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American Manners
Children's Etiquette Academy
Facilitating confidence and positive intercultural communication in the modern world.
Overview of Classes
​​Modern Manners for Children®
Featuring Catherine the Mannerly Cat (Hand puppet)
For Junior Kindergarten and 4 year olds.
For students in Kindergarten through Grade 2.
Modern Manners for Children is an activity-oriented approach to teaching etiquette to young students who will be provided with the tools to learn good manners and appropriate behaviors. The program is designed to foster children's growth through effective age-appropriate, play-nourished, self-esteem building exercises. Early etiquette awareness offers many advantages to preparing children for their teen and adult years.
This is a three section program which is delivered in various methods. The sections are as follows:
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The ABC's of Meeting, Eating and Saying Goodbye
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LIttle Things We Say and Do
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1,2,3 Let's Eat
The Decorum Project
For Students in Grade 3 through Grade 5.
The Decorum Project is our advanced etiquette training program developed by Elementary Etiquette & Finishing Clubs for older students. It combines a review of basic etiquette skills and offers advanced cirrculum which guides the older child through more sophisticated social situations. The Decorum Project is popular with organizations such as schools, clubs and churches. Catherine the Mannerly Cat is not prominently featured. The following three sections are included:
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Graceful Introductions & Exits,
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Advanced Social Skills, and
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Dining Savvy.
Tutorial Luncheon
For students in Grade3 through 5.
Imagine sitting down to a proper luncheon setting with a live expert in the room to tutor and coach you through the entire affair. We can arrange it or we can join you at your venue. In addition to general meal-time etiquette and advice, the following subjects will be covered:
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Review of meeting and greeting,
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Table settings explained, and
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Utensils and you.
Dates to be announced.

"Your manners are always under examination and by committees little suspected, awarding or denying you very high prizes when you least think it."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson