Weekend courses
Do you enjoy feeling that you’ve made the most of your weekend? City Lit’s short weekend courses are increasingly popular and a great way to spend time exploring a new or favourite subject, from jewellery-making and screenwriting to singing and aromatherapy. And being based in Covent Garden means that you can follow your course with some shopping, dinner or a show. Your weekend starts here.
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Continue learning to speak Chinese, with the emphasis on speaking and listening skills. Consolidate your practice of Chinese characters. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on the tutor's own materials.
» Save to wishlistDate: 21 Apr 12 - 30 Jun 12
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Continue improving your Chinese with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed module 1 or equivalent. Based on tutor's own materials.
» Save to wishlistDate: 14 Jan 12 - 24 Mar 12
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Continue improving your Chinese with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on tutor's own materials.
» Save to wishlistDate: 21 Apr 12 - 30 Jun 12
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Suitable if you have a fairly good command of Chinese and a knowledge of about 400 characters. The course uses authentic reading and listening materials. Based on tutor's own materials.
» Save to wishlistDate: 14 Jan 12 - 24 Mar 12
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Suitable if you have a fairly good command of Chinese and a knowledge of over 400 characters. The course uses authentic reading and listening materials. Based on tutor's own materials.
» Save to wishlistDate: 21 Apr 12 - 30 Jun 12
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The schools you will study - Confucianism and Taoism - are as different from Indian philosophy as from the West - more humanistic yet with a natural mysticism. Encounter their unique stamp.
» Save to wishlistDate: 23 Jun 12
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The great plague (1665) and the great fire (1666) had a huge impact on London's architecture. Find out about the opportunities for new buildings that arose from these disasters. Morning lecture at City Lit followed by an afternoon visit to St Paul's Cathedral. Entrance fees not included.
» Save to wishlistDate: 18 Feb 12
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An intensive and fun introduction to circus skills. Have a go at juggling, unicycling, tight rope, escapology, object balancing, diabolo and more. With tips on how you can perform your new found skills for friends, family or the wider world.
» Save to wishlistDate: 13 May 12
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If you're a proficient player, join this ensemble to improve your reading and section work, playing music from the classic era of big bands as well as contemporary and original arrangements. Gigs to be arranged.
» Save to wishlistDate: 24 Sep 11 - 30 Jun 12
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A lively group, providing vocal and stage training for singers. Staged workshop performances at the end of the course. Please call 020 7492 2630 to arrange an audition. Please note that the times for this course are Mondays 18:30-21:30 and Sundays 13:00-17:30
This is for singers of advanced level.
Date: Various dates
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