Welcome To Rittners Floral School
345 Marlborough St Boston, MA Tel: 617-267-3824 www.floralschool.com
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Welcome To Rittners Floral School. I appreciate your contacting us!
HI! I am Dr Steve Rittner. I thank you personally for contacting us. We are sending you ( or have sent you ) a catalog by post.... You contacted us to learn about our various courses in floral art. Perhaps you are seeking a new career. Or maybe you are looking for a new direction in your life. Maybe you are currently doing something, but would like a nice way to supplement your income in a new and different way. You may be looking for an outlet to relax, reduce stress, enhance creativity & have a great time.... You want the best quality program in our field with the least amount of hassle. You have come to the right place. We understand your needs and we are here to provide you with an amazing educational experience that will teach you what you need to know, and in a really fun and enjoyable way! 2
Our school draws students from all over North America and abroad. I am a 3rd generation floral designer and have both a Masters and Doctorate in teaching. I love teaching floral designing, and at Rittners, I am actively involved in the daily teaching of each and every course. I feel it’s important that the boss be there with you every step of the way! I am very accessible before a course, during a course and after a program is completed.... Our whole philosophy at Rittners is that learning floral designing should be quick, easy and fun. We have the teaching skills, the floral background, the staff and great facilities to help you reach your goals..... Steve Rittner
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Workshop courses that benefit a wide range of schedule needs....
Our floral art course line up is deliberately kept simple and non confusing. We offer: Six Month Day Course This is every day Mon-Fri from mid Sept to mid March from 9-3:00. (with vacations of course!) Our most comprehensive program. Designing every day and how to make money from floral art! 12.5 Week Evening Course Tues and Thurs Evenings, from 7-10. Offered in Oct and again in Jan. Detailed floral design instruction. Buying flowers, conditioning techniques & pricing. Amazing course for those busy during the day who need a strong part time program. Short Day Course Awesome program! Offered in April, June and July/Aug. Same content as the 12.5 Week Evening Course presented in a day format. For those who need to learn a lot in a short period of time. And yes we occasionally offer very short duration workshops for those seeking that 4 kind of experience...
At Rittners we believe that you deserve courses that start simply but also include intermediate and advanced floral skills....
You benefit from practical courses for a wide variety of needs
....NOT a complicated or confusing sequence of courses that constantly make you come back for more and more training. We believe that when you spend money on a floral art course you deserve a program that is awesome and amazing....
Learn a lot, have a great time and then earn bragging rights as you bring your floral designing home each and every lesson! 5
Boston..... Need I say more?
At Rittners you don’t have to worry about finding your school in some remote hard to find suburb..... You benefit in that Boston is an amazing city and we are centrally located in one of its snobbiest residential neighborhoods! Easy to get to us by auto, or public transportation. Only a short walk to the green line. And yes.. there is a large garage nearby for Evening Students. There are also plenty of metered parking close to the school for students in day programs.
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You benefit from a state-of-theart learning environment.....
Our demonstrations are done live with florals, & you will design & take home every floral design you make. We feel that you deserve more than a pretty display of flowers and some workbenches.... At Rittners you benefit from the use of state-of-the-art educational technology that complements our live instruction. We use digital media, photography and video, wireless internet and all the latest bells and whistles in our teaching. Our highly specialized library of close to 5000 print resources, relating to floral art, many rare, and from all over the planet, further support our teaching. We think that it’s important that a school is willing to invest in resources that benefit its students. Isn’t that the kind of place you would want to attend? 7
You benefit from strong back up services..... We are constantly seeking new and better ways to help our students. We offer unique interest free pay-as-you-go payment plans for many of our programs. Graduates with any course related question are welcome to phone us for advice and counseling. We love it when our grads are in touch with us. Local grads may use our in house library resources, and various vendors allow discounts to Rittner graduates. We are constantly posting lots of videos, photographs and resources online for the benefit of our graduates. While we cannot and do not make any guarantees of placement, we work very hard to assist graduates seeking employment in their job search...
The ultimate compliment from our graduates:
“It’s school, but it doesn’t feel like school..... It’s really fun!” 8
As we said earlier we are sending you (or sent you) a catalog by post--but we do love talking with people....
We’d love to talk with you!
Please phone me with any questions or concerns.... While I “live” online, I am very easy to reach by telephone. (It may be old media, but It’s amazing how efficient it can be.)
tel: 617-267-3824 email: steve@floralschool.com website: www.floralschool.com facebook: (lots of neat albums of photos there) www.facebook.com/floralschool
Once again, thanks for contacting us! I believe you will have a great time here. Steve Rittner 9