Tag Archives: Puget Sound Community School

Are you Polly Poise or Freak-Out Fred?

I recently taught a social skills etiquette class to some high school students from Puget Sound Community School. One of the topics I covered was poise. I asked my students what poise meant to them. They replied “good posture”, “being … Continue reading →

Tags >> difficult situations, grace, meltdowns, poise, Puget Sound Community School

Author Arden
Date March 4, 2010
Trackback: Trackback-URL Topics Business etiquette, Children's etiquette, courtesy, Professional image, Social etiquette

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Make Kindness Your New Year’s Resolution

I recently wrapped up my 14 week kindness “class”. This class was offered to the general public by the Puget Sound Community School, a private school in Seattle for 11 to 18 year olds. The school founder, Andy Smallman, created … Continue reading →

Tags >> Andy Smallman, courtesy, etiquette, kindness, kindness class, New Year's resolutions, Puget Sound Community School

Author Arden
Date December 30, 2009
Trackback: Trackback-URL Topics Civility, courtesy

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America The Uncivil?

It would be easy to assume civility is dead given the antics of a few people who should know better. Over the last week we’ve had a Congressman be disrespectful to the President, a tennis star show poor sportsmanship and … Continue reading →

Tags >> Andy Smallman, bad manners, incivility, Joe Wilson, Kanye West, kindness, kindness class, Puget Sound Community School, rudeness, Serena Williams

Author Arden
Date September 15, 2009
Trackback: Trackback-URL Topics Civility, Protocol

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