SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL synopsis

LOGLINE

Twelve students enter a Saint Nick merry-making boot camp and learn to be the good in the world. 

PITCH

Santa Claus School in Santa Claus, Indiana, prides itself on graduating the best Santa Clauses in the nation. More than money-making ventures, Clement Winter, the school’s teacher, wants his students to have real Christmas spirit. Despite their less-than-merry attitudes, causing him to  want to quit his job several times, he teaches them all the crucial skills for becoming the “real Santa Claus.” By the time his class graduates its 10-week Santa Boot Camp, his 12 students are ready for a very Merry Christmas indeed. 

SYNOPSIS

Every September, Santa Claus School in Santa Claus, Indiana, welcomes twelve students who want to improve their holiday-making skills as men in the merry-red coats and hats with white beards. However, Clement Winter, the school’s teacher, can never be too sure what to expect on the first day of school. He is getting burned out on teaching grown men to Santa. There is usually one student who is unruly and gets under his skin. The ten-week class covers all the basics and then some on how to uphold the tradition of Santa Claus. More than any other school in the country, Santa Claus School prides itself in graduating the best Santa Clauses. The school has been having financial troubles, so Clement hopes the students’ successes help it stay afloat. Looking at the new class, he feels saddened at their lack of enthusiasm. It takes a certain amount of gusto and character to pull off being a genuine Santa Claus. 

 

As Clement proceeds, he looks up to hear snoring, burping, and cursing from the students, and he takes radical action. He decides to run class like a Boot Camp. He is disgusted that many of the students have not shaved their brown stubble. One student is hiding a Vodka bottle in his bag and play constant pranks on Clement, like putting a whoopie cushion on his chair. One of the students even picks his nose. Another one won’t turn off his cell phone and keeps taking calls from his various girlfriends. A handful of them try to budget how much money they can make during the holiday season. On the contrary, a few of them read their Bibles openly and pray during class, which is one extreme to the other. 

 

By the end of Week One, Santa Claus School starts to look a little more like Christmastime. However, the practical jokes and disrespect of Clement continue, and he wants to quit, especially he sits on a rotten egg. Week Ten covers the true meaning of Christmas when Clement gets bombed by water balloons and kicks one of the students out of the class. 

 

The students need to pass their final exam the next morning. Before the test, he gives an inspirational lecture on Santa Claus. The expelled student comes back and apologizes with tears. Clement says if he passes the test he can graduate. Clement is shocked when the twelve Santa students pass the final exam. He graduates them with hopes that they are the best of Santa Clauses ever. From the elementary schools to the malls, the students are now ready. Clement realizes that his job matters, and he does not quit. The world needs Santa Claus School more than he ever imagined.

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