Children’s Dining Etiquette Class

Classes in general, including dining etiquette classes designed for kids, need to be significantly different than even those aimed at teens, let alone adults. Young children have shorter attention spans and don’t instinctively understand why etiquette would be important to them, which is why classes need to be designed around play and role play.

Kids easily learn that acting good is, as far as the adults are concerned, the same as being good. Unknowingly, by acting as proper ladies and gentlemen, they will internalize the lessons reflecting their lifelong behavior.

Especially when it comes to dining, they will know how to approach the table, learn to wait until the meal starts, and how to use their utensils. If you frame it as a game, the kids respond amazingly and adopt it without pushback.

That being said, as parents, we still hold most of the responsibility and will need to reinforce such behavior at home. If all of the positive reinforcement cemented during class disappears once they come home, they will quickly forget it.

Learning Etiquette through Play

For kids, this is the only way in which they will willingly participate. The good thing is that, technically, dining etiquette is somewhat of a game as there are rules, and there is a struggle for who will reach their goals better.

The classes for kids have a shorter lesson portion, and role play takes a lot more time, where children can learn how to communicate over dinner, how to sit properly, and how to politely answer questions from adults.

Ideally, by the end of the course, they will be able to make a much better impression on both adults and their peers, bringing immediate and lifelong opportunities.

Improving Academic and Personal Opportunities

Etiquette works for everyone, but the influence of good etiquette on any type of teacher, professor, or scholar can’t be overstated. It wouldn’t be too much to say that teachers generally believe that well-behaved children are smarter and have greater potential, giving them both more leeway and greater opportunities.

As good and kind individuals, we may try not to act on these prejudices. But, the truth is, many people will, even unintentionally. Dining might be just a base for kids, but it’s easier the sooner they learn.

During academic events, a proper young lady or gentleman will be perceived as “worthy of education” and receive preferential treatment. For girls, confidence and tact will be worth more than any grade average. 

And, because well-behaved boys are so rare, for those young boys who act with etiquette and grace, the benefits will be unfathomable.

Creating a Strong Networking Base

Networking is not simply about meeting people but being able to properly communicate your positions to them while staying interesting and charming. For kids, meeting with peers now will not, at least not frequently, end up in many business opportunities. But it will teach them how to communicate for life.

Once they are older, these habits will be completely internalized, making meeting new people and recognizing positions or negotiations effortless. For them, it will be an invisible ladder because they will not even remember the classes, as the behavior will be part of them.

Five to twelve. We also modulate the courses slightly depending on the average age within each class.

Directly, the kids will learn how to approach the table and address both peers and adults, and they will know how to use silverware, eat specific foods, and join the conversation with their sitting neighbors.

Each class takes just an hour and could be taken twice a week for optimal results; the entire coursework is eight classes, after which the kid will be eligible for our workshops.

Every successful etiquette student will receive a certificate of accomplishment that will show their dedication to the class, as well as show potential schools that they are improving themselves in extracurricular activities.