This
page has been provided to assist parents with auditioning and enrolling
their children in the AFA Summer Music Conservatory and includes information
on scholarships, campus security, AFA's code of conduct, enrollment
procedures, transportation and volunteering to assist AFA.
If
you have suggestions for this page, please contact us.
Scholarships
Limited
partial and full need-based scholarships
are available for all full-time Conservatory students. Limited merit
scholarships may also be available for qualified applicants. To apply,
you must complete both the scholarship application
and the standard Conservatory application that can be found on this
website. Scholarship applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served
basis and only after a student has successfully
auditioned and been accepted to the Conservatory.
To
complete the scholarship application, you will need the same demographic
information you used to fill out the general conservatory application
as well as information on your family income, family employment and
your child's musical accomplishments and achievements. As appropriate,
please be prepared to discuss any special circumstances that may warrant
special attention by the scholarship committee.
Please
note that scholarship decisions are made by the AFA Scholarship Committee
on a regular basis from March through June. Please note that if the
Scholarship Committee feels it cannot make a decision with the information
provided, you may be contacted by a member of the AFA Executive Staff
to provide additional information. Once determined, scholarship awards
are mailed with your enrollment package. If you enroll for the conservatory
in the 2-3 weeks prior to opening day, please contact AFA regarding
scholarship awards.
If
your family and/or financial situation changes drastically or if you
wish to ask the scholarship committee to reconsider a scholarship award,
please contact AFA at 713-522-9699.
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Security
and Your Child
With
300+ students on the campus or Pershing Middle School during the AFA
Summer Music Conservatory, the security of your child is of paramount
importance to us. Please note that students are not permitted to leave
campus at any time during the Conservatory day with the exception of
lunch (by parental permission only).
At
the AFA Houston campus at Pershimg Middle School, a security presence
is maintained on campus throughout the summer. Please alert your son
or daughter that, in the interest of their safety, they should cooperate
with any AFA staff member, security personnel or campus personnel (with
proper ID) in matters of campus security.
In
the event there is any security concern, all steps will be taken to
protect the safety of AFA students. Once secured, parents will immediately
be notified by a member of the AFA Executive staff.
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AFA
Code of Conduct
All
enrolled AFA students and their parents are required to read and sign
the AFA Code of Conduct that is mailed with your child's enrollment
package. The Code of Conduct specifies that all students agree to abide
by the rules and regulations of the Conservatory. This includes dsciplinary
action for any verbal and/or physical harrassment of students, faculty
or staff, involvement with any illegal activities or possession and/or
use of any illicit substances. AFA maintains a strict zero tolerance
policy regarding infractions of the Code of Conduct. If a student does
not or can not act within the contraints of our policies, parents and/or
guardians are called immediately and asked to come to campus for a meeting
with the AFA administration. Serious infractions of the Code of Conduct
may result in expulsion from the Conservatory.
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Enrollment
AFA
conducts admissions to the Conservatory in two rounds. The first round
of notification letters and enrollment packages will be sent after the
April 16 audition date. Students auditioning after that date will receive
notification and enrollment packages by the middle of May.
Early auditions are encouraged as AFA cannot
guarantee space in all departments for late auditioners.
AFA
will send enrollment packages to accepted conservatory students with
notification letters as appropriate. Packages contain information and
forms so that students can be processed by the first day of the festival.
Included in your packet will be enrollment forms, tuition payment forms,
scholarship awards (as appropriate), permission forms and code of conduct
materials.
Parents
and students will also have the option of signing forms that permit
students to leave campus for lunch and compete in the concerto competition
as appropriate
All
forms and payments are due back to AFA by one week before the
first day of your child's department. If you cannot return
the forms or make payment in time, please call AFA to discuss alternate
arrangements or installment payments.
Students
who have not completed and returned their enrollment forms with signatures
will not be permitted on the AFA campuses.
If
you lose your enrollment package, please contact AFA as soon as possible.
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Transportation
One
of the things that AFA believes makes the Summer Music Conservatory
so unique is the broad variety of students from school districts throughout
the Southeast Texas area who attend the program. AFA recognizes that
for many students, travelling to and from the Conservatory each day
can pose transportation challenges. Where possible, AFA wants to help.
Your
enrollment materials will contain questions about organizing car pools
for the Summer Music Conservatory. In mid-May, AFA will send you information
on other students in your zip code or in neighboring zip codes who are
may be available to organize car pools. AFA will provide names and phone
numbers so that you may make your own arrangements.
If
you do not receive car pool notification from AFA by mid-May, please
call our offices at 713-522-9699 for assistance.
For
students who wish to explore public transportation (e.g., METRO) options,
please look for materials in your enrollment package and at Metro Houston's
web site. AFA has access to a limited
number of free bus passes for students each summer and will make the
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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How
Can I Help AFA?
Parents
frequently ask AFA how they can help support the Summer Music Conservatory.
Please click on the tab "Support AFA" for information on how
you can support the program or volunteer to assist at conservatory events.
If you are interested, please contact Amanda
Kepke Fisher at AFA to discuss how you can help.
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