Alliance Française Silicon Valley (AF Silicon Valley) membership is required to be able to enroll in and attend classes.
Payment of membership, enrollment fee (tuition), materials and textbooks is due on or before the first day of class. If a student wants to
try a group class, he/she must pay the fee before class starts.
Cancellations
AF Silicon Valley’s right to cancel:
If a course is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, AF Silicon Valley will contact you about enrolling in another one or if there
is no alternative, a full refund will be issued .
If there are less than four students enrolled in a group course by the end of the second week, AF Silicon Valley has the right to cancel
the course. Students may then be enrolled in another course or tuition will be refunded prorated.
Membership is an annual fee and is not refundable.
Cancellation after enrollment:
If registration is cancelled before the first class, the full tuition be refunded minus 3% processing fee, and any applicable
additional charges.
If a student cancels their registration within the first week of class (from the first day through the next six days), they will receive a
tuition refund minus a $35 trial fee, a 3% processing fee, and any applicable additional charges.
No refunds and no class credit will be issued if you decide to drop the class after the first week of the session (from the first day
through the next six days). NO EXCEPTION.
Textbooks bought from AF Silicon Valley are non-refundable and sales are final.
Membership is not refundable.
Tuition is not transferable to another student.
Refunds will be credited within 45 days.
Class transfers:
A student can transfer to another class subject to Teacher and School Director approval within the first two weeks of the session.
Specific rules for Private Lessons:
Lessons are scheduled based on availability of both student and teacher. Six-hour packages must be scheduled within six months of purchase.
Hours not scheduled within six-months are lost. Private lessons are not refundable.
Up to forty-eight hours before the first private lesson, a student can cancel his/her registration without being charged.
Up to twenty-four hours before a lesson, a student can reschedule without being charged.
Membership is not required.
Books
Books and textbooks can be purchased from the vendor of your choice or from AF Silicon Valley. If these items are bought through AF
Silicon Valley, they are non-refundable.
You can picked them up in our Los Gatos office or have them shipped to your residence. Please contact us if you have any further
questions by email.
