{"id":631,"date":"2020-04-17T12:24:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/?p=631"},"modified":"2021-09-23T10:53:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T09:53:05","slug":"message-from-sheineez-barber-founder-of-funtech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/message-from-sheineez-barber-founder-of-funtech\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 | Response from founder"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a few short weeks all our lives have changed dramatically.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firstly, I hope you and your family are well and managing to stay safe in these unprecedented times.<\/p>\n

For my part, balancing family and running a business that employs over 20 people has certainly been a challenge.<\/p>\n

Having over eight years experience delivering virtual classes to children, we were able to respond swiftly when the government announced the school shutdown.<\/p>\n

We restructured our camp courses to 30 hours over a two week period, allowing time for schoolwork or other activities.<\/p>\n

And on 2nd April we offered 150 spaces for our tutor-led virtual courses.<\/p>\n

Because we wanted to help parents in this difficult time, we also managed to do it for a fee of \u00a3199.50 \u2013 which covered just a fraction of what it cost us to set up and run the courses.<\/p>\n

The demand was phenomenal, and these spaces were booked in a matter of days. So I decided to open a further 200 spaces, which, as of Thursday evening (16th April) are now all booked.<\/p>\n

Of course, I would like to continue opening spaces at this fee. However, I\u2019m afraid that this would not be sustainable for our business.<\/p>\n

So, due to this demand, we are going to continue offering the same format of courses during the school shutdown but at a fee that is closer to covering our costs.<\/p>\n

If you would like to view our virtual courses, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I remain optimistic that things will start to get back to normal soon \u2013 signs across Europe are positive and I hope that we are not far behind.<\/p>\n

Kind Regards,<\/p>\n

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Sheineez Barber
\nFounder
\nFunTech<\/p>\n

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Keep me informed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Be the first to know about\u00a0Flash<\/strong> and Early Bird Sales<\/strong> as well as new courses, summer locations and more.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n KEEP ME INFORMED<\/span>\n <\/i><\/a>\n

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