Etiquette & Enrichment

Polish Your Grace Etiquette Academy™

Polish Your Grace Etiquette Academy™ offers live etiquette and enrichment experiences for children, tweens, teens, and adults, with age-appropriate instruction in confidence, communication, table manners, digital citizenship, cultural learning, and practical life skills.

Student Offerings

  • Etiquette, Confidence & Life Skills — respectful communication, introductions, manners, confidence, social awareness, and practical everyday etiquette.
  • Digital Grace™ — digital etiquette, online communication, THINK before posting, digital citizenship, boundaries, and responsible technology habits.
  • Around the World Through Tea™ — tea traditions, geography, cultural studies, hospitality, respectful curiosity, and social etiquette through global tea customs.
  • Communication & Public Speaking With Grace™ — clear speaking, listening, conversation, confidence, presentation, and respectful expression.
  • Dining Etiquette & Social Skills — table manners, place settings, dining confidence, conversation skills, hospitality, and respectful behavior at the table.
  • Tea & STEAM™ — tea-connected enrichment through science, mathematics, observation, measurement, culture, and hands-on learning.
  • Teen Etiquette & Life Skills — for ages 13–17, including confident communication, dining etiquette, interview and professional presence, digital reputation, social boundaries, leadership, and respectful independence.

Signature Four-Session Etiquette Series

Four 60-minute sessions designed to build skills over time through etiquette, confidence, communication, digital etiquette, table manners, and age-appropriate enrichment. Available for children and teens, with content adjusted for each age group. In-person sessions may include an Educational Tea Box.

Adult Etiquette & Social Grace

A polished private or group experience for adults focused on dining etiquette, confident introductions, conversation, hosting and guest etiquette, professional presence, networking, modern social etiquette, and graceful communication.

Tea Party Etiquette Experience

An upgraded hosted tea party that blends Dakota Tea House tea service with age-appropriate etiquette instruction. This experience may include a guided etiquette lesson, table manners, introductions and conversation, tea traditions, hosted tea service, coordinated table presentation, and a curated tea menu based on the selected package.

Premium upgrades may include vintage-style china, specialty linens, gold flatware, chargers, florals, themed décor, keepsake hats or gloves, macarons, backdrops, and personalized event details. Available for children, teens, and adults.

Step Up For Students

Dakota Tea House / Polish Your Grace Etiquette Academy™ is a Step Up For Students Direct Pay Provider for eligible educational offerings. Families should confirm current eligibility, covered services, and marketplace pricing through their Step Up For Students account. Adult experiences and general private-event services are booked separately from Step Up educational offerings.

To inquire about a class, private group, or Tea Party Etiquette Experience, please use our Event Inquiry Form or email dakotateahouse@gmail.com.