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American Floral Art School
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American Floral Art School
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Mission Statement “Our 75th
Anniversary” For
75 years we have committed ourselves to the teaching of basic and advanced
floral design. The interests of our students and our long-term commitment to
them always comes first. We seek to constantly provide the latest information on
modern floral designs in a friendly atmosphere, as we dedicate ourselves to
professionalism and to providing quality teaching. PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGN--2012 WE
ARE THE ONLY CHICAGO FLORAL DESIGN SCHOOL APPROVED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION--this protects YOU and your TREMENDOUS investment of time and
money! THREE
WEEK CLASSES -- $1,500.00, Monday-Friday, 9 TO 5 TWO
WEEK CLASSES -- $1,000.00, Monday-Friday, 9 TO 5 ADVANCED
WEDDING WORKSHOP -- $350.00. {SEE APPLICATION PAGE FOR DATES OF THREE, TWO AND ONE WEEK CLASSES
} About The School The American Floral Art School is the
leading school in the world offering intensive training. Students receive
practical instructions in the best of modern floral design used by leading
florists. They use great quantities of fresh flowers and foliage’s in practice
work supervised by expert and talented teachers. The American Floral Art
School is known around
the world for its superior methods as well as its quick and effective results.
More than 19,000 florist students have profited from this valuable training
during the last 75 years. Ambitious people wanting the best in florist training
have come to this school in Chicago from all parts of the U.S. and Canada as
well as 56 other countries. It is highly recommended by leading florists who
have sent several employees to our school; four from a Florida flower shop,
seven from an Illinois shop, and nine from a florist in Ohio. The school has
trained ambitious students of all ages, from 10 to 84 years old! The school has
trained many second and even third and fourth generation students. The school
has excellent equipment. The comfortable seats with tablet arms, in the lecture
hall, are arranged in tiers for better vision during the lecture-demonstrations
and critiquing sessions. All teaching is done with visual props including an
adult casket for funeral decorations, many colors of bridal fabrics for showing
accents and contrasts in wedding bouquets. Students enjoy the two synchronized
slide projectors, adding additional depth to the teaching, and helping to cover
much additional information during the lectures. An excellent library of
periodicals, books (over 6,000) and photographs, as well as video tapes are
available for the students to use.
Benefits
International
Recognition
Floral Design
Careers
Beginners need the right
start. It is amazing how much can be learned in just three weeks of expert
training. Thousands of beginning florists have profited from this intensive
basic instruction. The school's workshops are operated as much as possible like
the workrooms of leading flower shops, giving the students 3 weeks of
concentrated experience and allowing them to get their first job as a beginning
designer. Established florists can learn more modern methods, profitable new
ideas, efficient shortcuts, and greater artistry. They gain important
self-confidence and find the training a profitable investment.International School
Profile
Everything is planned to help the
student advance quickly and easily. The school is located in downtown Chicago,
near famous Michigan Avenue and the beautiful lakefront. It is convenient to
hotels, numerous restaurants, rapid transit, subway trains, bus lines, railway
stations, and airline offices. Pleasant background music is provided during the
work periods. Equipment and supplies at the individual work table are convenient
for utmost efficiency as seen in modern florist workrooms.
