We are delighted to announce that Lowcountry Etiquette is coming to Beaufort!
This well-known Charleston area company will host 2 separate children’s etiquette classes for different age groups at Village Social Habersham in February. These initial classes will be considered Pop Ups to see how much interest there is here, and if successful, they will likely blossom into a regular series of children’s etiquette courses available at Village Social Habersham. This is something that has been missing in Beaufort for some time and we are thrilled to explore this new opportunity!
The first pop up class for grades 4 - 8 and will focus on the art of conversation with festive Valentine’s themed refreshments and treats. Parents should plan to drop their child off for the class and MUST PICK THEM UP PROMPTLY AT 6 pm.
Please purchase a ticket for you child to attend below… purchased ticket status will remain as pending until 24 hours prior to the event at which point they will become non-refundable.
NOTE: Tickets and details regarding the class for the younger children grades K - 3 can be found in a separate event listing.
ABOUT THE INDTRUCTORS…
Lowcountry Etiquette, a local business teaching manners to children in the Charleston area, offers classes to children of all ages and teaches classes on table manners, handshakes, introductions, the art of conversation, thank you notes, kindness and respect. Run by Beverly Sumner, Grayson LeVeen and Price Sigal, this mother daughter team has decades of experience teaching manners and etiquette to children.
Beverly has over 33 years of experience teaching manners and etiquette to children in North Carolina. A former high school teacher with over 15 years of classroom experience, she recently relocated to Charleston to be near her four children and 13 grandchildren. Grayson, Beverly’s oldest daughter, was raised in the world of etiquette and ballroom dance. She has co-led classes with Beverly for children of various ages and brings a nurturing, enthusiastic presence to every session. Grayson is a certified instructor with Bar Method Charleston on Daniel Island and the mother of four children. Price, Beverly’s younger daughter, also grew up helping with her mother’s etiquette programs. As a teenager, she worked weekends as an assistant dance instructor. Price is also a practicing attorney and mom to three energetic children.
Lowcountry Etiquette holds classes in large group settings for their signature "French Fries and Thank You" classes, that include multiple weeks of teaching during a 3 course meal. They also have had smaller and more focused classes such as "Little Miss Manners," and "Junior Gentleman"for Kindergarten through third graders, and "Chat and Thank You" for middle schoolers. Recently, they offered a special mother-daughter tea party that focused on tea etiquette, in addition to the art of conversation and ladylike manners. They also team private classes and hold pop-ups in areas surrounding Charleston as well.
The ladies of Lowcountry Etiquette just published a book about teaching manners to children, and is cleverly titled French Fries and Thank You: A Guide to Making Manners Fun. The title, named after their signature class, French Fries and Thank You, was to imply that manners education can actually be fun for children. Through direct and concise methods in the book, Beverly, Grayson and Price take parents and teachers, step by step through all different aspects of proper etiquette, from dining at home or dining at a restaurant, handshakes, introductions, thank you notes, responding to invitations, manners games and trivia, and more. Perhaps the most charming aspect of the book is that it is dedicated to Beverly's mother, Sudie Wilson, who started this family business in 1967 in Rock Hill, SC. She encouraged her daughter and granddaughters to carry on this family legacy of teaching manners to children as a way to better their community. With her legacy in mind, they have memorialized teachings that are over 60 years old through the publication of French Fries and Thank You.
With the goal of making etiquette education affordable for all children through their book, they hope to reach families all over the country. Spreading this message that good manners are door openers, and all children should have access, they have also partnered with local organizations KidsOnPoint and Horizons at Ashley Hall to teach underprivileged children their signature "French Fries and Thank You" class for free.
In addition to their classes and newly published book, they also sell thank you notes, place setting placemats, and other manners-related products to enhance manners education at home. Their curriculums are for sale for women who want to start their own manners business in other communities as well, for an affordable one time price.
Lowcountry Etiquette's classes are fun and interactive, and as the book title implies, the meals are always served with French Fries and a little bit of fun. Check out all of the exciting things they are working on at lowcountryetiquette.com or on Instagram @lowcountryetiquette.
Lowcountry Etiquette, LLC
"Good Manners reflect something from inside—an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self." –Emily Post