International University of Santa Claus (IUSC)

World's Largest International

 

 "School4Santas"

"Behind the Red Suit - The Business of Santa" 

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2012 Hawaiian School4Santas Cruise!
Don't Miss this very Special School including
14 Days - April 25 - May 9
 
Contact Eric at Princess Cruises - (800)901-1172  ext 31151

School4Santas now Available on CD and DVD!

Click here to order our DiGiVision DVD's Today!

2012 Registration Fees are still the best bargin!

Single Registration $259   Couples just  $369

If you have any questions, please email me at: Santa@School4Santas.com  or call (951) 779-0536

All it takes is 12 Santas, and I will bring School4Santas to you!

-  Santa Tim Connaghan

Over 2200 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 

 

School4Santas now Available on CD and DVD!

Click here to order our DiGiVision DVD's Today!

2012 Schedule
Our 2012 Schedule is currently being confirmed (Bold Yellow) all will be announced soon.
Hawaiian Cruise
April 25 - May 9
Houston, TX
May 19-20
Greensboro, NC
June 2-3
Chicago, IL
June 9-10
Tampa, FL
July 7-8
Seattle, WA
July 21-22
Atlanta, GA
August 4-5
New England
Aug 11-12
Click here to view our two-day schedule

Over 150 Santas and Mrs. Claus have enjoyed our fabulous Princess Santa Cruises

Join us for our Hawaii Cruise, April 25 to May 9, 2012

 
2011 Scandinavia & Russia
+ World Santa Claus Congress
 
2010 Caribbean Cruise

2009 Alaskan Cruise
 
2007 Caribbean Cruise

School4Santas now Available on CD and DVD!

Click here to order our DiGiVision DVD's Today!

Thank you to everyone that attended one of our Schools.  To date, over 1900 Santas, Santa's Helpers and Mrs. Claus' have attended our one and two-day workshops. 

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Over 100 Santas, Mrs. Claus and Helper in Atlanta @ Salvation Army HQ

Los Angeles @ USC

Phoenix Dinner
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"Behind the Red Suit"

The How-To Book on the Business of Santa

 

2010 Revised Edition  176  pages of information!

 

 $50.00, plus shipping, add tax for California residents

Click here to Order book shipped direct to you

 

Behind the Red Suit is the official course book for IUSC and covers the following:

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

should supply -  What you should have for entertaining and public appearances.

What's New? - Trends for the 21st Century.

 

NOTICE: All registration deadlines 30 days prior to a workshop. Workshops with less than twelve(12) new student registrants may be canceled, and current enrollees may select another class or request a full refund.   Cancellations by a student, at any time after completing registration, will receive a copy of the course book and full credit to a future school.

Click here for a list of our alumni, members of the Red Suit Society


 
Honorary Life Member FORBS

Life Member Clan Claus
 


I support the Oath
The International University of Santa Claus and School4Santas is very proud to be one of the supporters of the Santa Claus Oath. 
To this end, we have been authorized to host an official Oath ceremony at each of our Schools. 
Each ceremony will be hosted on Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of our Saturday Classes.  The Oath ceremony will be open to all Santas and Guests and there is no requirement to attend School4Santas in order to participate in the official ceremony.  We welcome all who wish to "Support the Oath."
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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.

 

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This page was last edited January 25, 2012

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School4Santas and the International University of Santa Claus are extremely proud of the over 1900 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 membership in and work closely with the members of various associations.