Children’s Academy Programs

The Children's Academy offers programs for children of all ages

The Children’s programs:
– Your Manners Matter National Civility – Ages 7-10
– Civil Savvy Society – Ages 11-13
– Teen Confidential – Ages 14-17

To customize any of these programs for your group, please call us at (843) 207-1025.

Your Manners Matter - National Civility Program - Ages 7-10

South Carolina’s leading protocol and etiquette school and global award winner, The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette, Inc., has developed a unique 18-week manners program curriculum that will teach elementary school age children topics such as introductions, handshaking, table manners and thank you notes to name a few.

The curriculum provides interactive lessons and tools needed to facilitate teaching. Manners are such an important part of how a child learns to develop self-respect, character, relationships and leadership abilities. This curriculum will also help children become more self-confident, courteous, and give them the opportunity to master these important life skills. Manners are not just polite actions. They are a reflection of our attitudes. Therefore, when you teach a child manners, you are teaching an attitude, not an action. As a well known saying states, “The manners of today will be the morals of tomorrow.”

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National Civility Lesson plan

18 downloadable manners lessons that can be used for that semester or spread throughout the year. The lessons and assignment pages are printed right from your computer.

The program can be purchased as eighteen lessons in two parts:

Part 1 – Lessons one through nine

Part 2 – Lessons ten through eighteen

Part 1:

Lesson One – What are manners?
Lesson Two – Why are manners important?
Lesson Three – How many manners do you know?
Lesson Four – Hello and goodbye
Lesson Five – The magic word
Lesson Six – Giving and receiving compliments
Lesson Seven – Using proper titles
Lesson Eight – Proper introductions
Lesson Nine – The proper handshake

Part 2:

Lesson Ten – Being humble
Lesson Eleven – Sportsmanship
Lesson Twelve – Deference
Lesson Thirteen – Thank you
Lesson Fourteen – Telephone and cell phone manners
Lesson Fifteen – Setting the table
Lesson Sixteen – How to dine
Lesson Seventeen – Kind word…kind world
Lesson Eighteen – Listening

Here is a summary of the benefits you will receive:
A life skills program with lessons written to help children throughout their entire lives. – Equip your children with the tools necessary for self confidence

Your children will be in the know. – Do not let your children miss important events because they were afraid of embarrassing themselves – turn fear into confidence.

Developed by a global award winning etiquette expert. – Have your children learn from a leader in the field.

Developed to be taken on line. – Do not be intimidated by on-line learning…. it is user friendly, easy to navigate and understand.

Within a few seconds of ordering, you’ll be interacting with the course. – Quick and easy access to the course, for your utmost convenience

Fun interactive program. – The program is visual and tactile, using methods of interaction for maximum learning while keeping your children’s attention – it’s a creative way to help fulfill their success

You will receive a certificate of completion. – Visual proof of accomplishment for them to see and feel proud of from a leader of manners in modern America

It can be repeated as often as needed. – Don’t worry if you have to stop and start as time allows or you need to re-due a lesson. You can take these lessons as often as you like

You do not have to travel to take the course. – Save time and money, take the course anywhere where you can connect to the internet

You don’t have to schedule a class. – Take the course at a time that is convenient for you

Available at several price points. – This program has several purchase options for people to meet their budgets

State of the art format. – The program is printed in a fun, colorful, easy to read and interesting format

Option 1 is as listed above to include the 18 down loadable lessons, a certificate of achievement upon completion and one teaching tool kit. The tool kit consists of title flash cards, placement, napkin, utensil and plate transparencies, compliment puzzle cards, thank you notes, cell phone card, kind word bracelet and more. All in a fun nylon drawstring backpack mailed via US Post Office.

Program with teaching toolkit (option 1) is only available in the United States and costs $199.97

Buy Option 1

Option 2 includes all 18 down loadable lessons, lesson plan, certificate of completion, etc.
It does not include the teaching tool kit.

Downloadable Lessons (option 2) are available worldwide and costs $149.97

Buy Option 2

The Civil Savvy Society - Ages 10-13

The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette, Inc., and Summerville Cotillion has developed the Civil Savvy Society Program that will help teach school age children confidence.

Confidence as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is “Faith or Belief that you are acting in a right, proper and effective manner” (Webster’s 1b). From this definition, we understand that the basis of confidence lies in manners and etiquette. Manners are the treasure map!

Manners are not just polite actions. They are a reflection of our attitudes. Therefore, when you teach a child manners, you are teaching an attitude, not an action. You are not teaching them what to do. You are teaching them how to be. It is much bigger!

Manners are such an important part of how a child learns to develop self-respect, character, their identity and relationships.

As a well known saying states, “The manners of today will be the morals of tomorrow.”

Topics of discussion include mindfulness, self-confidence, attitude, respecting yourself and more. An image and etiquette lesson each week covers subjects such as what manners really are, hello and good bye, proper introductions, using proper titles, compliments, deference, handshaking, posture, setting the table, table manners, cell phone etiquette, thank you notes and much more

Four of the sessions will include ballroom dancing. This part of the program is taught by Debbie Housand, former owner of Arthur Murray Dance Studios.

Where the program is hosted:
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
316 East Carolina Avenue
Summerville, SC 29483
Room TBD

Who: Boys and Girls in 4th-6th Grade.

When:
Program Dates:

October 19, 2023 Cotillion Kick off (Cotillion Members only)

October 26, 2023 Program Begins
November 2, 2023
November 9, 2023
November 16, 2023
November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30, 2023
December 7, 2023
December 14, 2023
December 15, 2023
December 21 and 28 2023 and January 4, 2024 Christmas Holiday
January 11, 2024
January 18, 2024
January 25, 2024
February 1, 2024
February 8, 2024 Graduation and dinner event

How: The program is hosted on Thursday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 PM.

To Enroll, check the next scheduled date on our event calendar here.

Investment: The cost is $320 per child for twelve classes.

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Cancellation: This program requires a minimum number of 10 participants. If due to a lack of participants, the program is cancelled by the providers, a full refund will be given to all paid participants within 30 days of scheduled start date.

Participants: If a participant most cancel attendance before the first class, the participant may received the program fee minus a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee. Cancellations must be in writing.

If a participant most cancel attendance after the first class, the participant may received the program fee minus a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee plus any costs associated with the first class to include instruction and supplies. Cancellations must be in writing.

After the second class there are no refunds.

Cultivating Character: Extended Day Program

The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette, Inc. is offering Cultivating Character an after school program available for kindergarten through 6th grades to local schools in the Charleston and surrounding areas.

Check with your child’s school to see if it is currently being offered or contact your child’s school to see if it can be offered. The program takes place at the hosting school’s location.

The program runs one hour a week for 5 weeks. There are five interactive lessons on manners and etiquette.

There is a:

kindergarten – 2nd grade program
3rd – 6th grade program

There is a part I and part II available for each grade sector.

If you would like to see this program in your local elementary school, have that school contact us!

Speak with CINDY

Interested in one of our Children’s Programs? Have a question? Speak with Cindy.