We have designed North Pole Cornerstones to focus on three perspectives of being a Claus: History, Performance, and Business. Our sessions have also been designed to be interactive, with the focus on conversation and giving you time and opportunity to put your new learnings into practice.
Meals included in the session are:
- Friday lunch
- Friday dinner
- Saturday lunch
- Sunday lunch
- Sunday graduation banquet
Our Working Schedule follows – times are subject to change.
Friday
January 31
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Registration Opens
- Registration Opens
- Exhibitor Room Opens
- Casual Jingle and Mingle
Friday
January 31
10:00 am —
12:15 pm
Welcome and History Sessions
- Welcome and Opening
- History of the Clauses
Friday
January 31
12:15 pm –
1:00 pm
Lunch
Friday
January 31
1:00 pm –
5:00 pm
History and Performance Sessions
- Charity Presentation
- Your Story – Then and Now
- Story Telling and Story Reading
- Exhibitor Introductions
- Day 1 Wrap-up
Friday
January 31
6:00 pm –
9:00 pm
Dinner and Evening Activity
- Buffet Dinner
- Team Activity – Props!
Saturday
Feb 1
8:30 am –
12:45 pm
Performance Sessions
- Day 1 Recap
- Improvisation
- Mechanics of Sitting in the Chair
- Welcome to our Home/Helping the Reluctant Child become an Engaging Child
- Tell Me…Show Me
Saturday
February 1
12:45 pm –
1:30 pm
Lunch
Saturday
Feb 1
12:45 pm –
4:00 pm
Performance Sessions
- Practice…Practice…Practice
- Show and Tell Demos
- Here’s Your Sign – ASL Sing-a-long
- Day 2 Wrap-up
Saturday
Feb 1
4:30 pm –
10:00 pm
Evening Activity
- Bus Ride to the River Walk
- Christmas Carols on the River
- Dinner on your Own on the River Walk
Sunday
Feb 2
8:00 am
Sunday Fellowship Service (optional)
- Devotion/Invocation
Sunday
Feb 2
8:30 am –
12:15 pm
Business Sessions
- Day 2 Recap
- The Price is Right…How Much to Charge, Contracts, and Taxes
- Insurance: Why do I Need it?
- Wardrobe Care: More than Dry Cleaning
- Clauses and the Melting Pot: Diversity and Generation Gaps
Saturday
February 1
12:15 pm –
1:15 pm
Lunch
Sunday
Feb 2
1:15 pm –
4:30 pm
Business Sessions
- Protecting Intellectual Property and Copyrights
- Exit, Stage Left: Planning for Retirement and the Unexpected
- Ethics in the Christmas Community
- Round Table/Ask the Instructors
- Day 3 Wrap-up and Close
Sunday
Feb 2
4:30 pm –
5:30 pm
Graduation and Closing
- Reciting the Oaths
- Graduation Ceremony and Photos
Sunday
Feb 2
6:00 pm –
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Graduation Banquet
- Graduation Plated Dinner
