Summertime Planning for Fall Classes

Summer months at Adelie School of Protocol are busy with scheduling classes and developing new programs for the Fall and Winter of 2008-2009.   

There have been several calls from private schools and homeschool groups that are interested in social manners and dining etiquette.  In the spring of 2008 Mary Caulfield and I traveled North to Milton, NH.  We held combination classes of  table etiquette and social manners classes in the morning for approximately 50 children ages 6-12.  Parents kept the cost lower by providing a location and preparing the food.  Eggs strata, french toast and fruit were just some of the breakfast courses served by the parents. 

If you have a group of children in Scouting, homeschool, choirs, or planning a party style event and are considering incorporating a social manners or table etiquette class please send us an email: adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net or phone at 603-868-7156  Our classes can be entertaining, fun and educational. 

 

Caulfield & Geiger bring youth dining class to Concord, New Hampshire

An exciting evening was had at the Common Man Restaurant in Concord, New Hampshire where 14 youngsters from second-grade to eighth-grade attended a dining etiquette class, donning their finest attire!

For many parents and grandparents this is the first time their children and grandchildren would attend a class that teaches the finer points of dining as well as restaurant protocol, proper introductions &  proper seating.

To read more please visit the Concord Monitor at  www.concordmonitor.com

Or you can go directly to the article from the Adelie website by clicking on READ ABOUT US IN THE NEWS, located in the box on the right hand side of the website.

 

To contact Adelie School of Protocol please email: adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net

Phone Number 603-868-7156.

On the air with Lisa Brown at WKXL AM 1450…

Lisa Brown a freelance journalist was intrigued by an article in the Concord Monitor newspaper announcing Adélie School of Protocol coming to the Common Man Restaurant in Concord, NH.  The manners class will teach dining etiquette to children ages 7-13.  Armida Geiger and Mary Caulfield,  owners of Adélie School of Protocol in Durham, NH were happy to accept Brown’s invitation to be on the radio station, WKXL AM 1450  during a daily featured segment called “Coffee Chat”.  

The hour “chat” was filled with, none other than MANNERS!   It was a fun way to spend a morning. “Talking with Lisa about children and manners,  a subject that I am passionate for,  and being able to give students the confidence needed to be at ease in social situations is very rewarding”  says Geiger.  The conversation went from the importance of manners onto a step-by-step outline with details of the “Pass the Peas, Please” class to be held at the Common Man Restaurant in Concord on April 14 for 12 participants.

As Caulfield put it, “It is all about making people comfortable and treating others with respect. We are bringing manners back to the forefront, one child at a time.”  Our team-taught classes are fun, lighthearted, educational, and equip students with social skills and everyday manners to last a lifetime!

Contact Us

The best way to contact the Adélie School of Protocol is by email at: adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net

Call Adélie School of Protocol at 603-868-7156.

We look forward to hearing from you and will send a prompt reply.

 

Armida A. Geiger

 

 

Mary L. Caulfield

Instructors are certified from the renowned International School of Protocol in Baltimore, Maryland.

Good Manners Always Bring a Smile!

Class for Males

Confidently Cool… the Art of Etiquette for Males

Calling all male escorts! This class is full of motion: practice handling casual encounters to meeting a girlfriend’s parents.  Secrets for best dressed, confidence builder for receiving awards,  and how to make an outing special.  Telephone manners and survival meals!  Class is geared towards males ages 12-18.

Held on May 15, 2008

Call 603-868-7156, email adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net  for location, investment cost and registration.

It’s All About Me

It’s All About Me!   The art of etiquette for girls

A girl’s night out!  Relax with a foot soak, sip from stem glasses and learn how to”whisper walk”.  These are just a few activities in store for this exciting class.  Learn how to let your grace and poise shine through. Girls will practice perfecting their walk, stand, sitting & smiling. Gain that confidence needed when called up to receive an award or make a presentation.  This program culminates with a “certificate of completion” celebration to which guests are invtted to attend.    

The program is held on three consecutive nights, 2 hours each evening.

June 23,  June 24, & June 25, 2008

Please call for location and investment cost  603-868-7156 or  email adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net

Social Skills Last A Lifetime!

Social Etiquette Programs

 

Discussions of social awareness, demonstrations and practice of everyday courtesies reward students with social confidence.  In the Social Etiquette Classes, the ”learning” is disguised in many different scenarios. Acting out a skit, wearing masks for practicing introductions, and even role playing such as being the driver of a car for a pickup of kids.   The Adelie School of Protocol strives to teach students everyday manners for everyday situations and through the classes enable students to build greater confidence.

The offering of classes cover all aspects of social skills

• Proper Introductions
• First Impressions
• Conversations
• Poise
• Etiquette in Public Places
• Importance of Polite Words
• Listening Skills
• Showing Respect
• Telephone Etiquette
• Invitations, Gift Giving and Receiving
• The Art of Handwritten Correspondence  (thank-you notes) 

  

Students practice entering thru the human door

Manners Matter

Adélie School of Protocol believes that learning social graces and proper table etiquette can enable students to have confidence in everyday situations. Social skills last a lifetime! It is never to early or to late to learn or improve ones manners.  Our programs teach the refinement of good manners by students practicing these skills together. 

                Learning manners can be fun!                

           

Always on the move…

Time for another manners class in the afterschool program.

  

 For information about our programs and how we can suit your needs please contact: adelieschoolofprotocol@comcast.net 

Phone number 603-868-7156

 

A-B-C’s of Table Manners… children 5-8 years

Fun ideas for mealtime helpers, instruction in place settings, posture and proper utensil handling are taught in this age appropriate class for children 5-8 years old.  Social skill refinement and light table conversations are enjoyed while children receive hands-on lessons to practice with a seasonal snack and refreshment.

Our schedules are always changing so please contact us at (603) 868-7156 with any questions or interest about specific dates and locations.

“Pass the Peas, Please” ages 7-13

An unforgettable dining experience full of teaching and practicing mealtime manners to students ages 7-13.  The girls and boys  enjoy dining over  a  four-course dinner at some of New Hampshire’s finest dining establishments.  They receive hands-on training before and during the class.  Introductions, conversations, place settings and utensil and napkin handling are taught during this 2 hour class.  The investment cost includes the dinner, team taught instruction and a Table Etiquette Handbook.

Our schedules are always changing so please contact us at (603) 868-7156 with any questions or interest about specific dates and locations.

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