Enrollment and Fees
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN JUNE!
The goal of our program is for children to gain functional proficiency in Spanish, while they have fun in a relaxed learning atmosphere. Our research shows that language proficiency outcomes are intimately related to the amount of time spent by students in meaningful communication in the target language. The more time students spend under the guidance of a skilled fluent teacher, the greater the level of acquired proficiency in Spanish.
A high quality early foreign language program must offer at least 200 minutes of instruction a week. Offering 1 class a week or 2 classes a week is not sufficient to reach these goals, and that is why our classes are 4 times a week.
Our academic program follows the University Primary School calendar and meets 4 times a week for 50-minute classes (Monday through Thursday).
Classes for the academic year 2013-2014 run from September 3 (Tuesday after Labor Day) to May 15.
NOTE: Parents choose the time (3:15 or 4:15). Class levels will be organized into one or two classes per time period by the end of the first week of classes (September 6). Class groups will be based on the number of student enrolled, the ages of the children, and their previous knowledge of the language.
Class |
Level |
Days |
Times |
|---|---|---|---|
A/B |
TBA |
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs |
3:15-4:05 p.m. |
C/D |
TBA |
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs |
4:15-5:05 p.m. |
NOTE: These classes will take place at the University Primary School:
Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-3996
Enrollment is for the entire academic year. Children who complete the Academic Year receive a certificate of completion at the end of the second semester, during our end of the year celebration.
TUITION & FEES for 2013-14
- Application Fee: $75 (includes materials fee and insurance).
- You may choose to pay a full year tuition at the beginning of the program, semester’s tuition at the beginning of each semester, or you may choose to pay the tuition in nine equal monthly installments, September through May.
- Option 1. Yearly Tuition Rate: $1,889 (paid in full by September 15) (sibling discount rate is $1,559)
- Option 2. Semester Tuition Rate (2 installments): $969 (1st installment by September 15 with registration fee, 2nd by January 15) (sibling discount rate is$799)
- Option 3. Monthly Tuition Rate: $219 (from September 1, 2013 to May 1, 2014) (sibling discount rate is $179)
- Withdrawal before the end of the academic year:
Enrollment is assumed to be for a full year, even if families choose to pay tuition in monthly installments (Option 3). There are financial penalties for withdrawal before the end of the year.
Enrollment Forms
To enroll your child, please print, complete, and mail the following forms together with your payment based on the payment option chosen
ALL FORMS ARE REQUIRED
- Enrollment Form (application for Spanish classes, 2013-2014)
- Enrollment Agreement Form (required)
- Family Data Form (required)
- Discipline form (required)
- Consent forms (required)
- GAR account creation request form (required for monthly billing only)
Payment Information
Write a check payable to: "University of Illinois," as indicated in the Enrollment Agreement form.
Mail/bring check and completed forms to the following address:
Kathy Schilson
UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN
Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-176
707 S. Mathews St.
Urbana, IL 61801
NOTE: Monthly billing will be handled directly by the University of Illinois after the first month's payment. Payment must be made by the due date stated on the bill.
Parents who are not already affiliated with the University Illinois must complete a GAR Account Creation Request form and send it by email to aroperations@uillinois.edu, as indicated in the form.
Research Disclosure
Application/enrollment indicates your awareness that the University Language Academy for Children is a university-based laboratory school that facilitates teaching and research. Families may receive multiple requests to participate in research.
Research projects in which children may be asked to participate may include the development of vocabulary, the emergence of specific structures, story-telling skills, development of oral skills, etc.