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International University of Santa Claus (IUSC)World's Largest International
"School4Santas" "Behind the Red Suit - The Business of Santa" Special Two-Day Schools on "The Business of Santa" |
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NEW FOR 2010! - CUSTOM CD* with forms, aids and other tools to help you improve your image and business as Santa and make work much easier. *One Custom CD will be given with each course book and one for each Alumni. All it takes is 12 Santas, and I will bring School4Santas to you! - Santa Tim Connagha |
New York April 17-18 |
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Cleveland, OH April 24-25 |
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Nashville, TN May15-16 |
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Dallas, TX July 24-25 |
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Over 1700 Santas and Mrs. Claus have attended School4Santas workshops. We thank everyone who has attended and shared in the fellowship and learning experience provided by our Schools. All Graduates become alumni members of The Red Suit Society
*The exact hotel location for each class has not yet been finalized, but will be announced soon |
Kansas City July 31-Aug 1 |
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Atlanta, GA August 7-8 |
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Portland, OR August 14-15 |
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San Francisco August 21-22 |
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Tampa, FL Sept 3-4 |
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Thank you to everyone that attended one of our Schools. To date, over 1600 Santas, Santa's Helpers and Mrs. Claus' have attended our one and two-day workshops.
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Workshops are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with one hour for lunch |
Basic Course Schedule: (The curriculum varies for the one and two day workshops) The History of Santa Claus - How he evolved from Stories, Legends and Cultures. The Basics of being Santa - Making the visit memorable - Positive Guest Service - Santa's Arrival - Welcoming the Children - Seating the Child or Children - Special Techniques for photographing babies - Hands in the Photo - Training your Helpers - Handling problems - Inconsiderate Parents - The Do's and Don'ts of being a Santa. Talking with Children - Asking, Listening & Answering - How to ask the right questions - How to answer's children's questions - Answering Difficult Questions - Answering those who don't believe in Christmas. What Qualities do Great Santa's Possess - A Santa of Character The Image of Santa - Your Image as Santa - What children, parents and others see and think of you - Grooming and Appearance - Santa's Magic Suit Working for a Mall or Photo Company - Efficiency, It's a team effort - The first 15 seconds - Handling problems - Working with Pets. The Special Event Santa - Who's in charge - Making the Grand Entrance. Handling large Crowds, Working with the Media. The Entertaining Santa - Add Storytelling, Singing, Magic, Balloon Art, etc. to your resume The Business of working with a Photo Company - Where to contact or find Photo Companies - Rates and Salaries - Travel, Transportation and Lodging - What a basic contract should contain - Problems or loop holes to look for in a Photo contract. Starting your own home based business - Basic items you need to start - Setting up your Calendar - Setting up your bookkeeping - Scheduling and Contracts - Marketing and Promotion. - Networking with other Santas and Companies Be Prepared - Be Organized - Being Prepared for the job - Checklists of supplies and equipment - Checklists for work - The Dressing area - What a mall should supply - What you should have for entertaining and public appearances. What's New? - Trends for 2009. Presentation of Diplomas - BSC - Bachelor of Santa Claus - Second Year Students receive an MSC - Masters Degree |
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Order Extra Copies!
"Behind the Red Suit"The How-To Book on the Business of Santa
Revised '2007' Edition with '35' additional pages of information!
$40.00, plus shipping, add tax for California residents Click here to Order book shipped direct to you
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Material for the International University of Santa Claus has evolved from the experiences of many Santa's and has been compiled by Real Santa, Tim Connaghan. This information and additional materials are contained in his book, "Behind the Red Suit -The Business of Santa." All materials, presentation, handouts, and other information distributed at the workshops or on this web site are the copyright property of the Kringle Group, LLC, RealSantas.com, the International University of Santa Claus and School4Santas.com Any use, adaptation, or reproduction without express permission or license is illegal.
All text, java, JavaScript, images, animation, audio, html, etc. Copyright © 2003, RealSantas.com © 2007, The Kringle Group, LLC School4Santas.com, SantasWardrobe.com and RealSantas.com are Service marks (SM) of The Kringle Group, LLC International University of Santa Claus is a registered service mark of the 34th Street Foundation, Inc. All Photos are the property of the artists/individuals, Reinbold Gallery Photography and/or RealSantas.com. Any reproduction or other use without written consent is illegal. This page was last edited February 25, 2010 For further information, please contact us at santa@school4santas.com or (951) 779-0536
This site Hosted by It Won't Byte: http://www.iwbyte.com School4Santas and the International University of Santa Claus are extremely proud of the over 1600 individuals that have attended our special training workshops for Santas. Our goal is to give them the information necessary to create or improve their presentations as Santa, Mrs. Claus or other holiday characters. We know that every student took with them a great deal of information that we hope will aid them in their work within the Holiday industry. We also hope that they will use the knowledge they have gained to bring even more joy and happiness to the many thousands of children and families that they visit and serve. Although many have attended our workshops, School4Santas and the International University of Santa Claus do not rate, certify or validate any of their personal performances or appearances of those who attend our workshops. Notice: The Kringle Group, LLC, and its various divisions, including RealSantas.com, SantasWardrobe.com, School4Santas.com and TheRedSuitSociety.com, have always been privately owned, commercial business, and have never been owned by any service or non-profit organization, although we do have memberships, work closely with and represent many members of various associations. |
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