GNC Manners School System

Most new immigrants understand the importance of etiquette and are eager to learn and become familiar with American society’s protocols. The ways to act in American society are unfamiliar to many people who are new to the United States, especially people coming from Asia, where the culture is so much different. The GNC Manners School System is designed to help local immigrant organizations teach proper American manners to their community members.

Organizations that participate in GNC’s Manners School System must teach manners to community members free of charge. These organizations will need to submit regular activity reports to GNC and subscribe to a monthly GNC Manners Letter.

Organizations conducting a GNC Manners School must send two or more staff members to a two-day training session in Atlanta, Georgia. The school charges no tuition fee, but the attendees must pay for their own cost of travel.

For more information, please contact the Good Neighboring Campaign.

 

GNC Manners School

Instructor Certification Workshop 2004

GNC conducted 1st Manners School Instructor Ceritification Workshop in September 9-11, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

This workshop is to train Korean American Sunday school teachers so that they can teach American manners and etiquette to Korean American children, who don't have parents familiar with American manners and etiquette.

GNC has concern that Korean American children still lag behind in American etiquette and softer, more personal skill and this shortfall threatens to keep them in the role of spectators in America. GNC believes being rich in soft skills and maintaining a well-mannered character are important facets of Korean Americans' becoming more active participants in US society.

12 enthusiastic prospective Manners School teachers from New York, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia participated and completed this workshop, receiving Manners School instructor certificate.

Master instructor, Ms. Zacki Murphy, foudner of 'Lifestyle Classess for kids& teens' trained this Korean American Sunday school teachers to be Manners School instructors, who can teach children in their local churches methods and specifics of manners and etiquette in American society.

Workshop was composed of Ms. Zacki's lecture to introduce and expound upon different aspect of American culture, active trainee involvement such as role-playing participation, practice what they have learned and sharing their feedback and opinion with other trainees. Ms. Sachi Koto, anchorwoman of CNN headline news made speech about manners during table manners session conducted at one of best restaurants in Atlanta, GA.



Janet Kim, GNC Manners school instructor completing this workshop
"This program allowed me to review my knowledge as well as helped me to think of ways to pass this knowledge to younger children. It was fun to learn interactively and I feel better prepared to help the children. I believe as more people learn through this program and go to teach other student. It was very valuable experience"

Eunice Kim, GNC Manners school instructor completing this workshop
"The workshop was a 'great tool' to guide and teach children to be equipped for leaders with integrity and characters in the mainstream society. It was a great learning experience as a teacher so that I could pass this on to the children, who are our hope, dream and future"

 

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