After School Program Registration Help Guide for Zen Planner
To make registration easier for our customers, we have created a self-registration process within our member software called Zen Planner.
Please READ and FOLLOW all the directions on this page to sign up successfully online. If you run into any issues please first refer to this page.
1. How To sign up my child
1. Please click this link https://emeraldcitykarate.sites.zenplanner.com/sign-up-now.cfm to create your account on Zen Planner.
2. Choose the applicable red “signup” button on the signup page.

3. Please fill out all of your information under “Sign Up Now”.
If you already have a Zen Planner account with your email address, you can click the link labeled click “here” to log in.
*Don’t forget to fill out the name of the elementary school that your child attends and which days you would like to sign up for.

4. Click the red button labeled ‘Continue’.

5. Choose either yes or no for our afterschool program equipment package.
If you’re a new student, you’re required to get this equipment package to be prepared for the year.
If you’re returning student and missing either a karate uniform or sparring gloves, we can set you up with any gear you have misplaced.

6. Please fill out your payment information and click the red ‘Sign Up Now button’ at the bottom of the page.

7. Please fill out the afterschool program waiver and click the red button at the bottom of the page.

*The steps from here are very IMPORTANT! Please COMPLETE ALL THE STEPS in order to reserve your child’s spot.
8. After you have signed the afterschool program waiver, click ‘Calendar’ from the left navigation bar. Click the gray button on top of this page (see the picture below) and click ‘All Calendars’.

9. Click the right arrow “>” on the top, left-hand side of this page to go to September. You’ll see four days of our afterschool program classes.
Please select one of the days you plan on attending our after-school program. For example, if you’re planning to attend twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday), click Tuesday.

10. Click the red ‘Reserve’ button to reserve your child’s spot.
*This step of actually reserving all of your spots on the calendar for the first week is very IMPORTANT because it will reserve those days for the rest of the year! Registration for the afterschool program is only complete after purchasing an afterschool program membership AND reserving your child’s spots on the calendar.
*If you haven’t purchased one of the afterschool memberships FIRST, you can’t reserve your child’s spot at this step. Please make sure to purchase a membership FIRST via those previous steps.

11. Repeat the previous steps from Step 8 to reserve your child’s additional days for their membership.
For example… Add the
- 2nd and 3rd days for a 3 day a week membership
- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th days for a 4 day a week membership
2. How to sign up additional child(ren)
Please follow the steps below to register additional children AFTER you register your first child.
*You’ll need to be logged into your account on Zen Planner.
- Click ‘Sign Up’ from the left gray navigation bar and choose the applicable red ‘Sign Up’ button on the signup page.

2. After you chose one of the afterschool memberships, click the gray drop menu under ‘Who is signing up?’.
You’ll see ‘Add a family member’ under your first child’s name. Click ‘Add a family member’ and fill out all the information for your 2nd child.

3. After you fill out all the information, click the red button at the bottom of the page to go to the next page.
Choose the 2nd child under ‘Person Registering’ and select yes or no for our new ASP student equipment package.

4. Choose the payment method and process the payment. After your payment is processed, please sign the waivers.

5. After you have signed the waivers, click ‘Calendar’ from the left navigation bar. Click the gray button on the top of this page (see the picture below) and click ‘All Calendars’.

6. Click the right arrow “>” on the top, left-hand side of this page to go to September. You’ll see the first four days of afterschool program classes.
Please select one of the days you plan on attending our after-school program. For example, if you’re planning to attend twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday), click Tuesday.

7. You’ll see your additional child(ren)’s name from the drop menu under ‘Select family member to view eligibility and register for a class’.
Please choose your additional child(ren)’s name and click the red ‘Reserve’ button to reserve your additional child(ren)’s spot.
*This step of actually reserving all of your spots on the calendar for the first week is very IMPORTANT because it will reserve those days for the rest of the year! Registration for the afterschool program is only complete after purchasing an afterschool program membership AND reserving your child’s spots on the calendar.
*If you haven’t purchased one of the afterschool memberships FIRST, you can’t reserve your child’s spot at this step. Please make sure to purchase a membership FIRST via those previous steps.

8. Repeat the previous steps, starting from Step 5 to reserve your additional child(ren)’s spots for each individual day you’d like your children to attend. This helps us build our class roster correctly.
For example… Add the
- 2nd and 3rd days for a 3 day a week membership
- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th days for a 4 day a week membership
“I first started training under Sensei Tobey in 2008. When I first started my training I was a pack-a-day smoker. I had tried to quit smoking many times but had failed. I promised Sensei I’d quit before my black belt test. I no longer smoke, and I believe that my training in Shudokan Karate under Sensei Tobey gave me the mental discipline that I needed to quit.”
-Thom E – Adult Karate Program
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“My 7-year old son and I have been going to Emerald City Karate for several years now. We have had a great time and always look forward to our family/youth class. As well as teaching about karate and Japanese culture and language, Sensei Tobey provides great lessons on how to work hard and patiently to succeed in anything. It’s also a great way to get mid-week exercise!”
Alan H – Youth & Family Program
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“Sensei Tobey is my son’s Karate teacher (we’re in the 4 to 6-year-old class). As a teacher of small children, I find him to be a wonderful combination of patience, discipline, and fun. He is very passionate about teaching Karate and it shows. He relates to the kids very well and can teach boys and girls equally, not only the physical skills of Karate but mental focus skills as well. It’s been a great experience for my son and I highly recommend Sensei Tobey and Emerald City Karate to anyone looking to enroll their child in a martial arts class. “
Yvette H (Karate Mom)
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Before joining Emerald City Karate I had no experience playing sports or participating in exercise programs because I didn’t like physical activities. So I didn’t expect I would be able to keep training for more than a month or so. But I found it to be fun immediately. The karate class has a variety of different subjects that keep students from being bored. Also, Sensei Tobey knows how to encourage students and allows them to have fun while feeling good about themselves. He likes telling jokes and making students laugh but his passion for teaching karate is always distinctive and serious. Because of his encouragement, I have kept training for a long time and even now I am training in Japan! Karate has taught me the joy of exercise and improved my concentration and it continues to teach many students to practice better manners and etiquette.
It is my pleasure to recommend Emerald City Karate for your exercise and experience in martial arts.
-Kaoru M: Adult Karate Program
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“I cannot say enough good things about the programs offered at Emerald City Karate. If you have children, this dojo (school) is a wonderful environment for them to learn traditional Japanese martial arts, self-discipline, and to have a great time!”
-Samantha: Karate mom
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