"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."
Clarence Thomas

At the Pacific School of Etiquette our Goal is:

To promote courteous and considerate behavior toward others, especially parents and siblings. To increase the students awareness of the world in which they live. To develop the student's confidence in their own knowledge and ability to handle demanding situation. Help the students to become more aware of their surroundings.

Etiquette codes prescribe and restrict the ways in which people interact with each other, based on respect for other people and the accepted customs of a society.

Modern etiquette codifies social interactions with others, such as:
* Greeting relatives, friends and acquaintances with warmth and respect
* Refraining from insults and prying curiosity
* Offering hospitality to guests
* Wearing clothing suited to the occasion
* Contributing to conversations without dominating them
* Offering assistance to those in need
* Eating neatly and quietly
* Avoiding disturbing others with unnecessary noise
* Following established rules of an organization upon becoming a member
* Arriving promptly when expected
* Comforting the bereaved
* Responding to invitations promptly
* Accepting gifts or favors with humility and to acknowledge them promptly with thanks (e.g. a thank-you card)

What we teach. . .

The Youth Program hands on information will empower young people with self-respect and self-confidence. Manners are an expression from the heart, how you treat others and value their self-respect...They are the principles of Respect, Consideration and Honesty

Making Friends Easily & Choosing Good Friends
Making Introductions - Speaking with Confidence - Conversational Skills
Telephone Manners - School Manners - Being a Good Friend, Host and Guest - Proper Greetings & Handshakes - Party Manners
Restaurant Manners - Being a Good Sport - Table & Dining Manners
Respectfulness - Utensil Placement - Showing Appreciation & Being Thankful

Setting a Formal Place Setting and Table - Eating Difficult Foods
American & Continental Eating Styles - Guest Manners in Others Homes
Navigating and Identifying the Place Setting - Responding to Invitations
Thank You Notes - Greeting Others - Making Formal Introductions
Being Courteous to Others - Proper Tea Manners - Eating a Formal Meal
Talking with Adults and the Elderly with Ease - Showing Respect for Others

The Teen Years. . .

Making Friends - Conversational & Communication Skills
Impressive Telephone Manners - How to Make Proper Introductions and
Handshakes - Avoiding Peer Pressure - Meeting, Greeting and Treating
Others - Speaking in Public without being Nervous - Dining Survival -
Restaurant Dining Savvy - American & Continental Styles of Eating -
Dining with Ease - Eating Difficult Foods - Navigating the Place Setting

Movie and Theater Etiquette - Friendship and Family Relationships -
Dating & Meeting Parents with Ease - Host & Guest Duties - School,
Church, and Meeting Manners - Remembering Names - Travel Etiquette,
Dress Codes and Wardrobe Know How

E-mail, Cell Phones - Handling Social Emergencies -
Party Entertaining Manners - Job Interviews - Making a
Great Impression - Representing Yourself in a Business Setting -
Correspondence and Thank You Notes - Finessing The Formal Meal

College and Beyond

This course informs college students and young professionals how to polish their individual skills to project confidence and professionalism in social and business situations. Recent studies by Harvard University, The Carnegie Foundation and The Standford Research Institute reveal that 85% of an individual's success in getting, keeping and advancing depends on people skills, and only 15% on technical knowledge and skills. Whether entering the college world or the world of business, learning the appropriate skills paves the way to personal and professional success!