Last Updated on July 24, 2012 by DeanR
Club Scientific Franchise Information
Club Scientific is a franchise for science workshops for kids. It was founded in 1987 and started franchising in 2007.
It was founded by Bob and Sue Hagan in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2 have more than 30 years experience in teaching. They realized the need for kids to have more exposure on science. They made a curriculum that was designed to be enriching, fun, exciting, hands-on and minds-on. What’s even more important is that their curriculum meets the State and National Science Standards. Their first camp was named Special Effects in the summer of 1997.
It was a success and that’s when they started preparing more science themed workshops. They expanded the business with 20 science themed camps that are designed to be after school programs. Their current president is Bob Hagan who has received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Louisville. Their current vice president is Sue Hagan who has a Bachelor of Science degree, Middle School Education certifications for Language Arts and Social Studies from the University of Louisville.
What programs do they offer at Club Scientific?
They have Science Clubs like The Science of Ice Cream, Soda Pop and Candy, Weather on the Wild Side, and Edison’s Workshop. For Summer Camps, they have programs designed for ages 4 to 14 years old like the Little Scientist, Junior Chemist, Little Engineer, Little Robot Inventor, Young Physician, Grossology, Jolly Roger, Paleo, Emergency Vet, Emergency Medicine, Chef Scientific, and Deep Space. For Pre-School, they have Dinosaur Rock and Roll, The Sound of Music, Crazy Chemistry, Changing Seasons, and Wild Kingdom. They also have programs that help girl scouts and boy scouts earn their badges.
They also provide in-school field trips where they bring a portable lab to schools. Club Scientific’s in-school field trips are designed for K-2, Grades 3-6 in Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. They also do birthday parties which include invitations, take-home experiments, science experiment, science goody bag, teeshirt, and a science gift for the birthday celebrant. They have birthday themes such as Radical Reaction Lab, Space Academy, Dinosaurs!, Grossologist, Walk The Plank!, and Physics Factory. Each goody bag contains science projects that also go with the theme of the party. They also do special events such as Science Fair Presentations, and School Science Assemblies.
Costs and Requirements Associated with Running a Club Scientific Franchise?
You need to have a net worth of $75,000 and a total liquid asset of at least $25,000. Expect to be investing about $56,000 to $84,800. The Club Scientific franchise fee is $20,000 with an on-going royalty fee of 6%. This is for a renewable 5 year term agreement. This franchise can be run from home and they allow absentee ownership.
What’s included in the franchise package?
There will be four days training at the headquarters to go through the operations manual. You will be given Quick Books Management and Payroll. There would also be staff training for Summer Camps and Science Clubs. There would also be online registration and reports. There would also be website development, marketing support, risk management and inventory ordering and organization.
Contact Details for Club Scientific
You May Reach Them At:
Address: 636 Steels Bridge Rd. Canton, Georgia 30114
Phone: (678)880-6460