Finishing school (India)
Finishing School ( in International cities )
Finishing schools are supplementary, extra curricular specialised schools in most modern cities, teaching and training people - from youngsters to seniors, to empower them with valuable self confidence, upper class personality and refinements for their personal, social and business lifestyles and society.
Initially Finishing Schools were famously located in Europe, and best known to be in Switzerland but slowly and surely, this education has branched out to cities over the world. Earlier, Finishing Schools were mostly attended by members of royal families, celebrities, wealthy people and by those in the upper strata of society for their future roles in public life or to enter high society. Now, there is a realisation that these subjects, also known as Soft Skills trainings in professional life, are hardly taught at schools and universities of the world. Empowering topics and subjects include Personality Development, Image Management, Body Language, Communication Skills, Postures, Gestures and expressions; Fine grooming, Dress Sense, Fine Dining; Handling Sensitivity of Criticism, Negativity, Anger Management and allied skills. These skills are equally or even more powerful than only academic and vocational skills.
See also
References
- Simon Hayes, "Indian finishing school for grads", The Australian, 14 June 2005.
- Anil Penna, "New drive to give Indian computer nerds social skills", AFP, 10 June 2007
- "IT finishing schools coming up in Mysore", The Hindu, April 2007.