Registration and Family Engagement – South Shore Conservatory

2025/2026 Academic Year

Academic Year

Enrollment in private lessons, group classes, or ensembles operates on a month-to-month basis and continues automatically for the full academic year (September 8–June 22)
Tuition is not billed for holidays, SSC closures, or public school vacation weeks. Please refer to our Academic Calendar for exact dates.

Registration Fees

There will be a non-refundable registration fee of $25 per student per semester.

Paying Your Tuition

Upon completing enrollment through our online platform, SSC offers multiple options for tuition payment. Lessons or classes will begin once a payment option has been selected. Additionally, lessons or classes cannot begin if there is a balance from a previous semester on the account. Payment options are:

Pay in Full: Invoiced electronically for any programs in the academic year.
Pay Monthly: Tuition for the first month is due at the time of enrollment. Tuition moving forward will be automatically charged on the 1st of each month to your payment method on file for lessons and classes scheduled each month. You will receive a copy of the receipt. Tuition for the first month is due at the time of enrollment. Moving forward, tuition will be automatically charged on the 1st of each month to the payment method on file for all scheduled lessons and/or classes.
Accepted forms of payment include: direct bank account deduction/EFT; credit card; check made payable to SSC, either mailed or dropped off in person to our Front Desk.
Self-booking lessons and/or classes requires a credit or debit card to enroll. If you’d then prefer to change your payment method for subsequent invoices, you’re welcome to do so in your online account.

Refunds & Credits

Enrollment in lessons or classes is billed on a monthly basis. If you choose to withdraw partway through the month, no refunds or credits will be issued for the remaining lessons or classes in that billing cycle. Please contact a member of the Enrollment Team if you are considering changing teachers or instruments, or if you need to request a withdrawal.

Tuition Assistance

In keeping with its mission to provide access, SSC offers Tuition Assistance to students with documented financial need. Visit our Tuition Assistance page to learn more.

Discounts:

Multi-Registration Discount: 10% off for multiple registrations (individual participating in multiple programs and/or families with multiple students registered).
Senior Student Discount (Age 60+): 10% off lessons or class tuition
Active Duty Military/Veteran Discount: 10% off lessons or class tuition

Please note that each registration is only eligible for one discount.

Makeups & Attendance

SSC's makeup policy:

Each private lesson student is eligible for 1 makeup over the course of the semester for excused absences. An absence is considered excused when instructors have received at least 24 hours' notice of an upcoming missed lesson. Last-minute, day-of cancellations will not be eligible for makeups. In the event of an emergency situation, please communicate with your teacher directly, and the lesson may be made up at the discretion of your teacher.
There are no makeups offered for individual students enrolled in group classes. If the entire class needs to be canceled (ex., inclement weather or teacher absence), that class session will be made up on a day/time communicated by the instructor.
Students/families are financially responsible for all lessons registered and paid for each month, regardless of cancellation, out of respect for our faculty members’ time set aside for your student. We will work with you to make accommodations for extenuating circumstances.
Any lesson canceled due to a teacher being unavailable for any reason will be made up.
There is a “Make Up Week” designed for make-up lessons built into the schedule at the end of the Fall semester, as well as 2.5 weeks at the end of the Academic Year; however, makeups can be scheduled at any time agreed upon by the faculty member and the family throughout the semester.
If the student becomes unable to attend a scheduled makeup lesson, the student forfeits the lesson, and no further action is required to reschedule.
Faculty and families are asked to make reasonable efforts to make up lessons by the conclusion of the flex period. If, after three attempts, no mutually agreed-upon makeup lesson is scheduled, the faculty member is no longer obligated to make up that lesson.
In the event that you need to transition to online instruction, please contact your teacher.

Student Sick Policy

At South Shore Conservatory, the health and safety of our community is paramount. We request that any member of our community feeling unwell or displaying symptoms of illness, including fever, vomiting, cough, or sore throat, stay home and spend time getting better. SSC’s Leadership Team reserves the right to ask anyone displaying symptoms to go home and practice self-care. You may return to campus only after being fever/vomit-free for 24 hours. In exceptional cases, a doctor's note may be requested for re-entry. Thank you for your cooperation in prioritizing the well-being of our community.

Supervision of Students

SSC prioritizes the safety of our students. While we strive to maintain secure campuses, it is important to note that students are only under supervision during their scheduled instruction time. SSC cannot assume responsibility for supervising students before or after their scheduled lesson or class. Parents or caretakers must ensure that students arrive and depart safely from their programs. When accompanying children to SSC, parents or caretakers are responsible for supervising their behavior at all times. Because instruction is ongoing, we kindly request that all students, caretakers, and families wait respectfully while in common areas.

By adhering to these policies, we can collectively create a safe and nurturing environment for all of our students at South Shore Conservatory.

Weather-Related and Other Closings

Each campus, Hingham and Duxbury, will determine, based on the weather conditions or emergency closure, whether that particular campus will be open and whether classes will be held. Typically, the Duxbury Campus will follow Duxbury Public Schools and the Hingham Campus will follow Hingham Public Schools in the event of a weather-related closure, early release, or delayed opening. However, there may be situations in which SSC is able to remain open or need to close, differing from the decision of the public schools. The decision to close or delay the campus will be made as expeditiously as possible. Closures will be posted on the SSC website and social media platforms. Preschool/PreK/Kindergarten programs will be closed for weather if the Hingham public schools are closed.
In the event that SSC must close due to inclement weather, further information will be communicated regarding a shift to virtual learning or scheduling an in-person makeup lesson. SSC will make up a maximum of 2 lessons per semester that are weather-related.
Force Majeure: Neither the school nor student shall be in default of its obligations if and so long as it is prevented from performing such obligations due to severe acts of nature or weather events including floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, or explosions; war, acts of terrorism, and pandemics; acts of governmental authorities such as expropriation, condemnation, and changes in laws and regulations.