Note 1:

This letter gives you an opportunity to reflect on what you want from the course, and gives the facilitators an idea of your expectations. It also will tell the facilitators a bit about you before they meet you.

In your letter, please tell us something about:

Your background

• An overview of your life including work experience and training
• Your interests
• Your experience of personal development
  

Your interest in this course

• What attracts you to the course?
• What do you hope to gain from participating in the course, both professionally and personally?
• What challenges do you imagine you might face in doing it?
• Anything else we need to know or you would like to tell us about yourself

If you recently sent a letter for another College course, please tell us which course you did, update your personal information, and tell us about your interest in this new course.

Please write or type the letter yourself. We will treat it as confidential.

Note 2:

It will help us to provide you with the best possible learning experience if you tell us if you:

a) Have a physical disability that requires special accommodation or facilities
b) Have special dietary needs
c) Have, or think you may have, an infectious disease
d) Are taking psycho-active medication
e) Have or have had any emotional or health difficulties that are affecting your life now
f) Any other special needs

Note 3:

All information in any of our publicity is correct at the time it is published, but is subject to change. Whilst every effort is made to provide the courses as advertised, we do not accept liability for:

• Cancellations or changes caused by unavailability of staff, low bookings, weather conditions, maintenance work, acts of God, acts of Government or any other authorities, or any other situations beyond our control.
• Participants’ medical or psychiatric conditions which may arise before, during or after participation in one of our courses.
• Loss of or damage to personal property of our guests.

We reserve the right to refuse a booking if we feel, after careful consideration, that participation in a particular course would be inappropriate for an individual. We reserve the right to refuse admission to our courses if, on arrival, participation appears to be inappropriate. We also reserve the right to ask any visitor to leave the College if his or her behaviour is disruptive or interferes with the rights of others. In the final instance, all matters arising from a dispute are subject to Scottish law and are under the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

Note 4:

If your course is already fully booked or is cancelled, we will refund your deposit in full.

If you apply for financial support or a Pay Agreement, and are unable to reach agreement with the College, we will refund your deposit in full.

If you cancel your booking, your deposit is non-refundable.

If you change your booking more than 4 weeks before the course starts, we will hold £50 for up to one year towards payment for another College course (We regret that deposits are not transferable to Findhorn Foundation programmes).

Note 5:

HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OR A PAY AGREEMENT

Financial Support

The College does not want the price of our courses to prevent people coming here. We have a Financial Support fund to help those on a low income to participate in our courses. Whilst funds are limited, if you feel you need help we encourage you to apply.

Any financial support must be agreed before you arrive. In most cases, we cannot confirm the amount we will be able to pay until approximately 4 weeks before the start of the course.

Pay Agreement

In some cases, the College may allow you to spread the cost of your course over a maximum of 3 months through a Pay Agreement. Payment can be made by post-dated cheques or by authority to debit instalments from your credit card. However, in all cases we require a deposit before the course begins to confirm your place, and at least one third (33%) of the remaining fee by the start of the course.

How to Apply

You may apply for both financial support and a pay agreement.

Please include your application in your booking letter and send it with your Booking Form. Please include a summary of your resources, income and expenditures.

To apply for financial support, please tell us how much you are able to pay for your course.

To apply for a pay agreement, please tell us how you propose to pay.

You should send your deposit of £95 per course with your Booking Form as usual. This will be refunded if we cannot reach agreement on the amount of financial support to be provided and/or the schedule of payments.