Belleville High School students can learn “Personal and Professional Skills,” during a five week series of workshops.
The workshops are sponsored by the Belleville Public Library and Information Center for Belleville High School students.
The workshops began this week at Belleville High School, officials said.
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The program is described as designed to teach students “to put their best face forward and to have the ultimate confidence to be the best they can be,” according to Brian Haggerty of Lyndhurst, the program’s creator.
The program will teach the following skills:
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- How to introduce yourself in a social setting,
- How to properly shake hands
- How to dine like a dignitary.
The course will also focus on business etiquette, how to write thank you notes and business letters. It will also concentrate on how to dress for success, how to improve grammar and speaking skills and how to prepare for a college or job interview, according to library officials.
Library Board President Richard Yanuzzi said, “There is a tremendous need for students to learn the kinds of things that will be taught in these workshops now.”
He said the library is proud to be part of partnering with the school district to develop programs that help students in the future. These are skills which will be used by Belleville students their whole lives, Yanuzzi said.
