AcADeMic HAnDbook - Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet

WelcomeCPYB students performingWaltz Bluette in JuneSeries 2012.Welcome to the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB), an internationally renowned classical ballet schooland performing company based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Since 1955, CPYB has provided exceptional dancetraining for beginning to pre-professional dancers in central Pennsylvania and enhanced the cultural climate ofthe region through ballet performances.The philosophy of CPYB is that students are dancers in the making. Our goal is to develop technical proficiencyat a professional level while creating future artists with a sound work ethic, who possess the character traits ofcourtesy, promptness, forgiveness, self-control, self-discipline, responsibility, diligence, courage, generosity, andmagnanimity. Good behavior is expected of all students and will not be specially rewarded. The reward is foundin the esteem the student earns from teachers and fellow students. The information presented in this handbookis directed toward the common good of CPYB and serves to establish and maintain CPYB as a place ofprofessional ballet training. At CPYB, we believe that habits of behavior play a significant part in forming habitsof dancers. The teachers and staff at CPYB will make every effort to enforce the rules consistently, informatively,and with the student’s overall well-being in mind.While studying at CPYB, students and their families are expected to make the most of their training andperformance opportunities by recognizing the benefits of mutual encouragement, respect, courtesy, andhelpfulness. One can appreciate that the environment significantly contributes to the good of the overall schoolcommunity making CPYB a desirable place to dance.We recognize that we are all human and, at times, act inappropriately or make mistakes. While many suchsituations can be resolved through open discussion, there are certain actions that can be disruptive to otherstudents, teachers and the studio at large. Therefore, to maintain a productive and rich studio environment, itis necessary to discuss school expectations and consequences so that both students and families have a clearunderstanding of them.CPYB’s guiding principle is to be fair and consistent with consequences for inappropriate behavior. Theguidelines for discipline set forth in this handbook are not intended to be exhaustive. The school reserves theright to exercise reasonable consequences for all actions and behaviors deemed inappropriate.If you have any questions, or if there is something we can do to help you succeed at CPYB, our door is alwaysopen to you. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to form the basis of a contract with CPYB, nor mayany of the terms contained in this handbook be relied upon as the basis for any claims. Further, any mattersdiscussed in this handbook are subject to change, amendment or deletion by CPYB in its sole discretion.2013-2014 Academic Handbook & Student Policies | Updated 9.30.132home