Etiquette Curricula

Teen Etiquette: Lessons in Gracious Living, Teen Etiquette: Lesson in Grooming a Gentleman and The Charming Child: Etiquette for Boys and Girls come as a flexible curriculum, which is used as an enrichment or after-school program. The teen curricula, appropriate for grades 5 through 12 and the coed curriculum, appropriate for grades 3 through 6, are written so that any adult can teach the program, even if they do not have any prior etiquette background. These programs have proven to be well received and successful for city kids, as the program began in Hartford, Connecticut city public schools.

The curricula come as a teacher’s guide and student workbook and are structured to include in-class lessons and activities, out on the town activities, Power Point presentations, in-class presentations by club members and invited guests. Each curriculum is written for 16 weeks of lessons with club meetings 3 times a week. In addition to those 48 lessons, there are alternative lessons so you have more to choose from.

This program is flexible enough for any organization to use all or as many lessons as your time and budget permit. The teen curricula are structured around four units: Your Best Self, Social Leadership, Social Literacy, and The Social Graces. The coed units are structured around four units: Putting Your Best Self Forward, Developing Responsibility, Social Letters and The Social Graces. Teen Etiquette: Lessons in Gracious Living, Teen Etiquette: Lessons in Grooming a Gentleman and The Charming Child are not just about which fork to pick up. It is about teaching all who participate that gracious living is accessible to anyone who seeks it.