PROTOCOL, DECORUM, AND SAVOIR-FAIRE MASTERCLASS
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Print| Dates: | September 16, 2026 |
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| Meets: | W from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
| Hours: | 2.00 |
| Location: | Timberline High School |
| Instructor: | Instructor Information |
| Fee: | $51.00 Fee Breakdown |
If you are attending class at a Boise Schools location, a Community Ed site coordinator will be at the entrance to direct you to your classroom. TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL: 701 E Boise Ave, Boise, ID 83706 Enter through the Clocktower entrance, located near the parking lot at Linden and Boise Ave. If you park in the lot near tennis courts, you will not find Community Ed!
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Course Description
Instruction begins with receiving the latest book from Polite Society School of Étiquette entitled, The Art of Timeless Étiquette, Graceful Dining Manners, and Afternoon Tea. With beautiful photographs or exquisite china and gleaming silver, this updated book features Social Graces, Étiquette History, Introduction Methods, Entertaining Guidelines, Correspondence Protocol, History of Tableware, Dining out Manners, American and Continental Style Dining, Appropriate Dress Attire, Personal Care and Home Management, History of Tea, Types of Tea, Tea Pairings
and Tastings, Afternoon Tea in England, Tea Food Dining Instructions, and Formalities for Preparing a “Proper” Afternoon Tea. It also presents the reader with illustrations for formal, informal, and family style table settings, and explains the difference between Continental and American Style dining. It provides instructions on the proper way to consume soups, beverages, tea, coffee, and various difficult foods.
Please join Ms. Petrotta in this exciting and instructional presentation masterclass that will educate students in Protocol (a set of rules or procedures governing behavior), Decorum (being polite and dignified), and Savoir-Faire (the ability to act appropriately and confidently in any social setting). This course will enable students to cultivate their appearance, learn how to brand themselves and where to socialize, ascertain office etiquette, acquire proper travel skills, establish common c ourtesies, understand how to converse and socialize in any situation, perfect appropriate interview guidelines, and covers all aspects of dining including Continental and American-Style dining methods, table setting illustrations, and entertaining guidelines.
Click instructor link for biography; ages 18+.