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  1. Irish 2 upper: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue building on your intermediate Irish language skills on this interective and lively class. Students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language. Choose either an in-person class in Covent Garden or a live online class.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Italian 4: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di analizzare e discutere articoli giornalistici, testi letterari e programmi televisi. Praticherai continuamente tutte le abilità linguistiche di ascolto, comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale. È necessario un livello avanzato di Italiano (aver fatto Italian 3 upper o equivalente).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  3. Masterclass: fiction (a one-term intensive workshop)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jonathan Barnes
    This intensive fiction workshop is open by selective application to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. You will receive rigorous constructive feedback on your novel or short story as you develop it with a view to publication, and participate in detailed tutor-led discussions on advanced elements of fictional craft.
    Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £399.00
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  4. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  5. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 5: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 29 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook
    Improve your ability to read texts in hieroglyphs and gain (or continue to gain) a deeper understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and culture. Suitable for those who have completed part 3 of the hieroglyphs course but also for those who have attended the same course in previous years.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Ancient Greek 3: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook

    Suitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3: module 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  7. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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  8. Biblical Hebrew advanced: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 29 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rachel Montagu

    In this advanced course, you will deepen your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and further develop your ability to translate from the Bible.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Physics: from particles to the universe and beyond
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 6 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gary Retallick
    Explore fundamental aspects of physics such as the nature of light, matter and energy and the physical laws governing our universe. Learn about the revolutionary discoveries of the world around us.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  10. Russian 5: advanced conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Inessa Ray
    This is an advanced discussion group covering cultural issues with relevant points of grammar, as and when necessary. You should have an advanced level (5 years or more) of spoken Russian.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  11. French 3 lower: conversation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michel Willame
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  12. Fretted instruments ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Martin Wheatley

    An ensemble class for players of any fretted instrument: guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, bass guitar or any other! There will be individual parts for each player suited to their abilities; together we will play all sorts of music. This course is for experienced players, the ability to read one of the following will be necessary: chord symbols, tablature or musical notation. Challenging and fun - the music/repertoire will be tailored to your various abilities.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  13. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  14. French 3 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Isabelle Fontan
    Continue to improve your upper intermediate French in the heart of London on this communicative course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on acquiring a greater understanding of French grammar and fluency.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 4: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook
    Improve your ability to read texts in hieroglyphs and gain (or continue to gain) a deeper understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and culture. Suitable for those who have attended part 4: module 2 of the hieroglyphs course but also for those who have an equivalent level of knowledge.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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