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 are paired with slightly reduced rates for taking two or more courses (not including study sessions).

Families whose students attend 4-5 days a week, or enroll in six or seven regularly-priced courses can join our Flex Plan.  Our Flex Plan offers a discount (20% on average) for coming “full time”. Flex Plan families should budget for $500- $2,500 in additional fees over the course of the year IF taking additional non-OSA courses (1-2 CRPD classes per session), attending our annual big outdoor adventure, and desiring specialty courses with lab fees (like the Four Seasons cooking lab).

Our Flex Plan rate for 2018-2019 is $8,000

Our Flex Plan includes mix-and-match core and enrichment courses, study sessions, and lunches M-TH, 8:30-2:30 and Friday 8:30-12:30. All courses are first come, first served.

• Not included: CRPD classes, required books (as in novels, texts for directed math classes, or physical science), additional lab fees/field trips, yearbooks, tutoring supplements, or Imaginession (our four-day “mini session” at the end of the year). Fees must be paid as an added supplement, in advance.
• Please note: Our Flex Plan rate is discounted about 20% from single course rates. The fair value cost to OSA per full-time student is approximately $10,500/year. Generous donations help defray this difference. If you have the means to make a tax-deductible donation, we would greatly appreciate it!

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, 8/27-10/12): $1850

Session 2 (eight weeks, 10/22-12/21): $2050

Session 3 (nine weeks, 1/14-3/15): $2150

Session 4 (eight weeks, 3/25-5/31): $1950

• By month, starting August 5: $900/mo* for 9 months ending May 5, 2019. 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.
•  By year, paid in full prior to the start of Session 1: $7600 (savings of $100 per session). Refunds only allowable for the full session(s) student doesn’t attend, less discount. *Please note that this is the Flex Plan base rate and that lab fees, field trips, and any class supplements are extra.
  • Each session’s payment will be taken from the total “banked” amount. Any class fees can be taken from that amount, or paid by session.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Charter School families:

One Spark Academy is an approved vendor with Golden Valley Charter School and Inspire Charter School. These schools provide funds that can be used for our courses. Until last year, we accepted purchase orders (essentially, IOUs) as payment, even though it takes some time after the receipt of a purchase order before we actually receive funds. Payment arrives anywhere from 30-90 days after receipt of the purchase order (from GVCS) or enrichment certificate (from Inspire), depending on when the invoice is sent. As the number of students with charter schools has grown, so has the submission of purchase orders for payment. A small non-profit organization like OSA cannot keep its doors open without cash flow to manage our monthly expenses, especially at the start of the year. Thus, an important change to 2018-2019 is that charter school families must pay for their classes 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, families will be contacted and can choose to either:

• Apply the funds to the next Session’s classes as payment.
• Receive a refund from OSA, if the current Session is 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