STERLING PARTNERS  Primary Navigation ABOUT WHAT WE LOOK FOR TEAM NEWS CONTACT PARTNER LOGIN SCHOOL OF ROCK EXPANDS TO SOUTH AFRICA WITH NEW MASTER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT JUNE 4, 2021 CANTON, Mass., June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education, continues to expand internationally with the launch of a new master franchise agreement in South Africa. Keith Taeuber and Leigh Spaun, siblings and franchise owners of School of Rock Claremont, in Cape Town, South Africa, will open at least 8 new locations across the country in the next 8 years as master franchisees. The future schools will be based in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. Read the full press release here. RELATED POSTS SURGICAL SOLUTIONS’ CEO, ALYSSA RAPP, FEATURED IN CRAIN’S January 2, 2020 SCHOOL OF ROCK MENTIONED IN ROLLING STONE May 5, 2020 KEYPATH MENTIONED IN MARKETWATCH AS ONLINE LEARNING GOES MAINSTREAM March 28, 2020 News Navigation    Second Navigation ABOUT WHAT WE LOOK FOR TEAM NEWS CONTACT LEGAL Copyright © 2021 Sterling Partners.

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