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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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  2. From the 1880s to the 1930s: how the new East End was born
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Rosenberg
    In an area branded 'the hell of poverty', libraries, theatres, art galleries and social housing were established. Workers went on strike and activists campaigned for better lives. Discover this history by taking actual, guided walks through six tumultuous decades of change. The first session is in the classroom at Keeley Street but all other sessions are guided walks. Full details of the meeting places for each walk will be given at the 1st session. Please note: no class/break week 27 May 2025. 6 guided walks with 2 Zoom sessions.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  3. French 4/5 pratique et perfectionnement: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    If you would like to consolidate your French 4 level before moving to French 5, this course is ideal as it will help you develop your speaking and listening skills and consolidate your grammar.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. German 3 upper: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tatjana Pisarski
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 1. Teil.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Piano/keyboards 5C
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ana Claudia Magalhaes
    For pianists with around four years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music



    reading, and your confidence. Break weeks: 6 May & 27 May 2024.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  6. Italian 3 upper: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilitá di migliorare le tue capacitá di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull' uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. É necessario aver completato il 'module 2' o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  7. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  8. German 3 lower: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak
    Learn German in a friendly environment .This is an upper intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German 3 lower: module 2 or have studied German for an equivalent of 3-4 years.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £230.00
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  10. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  11. Tap dance: improvers
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Benjamin Bailey
    Practice and improve your basic Tap skills and increase your vocabulary of steps and sequences. Gain a greater understanding of rhythm, tempo and syncopation. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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  12. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  13. Dance 60+
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Francis Angol
    Join our weekly dance and movement classes to improve mobility, posture, balance and coordination. Our aim is to inspire older men and women to get creative with dance and movement.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  14. Italian 3 lower: module 3
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 23 Apr 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Improve your intermediate Italian on this communicative course. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills and acquiring a greater understanding of Italian grammar. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. French 4 pratique et perfectionnement: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Un cours de français animé pour réviser et pratiquer la langue tout en participant à des discussions sur différents sujets d'actualité.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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