Tuition Assistance
CET is actually one of the most affordable places to send your kids in summer! However, we don’t want the price of tuition to be the reason a family doesn’t participate. Partial or full tuition assistance is available, and we’ve created the Q scholarship fund, named after our founder, Phyllis Quanbeck, for the purpose of sharing the magic of CET with students regardless of ability to pay. Deadline to submit your tuition assistance form is 5pm on April 13.
Tuition Assistance Forms: English | Spanish
Carpooling
You can opt in to the private CET Directory when you register. If you change your mind about participating in the directory at any time, just let the office know.
Through the directory you can look for other families that live near you and contact them to plan ride sharing. CET is a family, you won’t offend anyone on the list by checking in to see if there is a way to coordinate schedules.
Ask your child if they recognize anyone on the list or know anyone they might want to ride with.
Once CET starts, you can find other kids in the same production as your student. As the season moves on there may be rehearsals at different times and having a way to carpool based on production is a great option.
Check in with returning CET families – ask them for their tricks! Ask them if they know of other CET families in your area.
Tips and Tricks from Families Who’ve Been There
“I partner with another parent for carpool in the mornings and we split up the days. I drop kids off at 8:30 when the doors open so kids can have some social time and get to the start of CET on time, and it helps me get to work before 9. Making carpool plans before CET starts really helps me adjust my work schedule and plan.”
“I add the CET Google calendar to my calendar as soon as I register. It really helps us stay on top of what is going on.”
“I really liked the Remind system last year – I felt like I could stay up to date with the director of the play. My kids liked the timely reminder about dress-up days.”
“Our regular carpool schedule worked great until the last 2 weeks of the season. We then teamed up with other kids in the same play to keep things manageable given variable rehearsal schedules.”
“CET is a summer commitment and our family likes to have fun on vacation during the summer, the first year this was stressful to plan. Now I get the CET dates on our summer calendar early so we make sure to get family vacations in before and after CET.”
“Relying on my 3rd grader for information turned out not to be reliable! I met some other parents through Facebook and together we could keep each other up to speed with things we needed to know.”
“After my first year having a kid in CET, I now proactively block out my work calendar for the last week of CET and the Friday the Art Fair starts. Once I know what performances my kids are in, I unblock my work schedule – now I never miss a performance.”
“Last year we partnered with another family and hired a high school kid from our neighborhood to do pickup at CET each day at dismissal time. The HS kid was delighted to sleep in and we were glad not to have the stress of dashing from work for pickup.”
“I try to meet 1-2 other families and be each other’s backups – if something urgent happens and I can’t make pickup, I know who I’m calling first.”
CET Ushers
CET Ushers actively welcome first-year families into the CET community. Acting as an orientation guide, Ushers will check in with new families at key moments throughout the season, and will be available as a resource for these families as questions arise.
Questions? Email the Office Manager, Clara, at cetsalem@gmail.com. We’re here to help!