LEARN. SHARE. NETWORK.
Our Spring 2023 session is sold out! We will announce our August 2023 dates in the coming weeks.
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SCHOOL LOCATION:
Holiday Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter-Dunwoody
4401 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Phone: (678) 380-3700
Registration includes:
- 2-1/2 days of classes and workshops
- Saturday and Sunday lunches
- Mrs. Claus break-out sessions
- Northern Lights Santa Academy shirt
- Door prizes and giveaways
- More networking and social time
- Limited vendors
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 24th: Check-in 3-5 pm. Classes start after dinner.
Saturday, March 25th: Classes from 8 am to 5 pm + evening classes. Lunch included.
Sunday, March 26th: Classes from 8 am to 4 pm. Lunch included. Graduation 4 pm - 5 pm.
TOPICS COVERED THIS SESSION:
Beard care
Contracts
Enhancing your visits with magic
Guide for new Santas
Home visits
Liability insurance
Mrs. Claus rountables (topics include preparing for the season, working with Santa, your Mrs. Claus character, stories and wardrobe)
Performance & Improv
Professional ethics
Santa roundtables
Setting up your Santa business
Social media marketing
Storyreading & Storytelling
Wardrobe care and cleaning
Working with agents
REGISTRATION FEES:
Single Santa, Mrs. Claus, or Elf = $295 (Registration INCLUDES Saturday and Sunday lunches.)
Couple (Santa & Spouse) = $575 (Registration INCLUDES Saturday and Sunday lunches.)
Please note that registration does not include sleeping accommodations. To reserve your hotel room please see information below.
INSTRUCTORS:
Please click here for our team of instructors and staff this session.
VENDORS
Custom Designs by JoJo (Jodi Weaver)
Great Lakes Santas (Rance & Mary Miller)
Mountain Man Beard Products (James Thomason)
Santa Magic (Santa Larry Talbert)
Santa's One Stop Shop (Santa Rick Hilleary)
Santa's Trading Company (Shannon Talbert)
Swanky Santas (Pamela Yates)
ACCOMMODATIONS
Holiday Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter-Dunwoody
4401 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Main #: (678) 380-3700
Check-in: 3 PM / Check-out: 12 PM
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR ROOM RESERVATION.
Or to book your room by phone, please call (678) 380-3700 and ask for Northern Lights Santa Academy rate (room block code NLS).
Room reservations must be made by March 16th.
NLSA room block rate: $139.00 plus tax per night.
This rate includes: FREE breakfast, FREE parking, and FREE Wi-Fi. Rooms have a refrigerator and microwave.
PLEASE NOTE: If you DO NOT book through our group link below we CANNOT guarantee that breakfast will be included in your room rate. That will depend on your individual booking with the hotel. We will NOT be able to help you with getting free breakfast if you have booked outside of our room block.
Room block rate is good for any dates from Thursday, March 23rd through Monday March 26th.
About the Holiday Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody:
Located off the off-ramp of Chamblee and I-285, this unique hotel is accessible to all points of interest. The new hotel is pet friendly, smoke-free.and has all the current upgrades and features. Amenities include an indoor heated pool, equipment center, and Spice in the Sky rooftop indoor/outdoor restaurant and patio bar. Sleeping room televisions also have the capability to stream from guests' devices. The rooftop patio offers a breathtaking view of Downtown Atlanta in one direction, and the King & Queen towers in another. The hotel also offers a complimentary shuttle within a 3-mile radius, regardless of your destination.
Cancellation policy: For a cancellation made more than 30 days prior to the first day of the school session, tuition will be refunded (minus transaction fees) back to your original payment method.
For a cancellation made between 30 and 15 days prior to school, tuition paid (minus transaction fees) will be moved as a credit towards the next school session only. If a student is unable to attend the next school session, no refund will be given.
For a cancellation made less than 15 days prior to school, the refund policy is at the discretion of the Northern Lights Santa Academy and no refunds can be given for the meal portion of your tuition, as we guarantee the meal count to the hotel by that point.
Once you get to the reservation page, please click on the dates shown at the top of the screen in the black bar to specify your arrival and departure dates. Then click search. Then scroll down to select your room type (King vs 2 Queens). And enter your contact information.
VICE Media sent a documentary crew to our Fall 2021 session to film a piece about Santa Rick. We would like to thank Dan, Ike and the rest of the incredibly talented collaborators who worked on this piece as well as the many student who participated! Please click on the photo below to watch.
Recruiting Lessons from the North Pole: Making the Magic Happen
Indeed is the #1 job site in the world, with over 250 million unique visitors every month. They also stopped by the Northern Lights Santa Academy to find out why professional development is just as important in the North Pole as it is for any other industry. Please click here to continue.
Once you get to the reservation page, please click on the dates shown at the top of the screen in the black bar to specify your arrival and departure dates. Then click search.
Then scroll down to select your room type (King vs 2 Queens). And enter your contact information.
Cancellation policy: For a cancellation made more than 30 days prior to the first day of the school session, tuition will be refunded (minus transaction fees) back to your original payment method.
For a cancellation made between 30 and 15 days prior to school, tuition paid (minus transaction fees) will be moved as a credit towards the next school session only. If a student is unable to attend the next school session, no refund will be given.
For a cancellation made less than 15 days prior to school, the refund policy is at the discretion of the Northern Lights Santa Academy and no refunds can be given for the meal portion of your tuition, as we guarantee the meal count to the hotel by that point.
Where Elite Santas Are Made:
VICE Media sent a documentary crew to our Fall 2021 session to film a piece about Santa Rick. We would like to thank Dan, Ike and the rest of the incredibly talented collaborators who worked on this piece as well as the many student who participated! Please click on the photo below to watch.
Based out of the metro-Atlanta, Georgia area, the Northern Lights Santa Academy is the largest Santa school in the Southeastern United States, serving Santa Clauses, Mrs. Clauses and Santa's Helpers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as throughout the country. For more information about our Santa school, please contact us.
Northern Lights Santa Academy
PO Box 29160
Atlanta, GA 30359
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