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Instruction Classes for Youth and Adults
Manners Classes - Beyond Please and
Thank You |
Sign up for these and other classes at your local community center or
at the Stockton Parks and Recreation office, 6 E. Lindsay Street.
Click here to print a registration form to mail to:
Stockton Parks and Recreation
6 E. Lindsay Street
Stockton, CA 95202
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Manners Classes
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Powerful Teen Social Manners
So you know how to say please and thank you, but how comfortable are you in unfamiliar situations? Entering the adult world with social skills will get you ahead, and keep you there. It's important: 80% of business is done over meals. Learn to deal with any situation comfortably, including jobs, formal dinners before prom. job fairs, and professional mixers. Workshops feature snacks and prizes.
Thursday, February 21
Getting and Giving Respect |
4-6 p.m. |
Seifert Center |
| Participants will recognize the various behavioral actions and reactions to become a successful, mannerly conversationalist. Learn new techniques to communicate with opposite behavioral styles to successfully avoid conflicts, disagreements and rudeness. Instruction includes the Art of Talking to Anyone, conversation starters and endings, and respectful networking and persuasive conversations in a business setting. Also, the importance of appropriate questions and compliments will be covered. |
Tuesday, March 11
Table/Dining Etiquette* |
4-6 p.m. |
Seifert Center |
| As much as 80 percent of business is done over meals! Teens become prepared and confident to attend any special or business occasion (prom, awards banquets, family celebrations and student trips) with manners from this workshop. Everything you ever wanted to know about appropriate table and dining etiquette, even in a restaurant of at an appetizer buffet. Class includes food for practice. |
Monday, April 21
Business Etiquette |
4-6 p.m. |
Seifert Center |
| This workshop will help you develop, update and fine-tune your communication skills to be totally prepared and comfortable in professional situations, particularly during an interview. Increase your confidence and credibility and gain insight on how to handle those nervous moments. Be prepared for networking opportunities with appropriate introductions, the art of the handshake, powerful nonverbal expressions, business card protocol and more professional dos and don'ts. |
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March 11: $20 for workshop (*$4 materials fee)
April 21: $15 for workshop |
| For information about this class, contact Seifert Center or call 937-7350 |
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Creating Mother's Day Smiles
Bring a smile to your Mom, Grandma, Aunt or other special lady by creating a Mother's Day gift while practicing your manners and learning even more manners through games and music. Each participant will create and take home a chocolate gift.
This free activity class will give you a chance to show your skills by creating a sweet gift out of chocolate and give you a chance to practice those manners and discover new ones that moms think are so important. kids will learn through playing "Are you Smarter Than A Bad Manners Monster" game to win a tasty prize.
Instruction will include answers to the following:
- How do manners give me power and make me strong?
- Why are manners important and necessary for success?
- What 21 manners do adults think are the most important?
- What manners can you use when others are rude?
Advance sign-up required for this free class.
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Saturday, May 10
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2-4 p.m. |
Van Buskirk Center |
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FREE |
| For information about this class, contact Van Buskirk Center or call 937-7358 |
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Beyond Please and Thank You (BPT) is the brainchild of Mary Claire Attebery, who finds creative ways to make learning about appropriate social behaviors fun!
In BPT classes, children and teens learn how to make a difference in their personal, social, and school relationships through manners, promoting positive communication and social interaction.
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Mary Claire keeps it light and amusing, so kids don't even know it's etiquette!
For information on BPT instruction, contact Mary Claire Attebery at (209) 476-1615 |
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other members of the community, teachers are needed in a variety
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hundreds of online classes for
Stockton
Parks and Recreation participants.
New classes start monthly.
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the catalog of courses and sign up online or
call (209) 937-7358 for information.
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6 E. Lindsay St.