SANTAOLOGY THE SERIES
BOOK ONE - PART ONE
Course schedule and class guidelines
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Week One
Everything You Need to Know About Reindeer!
Sections: Presenting reindeer to children, Where to Find Your Reindeer Photos, Answering the question, “Santa – Where are your reindeer?”, Props you should Have. Reindeer Facts for Children. My reindeer stories: All Nine Stories, Including What’s Up with Rudolph’s Nose, Plus more, including things to do and what not to do.
You will receive the link for a 23-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, also a recording of the class, you will see an actual video of Steve performing this material for a group of children.
Week Two
Jump Tales, Bells, and the Nice Card!
Sections: The “Why I Put Bells on My Sleigh” story, Jump tales and what they are, Tips for Jump Tales, The “Who Am I?” opening, What is a Story Tree, Why I Put Bells on My Sleigh Story, Detailed Discussion of each prop and how to use them, Small PA systems and what to look for, Price Points on low-cost, medium, and higher-price systems, My Best Giveaway to Children, The Naughty or Nice Card, and its routine, Tips on using the Naughty or Nice Card, Virtual Visits “Nice Card” Routine, Bernard’s Handwritten Note, How to use a Santa’s Ring prop and where to buy one, from low cost to high, plus a copy of our Family Information sheet to be filled in by the family before you visit with them.
You will receive the link for a 15-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, also recording of the class and see an actual video of Steve performing the material for a group of children.
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Week Three
The White Feather Story!
Sections: One of my most popular stories is now included in Part One. How this story came about. The Story’s Parts. Filling out the story. Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. The Full Blown The version of Telling the Story. The 12-minute Script. All the Props you will need. All links to The props. A discussion on Feathers and their importance. Your Bell Ring and why it’s so Important. The link to George Washington. Glass Ornaments, of course. Gift Magic and what It is.
You will receive the link for a 20-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, a copy of the handouts we give to parents, also a
recording of the class and see an actual video of Steve performing this material for a group of children.
Week Four
Fairy Dust, Collecting Fairies, and Artic Fairies.
Sections: Fairy Dust is One of My Best Concepts, Why Santa Claus and Fairies, Basic Fairy Facts, Information on The Fairies I Use, The Dust Box – The Greatest of All Props, My First Fairy Dust Box, Key Elements of a Dust Box, How to Present Fairy Dust to Children, The Collecting Fairy Dust Routine, Props Needed, Prep Work Needed, Additional Thoughts, Final Tips on Presenting Fairy Dust, The Artic Fairies, Introducing the Artic Fairies, How to Make an Ordinary Huskey Tool Bag into a Red Santa’s Bag of Mystery, How to have fun with low-cost Smoke Machines to add wonder. You will get a video of how to build a Fairy dust box.
You will receive the link for a 16-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, also a recording of the class and see an actual video of
Steve performing the material for a group of children.
Week Five
The Night Before Christmas Story and Making Snow.
Sections: The Night Before Christmas Story, The Story Behind the Story, The reason why the Story Got Written, The Real Story, Reading and Telling the Story, The First Person Script as Santa Tells It, The First Person Script as Told by Mrs. Claus, A Little Known Prop I Use for Effect, One of my Recommendations that Makes this much easier to do, Additional Adlibs to the story, Things that Clement Moore got wrong in the story, What Really Happened, Another Interesting Version of the Story Using a Change Book, How to use Jingles the Misbehaving Elf on the Shelf, Making Snow, Props Needed, Prep Work needed, The Snow Making Routine.
You will receive the link for a 15-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, also a recording of the class and see an actual video of Steve performing the material for a group of children.
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Week SIX
The Mother of All Diamonds Story and Santa’s Little Prayer Book
Sections: The Mother of all Diamonds (The Coal Story) -Learn how I modified Barry Mitchell’s Story for a perfect Santa story that teaches a virtue, Gift Magic-what it is and how to use it, The Script, what to do with it, with all performance notes included, Multiple Endings and when to use them. Learn about where to acquire “Safe” coal to give the Children and why, How to modify the kit that Barry Mitchell sells for a Santa Performance, How to pack everything for your story, Video of Performance, Santa’s
Prayer Book, The Most Powerful tool a Santa or Mrs. Claus has. Learn the story of this “God Speak” and how Cliff Snider shared it, Prayer Book tips, Discuss stories that Teach Virtues. Learn who Linda Kavelin Popov is and why she is important. Discuss
Brene Brown’s Book “The Power of Vulnerability” and why every person working with children needs to read this book. Discuss Teleprompters and more.
