“What
is Protocol?” she asked. “A set of rules to be followed,” the students replied.
“What, according to you are Social Graces?” she asked. And we replied, “Social
Graces refer to the way we behave among people of the society.”
The Protocol and Social Graces Workshop
was conducted for the 3 months and 9 months Finishing School students on 13
August 2013 by Mrs. Neetha Natraj - Dean, GSFS. Topics such as health, hygiene, poise, social behavior were discussed
as part of the workshop.
A young child imbibes “manners” from
parents and those around him. Parents are their first teachers, and family is
where children are loved and encouraged when they do something good, and
reprimanded when they do something wrong. Each child is moulded step by
step, and by the time the children are in their mid teens, the habits they
absorb from home, school and college define their character.
‘How to behave like a lady’ – this
topic was explained to us, later in the day towards the end of the workshop. We
understood the importance of being elegant and graceful. The word ‘Elegance’
was expanded thus: Exemplary Life Enjoyed Gaining And Nurturing Common Existence.