Anchored in Etiquette

08/15/2026

What a GREAT week with these two wonder kids!!! They came in the first day not sure how they felt about coming to
"manners class" because you see....they had previously attended etiquette lessons. By the time they left the first day....they were ALL IN!
We worked on the five keys to success, setting the table, table manners, thank you notes, and how we should treat others. I'm so glad their mom reached out to set up this class....because I had a BLAST!! And hopefully... they took home a few lessons they will remember.

08/14/2026

Today is the third and final day of a private class. On Wednesday, after learning little ways to remember how to set a table, we made placemats. Now I do this in most of my table manners classes, but I have never had a student do this to their placemat. This student added the ridges to the knife to help her remember "the blade goes towards the plate" because we "protect spoon from fork" that is on the other side of the plate. She told me she
"made a note" so she wouldn't forget.
BRILLIANT! I truly got goosebumps at her ingenuity!

08/10/2026

Preparing for a private 3-day class this week. We will start with the five keys to success and each day explore how they are a part of all areas of etiquette.

07/22/2026

What a joy it is to receive a phone call from a grandparent asking if we can add an etiquette class to their
"Grandparents' Week"...and I happily say, "How many days can I have?" We only had time for a one day "Knife, Fork, Spoon and Napkin" Class. We laid an informal table setting and a formal table setting, learned about passing food, eating soup, and passing food for dinner. We also worked on our resting position and finished position. As a keepsake, we laid a placemat so they can take it home and share what they learned with their families.

06/25/2026

A fabulous three days spent with four amazing young ladies. We role-played how to extend kindness in real life situations, worked on our five keys to success, learned all about table manners, how to form a perfect “thank you”, and in honor of America’s birthday, we learned flag etiquette and what each of the colors in our flag represents. These girls are like sponges….soaking in as much knowledge as I could share AND asking such good questions that sometimes I had to research the answers.
A special thank you to their mother for requesting this class and for allowing my life to be enriched by these girls.

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03/07/2026

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03/04/2026

11/21/2025

The third and final session of the”Manners for the Holidays” (Grades 4-7) was just as fun as the previous two. We completed our Pumpkin Project, reviewed how to introduce ourselves to others and how to say an appropriate thank you. We then moved to the table where we reviewed our table manners. We cut (without having chicken wing arms!) our pancake into one or two bites at a time and then dipped the bites into the syrup. Finally, we each took a turn being a server, while “the customers” showed kindness and respect. Our servers are NOT our servants. People with good manners show kindness and respect to EVERYONE.

The highlight was when I walked the children to their cars and one of them said, “Can we come back next week with the same class?” ❤️