You will receive the link for a 15-page PDF, plus links to all props needed, also a recording of the class and see an actual video of Steve performing the material for a group of children.
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Facts About The Classes:
• Santaology – Part One & Part Two are each Six-Weeks long!
• Timeline Each Weeks Class:
At: 6 to 7 pm. Zoom meeting is open for 1 hour of social time with class participants
From: 7 to 8:30 pm, Steve teaches the class content for one hour and 30 minutes
Then from 8:30 to 9:30 pm, Your Questions and time to review anything from previous weeks.
THE TOTAL TIME of each weekly session is 3.5 Hours
• Limited Class Size is 25 tickets. Each ticket is for one or two people (Santa and his assistant (Mrs. Claus, Elf, or helper). These classes sell out quickly; when they fill up, we will try and open another weekday. Sometimes we teach four or more days per week. With the smaller class size, we have found that you will get to know the other students during the five weeks. Plus, having multiple days means you can sit in on another day if you miss your scheduled class session.
• Part One & Part Two are $250.00 each, which works out to $42.00 per week or $14.00 per hour. You can skip either part or attend both; if you have taken the sessions before, you can enroll again.
• Money Back Guarantee: If you are unhappy with the classes, you may request a refund of all the money paid.
• Part One Students will get the first shot at Part Two enrollment.
• Videos are from actual Christmas seasons of Steve performing for the children.
• You will receive each week’s video and all links, regardless if you miss a class. So, if you miss a class and don’t get the opportunity to sit in another class, you will still get the video and all information from the missed week.
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Class Guidelines:
Limited class size
We will limit the class size for each group to 25 registrations. Our goal is to limit the class size, allowing for a more personal experience for everyone.
Same time, Same day, Same members
We will offer classes weekly for six consecutive weeks.
Registration will be for six classes on the same day for six weeks. We are offering two days to choose from - Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday’s class will start at 6 pm Eastern Daylight Time for people that live in the East or Central Daylight Time. 6 to 7 pm - Social, 7 to 8:30 pm - Class, 8:30 to 9:30 pm
Wednesday’s class will start at 9 pm Eastern Daylight Time for people that live in the Mountain or Pacific Time Zones. 9 to 10 pm – Social, 10 – 11:30 pm – Class, 11:30 to 12:30 am
The same 25 registrants will be assigned to your group for the six-week series. Because of the small class size, we will all have new contacts/friends/resources within the Santa Community by the end of the six weeks.
A group email will be utilized. Those not wanting to be included in the group directory must communicate that desire to sgillham@nc.rr.com before the first class. A group directory will be issued to all participants.
Registration is for six classes for six weeks. The course fee is $250 for each series, Part One and Part Two. Students in Part One will be given first enrollment opportunities for Part Two.
ZOOM Time – Before, During, and After
We plan to open each Zoom meeting 1 hour before class time. This first hour will allow participants to socialize with other classmates or ask questions. We are unsure what to call it, so say- Social time, Happy Hour, Free-for All, etc. But we want everyone to feel free to join early if they wish to participate. This first hour is optional, and you can join us to chat early or wait to join the meeting at the scheduled class time. Communication between students and teacher during the social hour will be via unmuting, chat, or hand raising, depending on the noise volume.
Classes consist of 1 ½ hours of instruction via Zoom. Communication during class will be by chat or raising a hand – Producer will relay comments or questions to the teacher via a transceiver.
We are punctual, and the classes will begin promptly at the set time and will conclude on time. Those joining the meeting late or leaving it early can review the videos to catch any missed information.
Following the class’s conclusion, a Q&A session for up to 1 hour for questions regarding current or previous class information.
Everyone must wear pants or a skirt.
We know that these classes are virtual, but we would like all participants to be fully clothed
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