Terms and Conditions
General Terms and Conditions.
1.
One lesson lasts 45 minutes and a session is a minimum of 2 lessons. A 5 minute break can be taken if requested by the student / students.
2.
Courses should be paid for under the terms of contract, at the time of enrolment.
3.
Lessons must be taken within the year following the contract date or its extension. After this date, the school may allow these lessons to be taken but is not obliged to do so. In this case the price is adapted to that of the following year.
4.
Enrolment becomes definitive once the contract has been signed.
5.
Use of our computer facilities may be offered as a complement to our courses.
6.
Teachers are not permitted to discuss timetables with the student. All arrangements are to be made with management. The school declines responsibility for any errors which may arise through this rule being disregarded.
7.
If, in case of unforeseen circumstances, a student is obliged to interrupt the course for at least 3 weeks and/or is unable to complete the course, he or she may :
- transfer the lessons to another person;
- request an extension of his contract;
- transfer the value of the remaining lessons to another inlingua school anywhere in the world;
Failing these solutions, the school may refund 80 % of the remaining credit.
8.
Enrolment, suspension of courses, book purchases etc must be dealt with by reception staff.
9.
Attribution of teachers to a particular course comes under the jurisdiction of the management, who reserve the right to modify such courses as they may judge necessary.
10. Private Courses.
- Lessons may be cancelled by phone if notice is received no later than 14h00 on the previous day (Friday 14h00 for Monday's lessons), without loss of credit. This rule is final, even in unforeseen circumstances
- Cancellation is valid only with confirmation from the school.
- Long term interruptions due to illness, holidays etc are accepted with prior notice and are as stated in paragraph 3.
11. Semi-Private courses with 2 or 3 participants.
- Courses begin and end on the agreed dates. If there is an interruption due to public holidays, students will be informed at the beginning of the course.
- Lessons can be cancelled for the entire group (see point 10a, 10b).
- Lessons cancelled by one student only cannot be replaced or reimbursed.
12. Mini Group (3-5 participants) and Group Classes (6-10 participants).
- A group course will not begin unless the minimum number of students is enrolled.
- The school reserves the right to reduce the length of the course or close the group if the number of students falls below the minimum number required. Alternatives such as multi-media programmes, will be made available by the school.
- Courses begin and end on the agreed dates. Students will be informed of all public holidays at the beginning of the course.
- Unattended lessons cannot be refunded.
13. Examinations (4-8 participants).
- A group course will not begin unless the minimum number of students is enrolled.
- The school reserves the right to reduce the length of a course or close a group if the number of students falls below the minimum number required. Alternatives such as multi-media programmes will be made available by the school.
- Courses begin and end on the agreed dates. Students will be informed of all public holidays at the beginning of the course.
- Unattended lessons cannot be refunded.
inlingua Language School Geneva
6, rue du Léman, 1201 Geneva
Phone. ++41 (0)22 732 40 20, Fax ++41 (0)22 731 43 57