move the class work fluidly with each individual group's pace, as well as the dynamic of each group. No single group will be confined to a rigidly predefined project like most other conventional programs. This allows students to grow and learn at their fullest potential. Thus, even two classes in the same level may not work in identical pace. Therefore, the following policy will be strictly followed in order to minimize disruption to any class:

Only students in Algorithms in C/C++ - Level I+, and competition students will be allowed to arrange for makeup sessions. No makeup will be provided for other tracks or levels.
Makeup sessions are provided as a form of courtesy, and cannot be redeemed if you cannot make it to the available alternative time.
Only when the instructor deems a make-up session for the student will be productive. Otherwise, no makeup session will be granted.
All requests must be received with minimum 2 days before the missed session. Otherwise, no makeup will be given after your missed session.
Maximum two makeup sessions per term.
If you miss the makeup session, it will be counted against the maximum allowed (i.e. two times per term).
No makeup session can be carried over to the next term. Missed classes cannot be redeemed.
No walk-in allowed to a session which you did not sign up for.
No schedule shifting. For example, you cannot come in 30 minutes earlier because you wish to leave class 30 minutes earlier.

Recommendation Letter Request

Please submit your request here. Make sure you will submit it with at least 3 weeks before deadline.

Refer-A-Friend Discount Eligibility

For summer valid referral, you will receive our appreciation rebate at the end of August.

What is a valid referral?

Students you refer need to be new to SR.
All referral must be stated prior to the start date of his/her paid summer camp or school year sessions.
Not Siblings.
No cyclic referral. In other words, campers cannot refer each other.

*** All summer referral : The rebate will be issued no later than first week of following September.

Food Allergies Preventive Guidelines

In order to avoid avoid cross contamination, routine practices are exercised including hand washing, no food sharing, and the routine cleaning of surfaces where food is consumed.
All students must NOT bring food/drink into the lab (no gum chewing either).
Everyone MUST wash their hands after restroom visit and food break. Should NOT just count on only hand sanitizer because it does not break down protein, e.g. from peanut. Wash your hands!
Only during the full day workshops when students are given snack and lunch break. All surfaces will be wiped with safe cleaning agent.
If applicable, the epinjection/autoinjector needs to be accessible for quick access within several minutes of a reaction and kept in a secure but unlocked location.

Lab Policy

Lab

Any Child of unsuitable age for a class (such as: infants, toddlers, or younger siblings) will not be permitted in computer labs. They MUST be under their own parent's/guardian's supervision at all times while they are at the center. The center is not responsible for lost or stolen personal property.

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You have received a written permission from Storming Robots' administration to do so.
You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts strictly for your personal and non-commercial use only.
You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, BUT ONLY if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.

Willful copyright infringement may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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