Manners & Etiquette Course
Manners and Etiquette Course Combined with Homestay and English Language Study.
This Manners and Etiquette itinerary is proposed on the basis of a residential course, with
accommodation being provided at The Old Rectory, an eighteenth century country house.
The Old Rectory is ideally situated near Cambridge, Newmarket and Norwich, and many of
the activities will take place here or nearby.
More Than Good Manners has extensive experience of hosting foreign students and
therefore the programme is based on this, with the itinerary planned to focus on Manners,
Etiquette, Protocol, English conversation, and a variety of activities and sports traditionally
enjoyed by the British upper classes.
The itinerary allows participants to study English and a variety of sporting and social
activities while staying in an exclusive British home. Participants will be able to learn social
skills for the 21st century, balanced with old world charm, manners and etiquette of the
British aristocracy. It is designed for participants from the age of 12 years upwards.
The programme of activities will be used as a springboard for conversation and vocabulary
development of English Language skills. Cultural trips to Cambridge and Norwich for
example would provide other natural subjects to develop their vocabulary and encourage
them to speak fluently about these topics.
We also propose to put together a DVD presentation of some of the things the participants
experience during their stay; including sporting, cultural or even rehearse a short drama
script, which they might have created themselves, which could be filmed and taken home to
show their parents and friends.
The activities are selected to encourage natural communication, and as the dynamics of the
participants develops then the sessions can be altered to suit their needs. In our experience
having a too prescriptive a plan is not always ideal. Manners, Protocol and Etiquette lessons
will be held throughout the visit, and the vocabulary associated therewith will be reinforced
in the English conversation classes held between other organised activities.
The itinerary is based on a twelve day visit with twelve nights’ accommodation, but can be
adapted for shorter or longer periods as required. At this stage we have not included
costs, but would do this per participant and would include all activities,
accommodations at the Old Rectory and all meals included in the itinerary. The
costs do not include transportation to and from The Old Rectory at the
beginning and end of the visit nor transport to activities which cannot take
place at the Old Rectory.
The Old Rectory is easily reached by car or by train – the nearest station is Downham
Market, from which transfers to the Old Rectory can be arranged.
All activities will be managed by More than Good Manners in arrangement with third parties]
e.g for the cookery course who in each case will have their own insurances and be CRB]
checked.
More Than Good Manners also carries indemnity insurances for all activities directly
undertaken on behalf of clients.
NB: topics covered in the Manners, Etiquette and Protocol lessons during the week include:
Introductions to people
How to do so correctly and appropriately.
How to enter a room
Introducing yourself and others.
Handshakes.
Social Greeting.- Table Manners
How to use the correct knife and fork and glass for each
course.
Napkins and place setting.
Tricky foods.
Good manners at the dining table. - Issues of modern communication
Facebook, social networking, instant messaging and mobile devices – how to use these correctly and appropriately. - Old fashioned communication
How to write a letter.
How to answer an invitation.
Titles and their correct forms.
Thank you letters. - Dress, appearance and deportment, body language and gestures
First impressions are vital…..
Correct dress code for different social situations.
Personal grooming: shoes, accessories and jewellery.
The Itinerary
Arrival Sunday evening at the Old Rectory.
Monday
9 30am English Conversation.
11 30am Croquet lesson.
12.30pm Lunch.
Table setting table manners which knives and forks to eat different types of foods, conversation and listening skills seating plans (these topics will also be covered in some aspect at all meals).
1.30pm An afternoon of riding, dressage, jumping is planned or for the girls, riding side saddle. Stable management and care of horses will also be covered, including ‘mucking out’ and grooming.
5.00 pm An introduction to Bridge.
Free time.
7.00 pm Dinner.
- Tuesday (A day of activities based in the Newmarket area).
9.30 am Polo lesson.
12. 30pm Lunch. - 1.30pm Clay pigeon shooting lesson.
Return to The Old Rectory.
4.30pm An introduction to Manners, Protocol and Etiquette.
7.30pm Dinner.
- Wednesday (based in the Cambridge area).
9.30pm Art and cultural day in Cambridge and its environs.
5.00 pm Return to the Old Rectory.
7.00pm Dinner at the Old Rectory.
Thursday
9 30am A Millinery course for girls and ladies. For male participants, personal grooming and appearance tuition. The Millinery course will take place a few miles away from The Old Rectory, and participants will enjoy a day with top designer Peter Kingston Yeoul, renowned from his time on the Clothes Show, and designer of many the hats worn at wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
1.30pm Lunch.
2.30pm Millinery and grooming courses continue.
4.30pm An introductory Bridge lesson.
Evening A visit to the theatre followed by dinner in a restaurant either in Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge or Kings Lynn.
- Friday
9.30am English Conversation.
11.30 am Golf Lesson (a few miles away).
1.00pm Lunch.
2.00pm Tennis Lesson (a few miles away).
5 30pm Bridge lesson.
7.00 pm Dinner.
Saturday (based in the Newmarket area).
9.30 am Cookery lesson.
12.30pm Lunch.
1.30pm Flower arranging lessons for the girls and ladies (male students offered clay pigeon shooting).
3.30 pm (app) Return to the Old Rectory for either Bridge or croquet.
5.00 pm Free time.
7.00pm Dinner.
- Sunday
Am Attend a traditional English Church Service.
A traditional English Sunday Lunch.
Afternoon free.
7.00pm Dinner.
- Monday
9. 30 am Manners , Etiquette and Protocol.
11.30am English Conversation.
1pm Lunch.
2.00pm Golf lesson (nearby).
8.00pm A visit to the theatre, either with pre or post
theatre dinner.
Tuesday (based in the Norwich area).
9.30am Clay pigeon shooting.
12.30pm Lunch.
2.00 pm Riding lessons.
4.00 pm (App) Return the Old Rectory.
5.00pm English conversation/free time.
7pm Dinner.
- Wednesday (based in the Norwich area).
9.30 am Depart for Norwich for cultural and art tour.
5.00pm Return to the Old Rectory.
7.00pm Dinner.
- Thursday (based in the Newmarket area).
9 30am Polo lesson.
12.30pm Lunch.
2.00pm Clay pigeon shooting lesson followed by Manners, Protocol and Etiquette course.
7.00pm Dinner.
- Friday
9.30am English Conversation.
11.30am Riding lesson
1.00pm Lunch.
2.00pm Tennis, bridge or croquet lessons (tennis court near by The Old Rectory).
7.00pm Dinner.
- Saturday
Am Departure from The Old Rectory.