“What were YOU doing in the 90’s?”
Social media is full of the latest trend asking this question.
Many of the young people who attended our courses in the 80’s and 90’s are now parents themselves, bringing their own children through our doors.
And when we look back even further, to the 70’s… the 60’s… and all the way to the 1950’s when June Dally-Watkins first opened her school, the same thing becomes clear:
The World Changes
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Generations Change
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Technology Changes
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The World Changes ~ Generations Change ~ Technology Changes ~
But young people still need confidence
They still need guidance
And they still need to learn how to feel comfortable in themselves
In a world that has become more casual, more digital, and often less personal, we are not afraid to say something that some people think belongs to another era.
Manners Matter
Confidence Matters
Knowing How to Present Yourself Matters
For young people today, these skills are more relevant than ever.
The ability to walk into a room with confidence, speak clearly, show respect, and feel comfortable in any situation is not something you are simply born with.
It can be taught — and when it is, it can change the direction of a young person’s life.
When a young person learns how to :
Introduce themselves
Sit at a table
Speak clearly
Dress appropriately
Show respect for others
Something changes.
They stand taller.
They speak with more confidence.
They begin to believe in themselves.
This is why manners are not old-fashioned — they are relevant
Every school holidays we see the same transformation
Students arrive shy, unsure, sometimes reluctant.
By the end of the course, they walk differently, speak differently, and most importantly, think differently about themselves.
That confidence stays with them long after the course is over.
Families come to June Dally-Watkins for many reasons
To build confidence,
To improve communication,
Or simply to learn good manners.
What they often don’t expect is how empowering the experience can be.
From the 1950’s to the 1970’s, the 1990’s to Today
One thing has never changed
When young people learn confidence, respect, and self-belief, their world becomes bigger.
We still believe manners are relevant.
We still believe confidence can be taught.
And after more than seven decades, we still see lives change.
