protocol

Jake and Eli are enrolled in Classical Conversations.

They attend class on Monday and then work at home for the rest of the week.

They are taught from a Biblical Worldview rather than a Secular Worldview.

They study logic and rhetoric.

 They learn how to debate.

They have a mock trial in a real courthouse.

They read all of the classics,

study the Bible,

as well as math and chemistry,

real American and world history,

  science etc.

They also have a short course called protocol.

When they graduate they walk away with a very well-rounded education based on the foundation of God's truth.

Protocol...

A system of rules

 that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations.

aka Etiquette.

For these kids,

 protocol consists of a short course on how to navigate the "finer things of life."

There is a lot to learn.

Just for instance,

what silverware to use when dining at a nice restaurant,

table settings,

 that the man should always walk on the side nearest the street when walking with a lady.

they should dress up,

give the girls flowers,

things like that.

Protocol, the event, happened last Saturday night for Jake and Eli and their classmates.

They got all dressed and went to an afternoon play,

They had dinner at a fancy restaurant.

They had an after-dinner gelato.

They posed for this picture on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

Amanda made flowers for the boys to give to the girls and for the boys to wear on their lapels.

It was an amazing evening.

I think they all passed this mini-course with flying colors.

Sorry, the picture is fuzzy.

I got it secondhand.

Amanda made these amazing flower arrangements from the leftover flowers.