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Manners - Overcome Shyness - Poise - Etiquette - Citizenship Skills - Good Grades

Would you like your child to improve in all of the above?

While John Robert Powers began discovering and developing new talented adults for movies, TV shows, commercials and modeling careers since 1923, it is only one of our specialties. Kid’s have become one of our fasted growing and most successful age groups. We’re extremely proud of our success in teaching personal development skills that help youngsters achieve higher self-esteem, overcome shyness and gain more over-all confidence. Our kids at JRP have used the tools learned in our classes for everything from school book reports, class performances or even national commercials and movies!

Parents may bring their children to John Robert Powers for modeling and acting training, but we never forget to prepare them for their most important journey… Life! The "Life Program" is what makes John Robert Powers famous worldwide. It is the foundation of the John Robert Powers legacy. No other national school provides a core program of this kind. This workshop will prepare kids for the future as well as give them the leading edge for today. It is not only meant for aspiring models and actors. This course can and should be taken by anyone wanting to excel and succeed. The "Life Program" is a ten-week course covering the following areas:

  • Social graces
  • Goal setting
  • Table Etiquette
  • Speeches and Presentation
  • Confidence building
  • Over-coming shyness
  • Personal Care: Hair, skin, nails, etc.
  • Walking with grace
  • Voice and diction
  • First impressions
  • Interviewing skills
  • .Unlike our "Life Program", the following programs at John Robert Powers are by invitation only. This ensures the highest level of success for each of our students. Each course listed below is ten weeks. Please consult your school for individual times and schedules.

    The "Modeling Programs" and “Special Interest Courses” offered at John Robert Powers are tailored to fit the needs and success of each child. All modeling programs and special interest courses at John Robert Powers are by invitation only. These programs include:

  • Runway
  • Fashion and commercial print
  • Singing
  • Hip-Hop Dance
  • Karate
  • * Special Interest Courses are not offered at all JRP Locations and are for “Elite” students only. Contact your local JRP for more information.

    The "Acting Programs" have become our most popular and successful programs offered at John Robert Powers. Because the entertainment industry is open to all typecasts in the acting fields, this program can be taken by all ages, looks and sizes. Our acting courses will further all children in the area of presentation, creativity and public speaking, not just the ones wanting to pursue this as a serious hobby or career. Here are a few of the many ten-week courses offered at JRP for acting:

  • Television Commercials
  • Soaps and Sitcoms
  • Improvisation
  • Cold Reading
  • Monologues
  • Scene Study
  • Theatrical Workshops
  • Auditioning Techniques
  • Voice and Diction
  • Film