QueenTea™ is a structured mentoring program for girls in grades K–12 — building confidence, civility, sisterhood, and financial knowledge through the warmth and elegance of afternoon tea.
"We believe all women can embrace who they are, can define their future, and can change the world."
Afternoon tea has a rich and powerful history as a space where women gathered to connect, converse, and support one another. Originating in 19th century England, it was one of the few social settings where women of all backgrounds could come together — away from the demands of daily life — to share ideas, build friendships, and find community. That tradition of connection, elegance, and sisterhood is exactly what QueenTea™ was built upon.
QueenTea™ is a mentoring program tailored for elementary, middle, and high school girls. As its name suggests, we host etiquette and social enrichment sessions for our queens while enjoying afternoon tea — creating a fun, engaging environment that stimulates conversation, builds confidence, and develops lasting character.
QueenTea™ is dedicated to providing the positive influences that will empower our girls to develop the social tools they need to become brilliant, successful, and contributing members of society — just as they were intended to be. We help develop the necessary life skills to make positive choices by providing guidance, encouragement, and a listening ear.
Empowerment is one of the most effective strategies for building both confidence and competence. QueenTea™ strives to meet the social needs of our girls — because the best way to predict our children's future is to help them create it.
Every session is carefully designed to develop confidence, civility, leadership, and belonging — skills that last a lifetime.
Our program is most beneficial with practice and repetition — a minimum of eight sessions is recommended for lasting impact.
Civil social interaction is of great importance. With the rise of social media technologies, we spend less time interacting as families, as communities, and especially one-on-one. In our modern society, less face-to-face interaction and connection, busyness with extracurricular activities, and daily life stress can sometimes detract from the attention that should be given to learning and practicing respect, kindness, and good manners.
QueenTea™ understands that by teaching civility and etiquette, our girls will become more respectful of others and themselves — through gestures and words. It is our responsibility to protect our children's futures and to provide them opportunities to develop the social tools they need to become successful, contributing members of their communities.
One of the few youth enrichment programs that weaves age-appropriate financial education directly into its core curriculum — because confidence with money is confidence in life.
Shane Alleyne is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and a professional social entrepreneur. She attended Morgan State University — one of America's premier HBCUs — where she learned not just from her coursework, but from being part of an institution built specifically to uplift those who have historically been overlooked. That experience gave her a lens she has never put down: a deep awareness of who gets left behind, and a commitment to building spaces that bring them forward.
With more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, compliance, and organizational development, Shane has built programs and led teams in some of the most complex environments — always with people at the center.
But QueenTea™ is personal. Shane is a mother — and raising her daughter gave her a front-row seat to what young girls need and what they too often don't get. She saw firsthand how confidence, connection, and community can shape the trajectory of a girl's life. She saw what happens when a young girl feels seen, heard, and valued. And she saw the gap — the space between what girls need and what most programs actually offer. QueenTea™ was her answer to that gap.
She believes that when you teach a girl to show up with grace, kindness, and financial awareness — you change not just her life, but her family and her community for generations.
Every girl deserves to be seen, celebrated, and empowered. This is the world QueenTea™ is building.
Real words from real girls in our program — the reason we do what we do.
When you partner with QueenTea™ you are not just adding a program — you are delivering a solution, creating an experience, and offering a convenience your community will thank you for.
Ready to bring QueenTea™ to your school or organization? We'd love to hear from you.
hello@queentea.org