Avenues of Excellence offers polished transition into teenage years

Members of the Youth Group 2 included Founder of Avenues of Excellence Rose Hedgemond, Isaiah Gates, Emily Cooney, Abigail Cooney, Madison Cooney, and Tylei Key.
Members of the Youth Group 1 included (top row) Restaurant Manager Patricia Vignatti, Stephanie Martinez, Chiara Gutierrez, Sophia Herrera-Sanchez, and; (bottom row) the little gentlemen Santiago Cardenas and Alessandro Arosemena.

Who said etiquette is passé? Avenues of Excellence is proving the art of decorum and fine social skills are required and in demand now, more than ever.

On December 7, Avenues of Excellence held its’ Finishing School Program graduation at the Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables.

The skills that students learn at Avenues of Excellence Finishing School Program help them to make a polished transition into the teenage years; along with equipping them to be confident in their abilities to handle various social challenges in life.

During the Finishing School Program, students experience a wealth of formal decorum training from posture, poise, presence, common courtesies (respect), communication skills, public speaking, table manners, dining skills, and much more.

Avenues of Excellence Finishing School Program is a three-month program for youth ages 5 to 17. Students meet on the weekend at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

Members of the Youth Group 2 included Founder of Avenues of Excellence Rose Hedgemond, Isaiah Gates, Emily Cooney, Abigail Cooney, Madison Cooney, and Tylei Key.

Each student who graduated from Avenues of Excellence Finishing School Program received a Certificate of Completion, along with a special holiday gift and enjoyed a holiday tea party. The graduation was attended by parents and community leaders.

“The dedication and commitment from parents and students is remarkable and inspiring. We are so grateful and thankful to everyone who helped make the program a success; including the staff at the Biltmore Hotel,” said Founder of Avenues of Excellence Rose Hedgemond.

“Also, a very special thank you to Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Coconut Grove, The Good Samaritan Cleaning Corporation, Fathers M.I.A, Circle of Brotherhood, Andrea Briscoe, Mortgage Loan Officer U.S. Bank and Commissioner Daniella Levine-Cava, District 8, for supporting the program,” she added.

The final class of the Finishing School Program was held at the Fontana restaurant located in the Biltmore Hotel.

Restaurant Managers Patricia Vignatti expressed how she and her fellow Restaurant Manager Miguel Marin felt about the program, in stating, “Social skills are necessary and needed. We are so elated to see children embracing and enjoying learning these skills. It was a joy to have the students visit us and we look forward to welcoming Avenues of Excellence Finishing School Program back.”

To find out more about Avenues of Excellence Finishing School Program, email info@avenuesofexcellence.com or visit www.avenuesofexcellence.com.

 


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17 COMMENTS

  1. The development of social graces is so important in todays environment. Often it’s your networking that advances you, so introducing our young people to this training is so important to their development. Mrs. Hedgemond not only has a passion for this but she also excels in the area of social decorum along with other areas of training. Please keep up the good work and advance our babies to become the leaders that they are destined to be.

  2. Avenues of Excellence provides an open door for a new generation -bridging timeless necessities to build a solid foundation for a new era of greatness. Mrs. Hedgemond’s commitment is most assuredly a labor of love. Thank you.

  3. What an awesome opportunity for our youth to get this invaluable training that they will deem useful in the years to come.
    Mrs Hedgemond is definitely bringing class, elegance, strength, confidence and an expected level of excellence delivered by and received to our youth. Thank you for your service!

  4. Congratulations! What a wonderful program you’ve created Mrs. Hedgemond. Kudos to the lovely Biltmore Hotel for hosting; there’s no better place in town for a young person to display their good manners in public. Please keep up the good work Mrs. Hedgemond

  5. The Finishing School by Avenues of Excellence is leading the way for young people throughout our communities. They build their confidence with superb instructions of etiquette and social skills that will give them an edge on life!

  6. Avenues of Excellence is filling the gap by providing youths with important skills that will make a difference when it comes down to professional and social interactions. In a nutshell, they are helping to prepare young people for a successful future!

  7. Rose Hedgemond is so sincere and a hard worker. She is truly an inspiration to our children and their future. Investing in our children is an investment in the future.

  8. Very lovely classes. Our daughters learned a lot of useful information that they can use for many years to come. We would recommend them to anyone.

  9. Avenues of Excellence Finishing School is bringing to the community and to our youth the structure and stability needed for the future leaders of the world. The children really are the future and this Finishing School is helping to build the strong foundation they will need for the world they will inherit. Thank you Rose Hedgemond and Avenues of Excellence.

  10. This company and its Leader is preparing our future leaders. This school will and has provided needed stability in our community again. The confidence and direction our young leaders need to create a strong future. Rose Hedgemond and Avenues of Excellence all the way.

  11. Oh I have the pleasure of meeting Rose Hedgemond years ago I am participating with her program I think it’s magnificence one of the great things that many fail to realize is gross as a person of business of culture of arts finance it doesn’t matter the higher you move through life the more important the social graces becalm and Minnie get left behind because they don’t know them. This is a magnificent opportunity to level the playing field for those who have a talent but perhaps not the worldly experience of others bless you Rose Hedgemond and your avenues of excellence!!!

  12. Rose Hedgemond does such important work with our children. Avenues of Excellence gives them everything they need to not only succeed but excel and were fully support their mission!

  13. I can’t express just how important it is to be able to communicate in various social settings and know the appropriate interactions and nuances when it comes to etiquette. What Avenues of Excellence is doing, is preparing our youth for greatness with class and grace.

  14. What a wonderful way to give our future a chance to experience the finer things and really gain social confidence as they progress in life.

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