• Parking is available on the east side of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts and in the parking lot behind the Barbara Bush Branch Library.Students must be picked up by an adult guardian and will not be released to a young sibling.

• In the event you have a personal emergency and are unable to arrive on time, you must call the PFMFA office at 281.376.6322 to notify an administrator or you may contact the class instructor.  

• Parents should pick up students at the end of class from the main lobby. Parents can wait inside the lobby, or wait outside the entrance doors until they see their student. Please be mindful of social distancing while waiting for your student.

•  The school encourages its students to leave all valuables and personal items at

  home. The PFMFA is not responsible for loss of or damage to a student’s

  valuables or personal items. ​

   No large bags or backpacks other than a small bag for art materials are allowed.

•  The school reserves the right to remove students from classes for behavior that

  is deemed to be inappropriate, dangerous, rude, disruptive, or in violation of

  school health and safety regulations.

   Individual instructors maintain the right to dismiss a student from a class with a

  prior warning, and to remove a student permanently from a class for repeated

  offenses.

   In the event of ongoing behavior problems, the student will be dismissed from the

  school with no refund and no access to further programming.

   Students may also be dismissed for nonpayment of any tuition or fees.

•  In the event of inclement weather, the school makes every effort to make an

  announcement about class cancellations as quickly as possible. In general, the

  Pearl School of Art follows weather closures as posted by the Klein Independent

  School District when in session.

   Information regarding Pearl School of Art class cancellations will be available on

  the PFMFA School of Art website under the Classes page and posted at the

  school when possible.

   If a class is canceled due to inclement weather, there are no refunds or make-

  ups unless the instructor agrees to do so depending on the schedule.

•  In order to protect the health of all, the School of Art prohibits students from

  attending class when ill with a communicable disease or condition such as

  chicken pox, the flu, pink eye, or strep throat.

   The School of Art reserves the right to notify parents/guardians regarding any

  student who becomes ill during class and to request that said student be picked

  up immediately.

   The school also reserves the right to request a physician’s authorization for

  return to class.

• By enrolling in the program, students and their guardians acknowledge and agree that any photos, videos, pictorial images, voice recordings, or quotations including those of student taken or created by the Pearl School of Art (including without limitation any taken by any photographer or videographer paid by or volunteering for the Pearl School of Art) during or related to attending courses at the Pearl School of Art are the sole property of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts and may be used in future publications, web pages, promotions, advertisements, and exhibits of the PFMFA (or any other person authorized to use such images by the PFMFA) without the need of any additional permission from or consideration to the student or guardian.

• By enrolling in the program, students and their guardians agree to release and waive for the student, and anyone claiming through the student, all claims based on the right of privacy, right of publicity, moral rights, or any other intellectual property rights related to the rights granted by the student to the PFMFA.

• Photographs and other personally identifiable information, such as age or name, may be published by the Pearl School of Art or the PFMFA in any future publications, web pages, promotions, advertisements, or exhibits.

• By enrolling in the program, parents/guardians agree to release the Pearl School of Art and its agents and waive for the student all claims based on right of privacy or publicity and any other intellectual property rights. 

• Parents/guardians may opt out of this information release without affecting their child’s enrollment in the Pearl School of Art by requesting an Information Release Form from a Pearl School of Art administrator.

•  In the case of a medical emergency, parents/guardians or other emergency

  contacts will be immediately notified by phone. Upon such notification,

  parents/guardians will have 15 minutes to arrive at the school, or an ambulance

  will be called to transport the child to the nearest available hospital if deemed

  necessary.

   The school faculty and staff are prohibited from administering medication to

  children and the school does not permit medication (OTC or prescription) on

  campus with the exception of emergency medications complete with prescription.

  o Emergency medications are defined as (1) Epi-pens and (2) asthma

  inhalers, and (3) insulin pumps. All emergency medications must be

  accompanied by a prescription from a licensed professional and must be

  in the original container with your child’s name and all labels intact.

   Please contact an administrator at the Pearl School of Art office at least one

  week before the student starts classes so that the school may prepare

  appropriately. ​

   Parents/Guardians may visit their child at any time to administer necessary

  medications. The school also encourages you to consult with your child’s

  physician to adjust medication dosages appropriately to accommodate the class

  schedule.

The school facilities are for use only by registered students. Outside visitors, including

former students, are not permitted to use any of the facilities or equipment under any

circumstances.

Camps are offered for two different age groups:

 Ages 5-8

 Ages 9-12

All camp art supplies will be provided for campers.

In the middle of each session, campers will have a brief snack break. Campers are

asked to bring their own snacks and/or drinks (in closed containers) to enjoy. All day

campers must bring their own lunch.