Given the current crisis situation, we, parents of students at Raffles World Academy (RWA), a school owned by Innoventures Education, appreciate RWA’s continuous support, improvement in terms of remote learning and the sacrificial work of teachers.
On the other hand, we feel that asking for full tuition fee payment for the remote learning period that started on 22 March 2020 and will continue until the end of this school year, is highly unjustified.
Businesses all over the UAE are having to cut costs with lots of employees being laid off, forced to take unpaid leave or having to accept 30-50% salary cuts. This current situation is a difficult time for all of us.
We appreciate that the school is paying teachers in full, which they rightfully deserve, however, this is a business decision and the financial implications of such decision must not be passed onto the students.
It is an undeniable fact that the students are not using the school premises, utilities and facilities for the majority of the semester, thus reducing the school’s costs.
On the other hand, we have to come to terms with the sad reality that we are getting a different type of service than what we paid and signed up for. We cannot compare the remote learning to classes taught on school premises. Students have limited interaction with teachers, certain classes such as ICT, no longer exist in their previous form.In fact, Moral Education no longer exists at all: there is no teacher, no class, no Teams and no online teaching! Furthermore, there are no proper PE classes, no after school activities and no library visits or other facilities that students can use.
We also would like to highlight that remote learning is not a full alternative for IB learning. Many parents have no choice but to assist their children up to 6 hours a day, providing all necessary equipment and technology for students to complete the assigned tasks while many parents are also having to work from home.
Taking all of the above into consideration, it is our firm opinion that asking for a full payment of tuition fees for the last semester of the academic year 2019/2020 is unjustified. We request that Innoventures Education grants all students a reduction of 30% of the tuition fees for the last semester of the academic year 2019/2020. We propose that this fee reduction is to be funded through the reduced operating costs of the school and reduced dividends to its shareholders.
We trust that Innoventures Education will seriously consider this proposal and that we can continue the next school year at RWA together.
Updates
April 8, 2020
One hundred signatures in and Innoventures Education still thinks they can ignore our reality while we carry the financial burden of their empty campus. This is just the beginning of the pushback against their refusal to adjust fees during this crisis.
Reached 250 supporters
April 8, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
April 8, 2020
April 5, 2020
Innoventures Education is betting we will just pay up and stay quiet while they save a fortune on our empty campuses. We need to hit one hundred signatures right now to force them to acknowledge this demand. Get this link in front of every other parent you know before they ignore us again.
123 Comments
Teachers' pay should not be affected but less/ zero operating costs should be translated into a fee discount for the last semester. This is the least that RWA can do to assist the parents during this difficult time. Those who have already paid should get an adjustment in the following year
What about parents who have already paid for the full term till June end 2020 in advance, paid in Jan end 2020. We should also be either reimbursed or carry forward the agreed discount in next AY
Not a good time to be guarding PROFITs. Most other schools already announced 20-25% cuts. Poor decision for the long term reputation of the school not to refund. The provision announced too (it seems) offers just an interest free deferment of fees not a reduction.
Minimum reduction should be 30%, as a working parent of 2 I am not able to work a penny’s worth at home, with 2 kids who need full undivided attention to complete their “elearning tasks” which is more of a complicated never ending homework!
There were certainly fee increases each year unless KHDA instructed otherwise. Things are not the same anymore, the school needs to adopt a realistic approach in terms of fees.
I appreciate that RWA had already given 20% discount for the current semister. May be if RWA could help with next year, it would be really helpful for Us. Thank you RWA for continuing support
20percent of one semester is really not enough.
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Given the current crisis situation, we, parents of students at Raffles World Academy (RWA), a school owned by Innoventures Education, appreciate RWA’s continuous support, improvement in terms of remote learning and the sacrificial work of teachers.
On the other hand, we feel that asking for full tuition fee payment for the remote learning period that started on 22 March 2020 and will continue until the end of this school year, is highly unjustified.
Businesses all over the UAE are having to cut costs with lots of employees being laid off, forced to take unpaid leave or having to accept 30-50% salary cuts. This current situation is a difficult time for all of us.
We appreciate that the school is paying teachers in full, which they rightfully deserve, however, this is a business decision and the financial implications of such decision must not be passed onto the students.
It is an undeniable fact that the students are not using the school premises, utilities and facilities for the majority of the semester, thus reducing the school’s costs.
On the other hand, we have to come to terms with the sad reality that we are getting a different type of service than what we paid and signed up for. We cannot compare the remote learning to classes taught on school premises. Students have limited interaction with teachers, certain classes such as ICT, no longer exist in their previous form.In fact, Moral Education no longer exists at all: there is no teacher, no class, no Teams and no online teaching! Furthermore, there are no proper PE classes, no after school activities and no library visits or other facilities that students can use.
We also would like to highlight that remote learning is not a full alternative for IB learning. Many parents have no choice but to assist their children up to 6 hours a day, providing all necessary equipment and technology for students to complete the assigned tasks while many parents are also having to work from home.
Taking all of the above into consideration, it is our firm opinion that asking for a full payment of tuition fees for the last semester of the academic year 2019/2020 is unjustified. We request that Innoventures Education grants all students a reduction of 30% of the tuition fees for the last semester of the academic year 2019/2020. We propose that this fee reduction is to be funded through the reduced operating costs of the school and reduced dividends to its shareholders.
We trust that Innoventures Education will seriously consider this proposal and that we can continue the next school year at RWA together.
Updates
April 8, 2020
One hundred signatures in and Innoventures Education still thinks they can ignore our reality while we carry the financial burden of their empty campus. This is just the beginning of the pushback against their refusal to adjust fees during this crisis.
Reached 250 supporters
April 8, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
April 8, 2020
April 5, 2020
Innoventures Education is betting we will just pay up and stay quiet while they save a fortune on our empty campuses. We need to hit one hundred signatures right now to force them to acknowledge this demand. Get this link in front of every other parent you know before they ignore us again.
123 Comments
I have 2 kids and communicated to the principal requesting for some relief, considering massive paycut that I am going through, but was responded by a general email citing their incapacity to any refund. Even the bus company associated with the school agreed to a prorated refund. Truly disappointed
Teachers' pay should not be affected but less/ zero operating costs should be translated into a fee discount for the last semester. This is the least that RWA can do to assist the parents during this difficult time. Those who have already paid should get an adjustment in the following year
What about parents who have already paid for the full term till June end 2020 in advance, paid in Jan end 2020. We should also be either reimbursed or carry forward the agreed discount in next AY
Not a good time to be guarding PROFITs. Most other schools already announced 20-25% cuts. Poor decision for the long term reputation of the school not to refund. The provision announced too (it seems) offers just an interest free deferment of fees not a reduction.
Minimum reduction should be 30%, as a working parent of 2 I am not able to work a penny’s worth at home, with 2 kids who need full undivided attention to complete their “elearning tasks” which is more of a complicated never ending homework!
There were certainly fee increases each year unless KHDA instructed otherwise. Things are not the same anymore, the school needs to adopt a realistic approach in terms of fees.
I appreciate that RWA had already given 20% discount for the current semister. May be if RWA could help with next year, it would be really helpful for Us. Thank you RWA for continuing support
20percent of one semester is really not enough.
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I have 2 kids and communicated to the principal requesting for some relief, considering massive paycut that I am going through, but was responded by a general email citing their incapacity to any refund. Even the bus company associated with the school agreed to a prorated refund. Truly disappointed