At One Spark Academy, our goal is to keep our courses as reasonably priced as possible.

Families whose students who attend just a few courses each session can find our course prices on our Course Schedule. Single course rates average $30 for a 1.5 hour class. Figured into this cost is supervision before and/or after class.

Families whose students attend 4-5 days a week, or when single-course fees exceed our per-session rate for our Flex Plan, a child will automatically be moved to the Flex Plan. Our Flex Plan offers a discount (15% on average) for coming “full time”. It is essentially a cap on class costs. However, Flex Plan families should budget for $800- $1200 in additional fees over the course of the year IF students attend our annual big outdoor adventure and take specialty courses with lab/material fees.

Our Flex Plan rate for 2020-2021 is $10,400*

The Flex Plan includes mix-and-match core and enrichment courses, study sessions, and lunches M-TH, up to FOUR courses daily (some afternoon/evening options will be offered off site and online). Art Days at Art Trek during Session Breaks are also included. We are planning for two this year. All courses are first come, first served.

• Not included: Additional lab fees/field trips, yearbooks, tutoring supplements, or Imaginession (our “mini session” at the end of the year). Fees must be paid as an added supplement, in advance.
• Included in all fees: Supervision before and between classes, including snack and lunch times.
• *Please note: Our Flex Plan rate was not increased last year due to Covid. Even at $10,400, the rate is discounted about 15% from a full schedule of single course rates. The fair value cost to OSA per full-time student is approximately $12,800/year when we run a full program. (Last year, we ran at 2/3 of capacity.) Generous donations help defray this difference. Our goal has always been to make One Spark Academy accessible, but OSA is an expensive program to run with such a low ratio of students to adults (average is about 6:1). If you have the means to make a tax-deductible donation, we would greatly appreciate it! Although we don’t provide official scholarships, we often offer additional classes to families in need, thanks to donations. Donations ensure more students can attend OSA, and more students attending mean more options for all.

Flex Plan Payment Options:

• By session. Fees must be paid by the deadline BEFORE each session begins, usually two weeks prior to the start of the session.

Session 1 (seven weeks, 8/23 – 10/8): $2,450

Session 2 (eight weeks, 10/18-12/17): $2,600

Session 3 (nine weeks, 1/10-3/11): $2,750

Session 4 (eight weeks, 3/21-5/27): $2,600

• By month, starting August 17: $1,160/mo* for 9 months ending May 17, 2022. Auto payment only, or hand delivered check before the due date. Penalties may apply for late payment. Payments for families who join OSA after the year starts, and who elect this option, must pay the extra amount (if needed) to be on schedule. *Please note that any additional lab fees should be added to the first payment in each new session.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Charter School families:

One Spark Academy is an approved vendor with Golden Valley Charter School and Blue Ridge Charter School. These schools provide funds that can be used for our courses, but these funds are received 30-90 days after each Session begins, dependent upon when an invoice is sent to the charter school. OSA relies upon cash flow to manage our monthly expenses. Therefore, charter school families must pay for their first Session in attendance up front, by the session deadline. After OSA receives a purchase order or an enrichment certificate, we will send an invoice for that amount. Once funds are received by OSA, these funds will either be:

• Applied to the next Session’s classes as payment.
• Refunded when the student completes their final Session in the year, and/or when all previous balances are paid in full.

Important information about payments:

We can’t operate OSA without your on-time payments, combined with generous donations from our community members and contributions to our fundraising efforts. It’s as simple as that!

Please note:

•       Participants will not be able to attend OSA classes unless full payment is received prior to the start of the session, or unless a payment plan is secured and partial payment has been received to cover the time the student is on site.
•       All pre-arranged payment plan fees for each session must be paid in full prior to the subsequent session’s registration starting. In Session 4, full payment must be received no later than two weeks into the course for students to continue in their courses.
•       We accept cash, check (preferred, made out to One Spark Academy), ACH deposit, or credit card by request. A PayPal invoice will be sent. A 3% surcharge (PayPal fee) will apply for Flex Plan credit card payments due to the fact that the FP is already discounted.
•       Fundraising: We ask that ALL families include in their budget a contribution (small or large) to our annual fundraiser/s. Our fundraisers help ensure our classes remain accessible to a variety of learners.

Our Payment Policy and Refund Policy Can Be Read Here