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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. Spanish beginners: taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  2. The philosophy of race
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ovett Nwosimiri

    This course session touches upon the philosophical foundations of race, engaging with historical and contemporary debates on racial identity, racism, and justic

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  3. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £34.00 Concession £25.00
    Rating:
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  4. Refugee Week at City Lit: Refugees – Entrepreneurship and Business
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ketan Varia
    Join us to explores the impact of refugees on businesses in the UK, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities they bring to the economy as part of Refugee Week at City Lit.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  5. Learning to use your smartphone (Android)
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Does your smartphone confuse you? Are you unsure how to make the most of its many features? Understanding and navigating your way round a smartphone is now as important as being able to use a regular computer. This short course will help you understand your Android smartphone, troubleshoot problems and use some of the most popular apps. By the end of the course you will be confident you can use or find out how to use the key features of your phone.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £15.00
    Rating:
    93% of 100
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  6. Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber
    Explore the work of Van Eyck in relation to Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelites more generally; consider how this 15th century painter influenced artists some 300 years later.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  7. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  8. Art in England transformed: the court of Charles I
    Course start date:  Wed 2 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    The art collection of King Charles I (1600-1649) was magnificent and hugely influential. Explore the artists, craftsmen, agents and connoisseurs who shaped one of the most important European art collections and learn about how objects and artists from across Europe made their way to London.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  9. Lunchtime lecture: Louise Bourgeois, the abject and the erotic
    Course start date:  Wed 9 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    An introduction to the art of Louise Bourgeois, its feminism, both erotic and abject. We explore Bourgeois as a sculptor, printmaker and performance artist, looking at how she was influenced by psychology and biography.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  10. The art of Chinese gardens: nature and philosophy
    Course start date:  Wed 16 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    In early modern China, gardens were more than places of retreat, they functioned as major social, cultural and economic sites. In our time of ecological crisis, gardens play a crucial role in mitigating pollution. This course will examine how the intersections of art, architecture, philosophy and sensory experience of Chinese gardens show continuity and change from the early modern period to the present day. 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00
    Rating:
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  12. Ways into poetry
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cecilia Knapp
    Relatively new to writing poetry? This inspiring course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices alongside fellow emerging poets. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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    95% of 100
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  13. Literature taster: poetry
    Course start date:  Wed 24 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sophie Oxenham

    Curious about reading poetry? Join us for this taster session to boost your confidence and whet your appetite for further learning and exploration!

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  14. The Healing Power of Dionysian celebrations
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Nietzsche in his book ‘The death of tragedy’ claims that by not experiencing Dionysian festivals in the modern world, we have lost the capacity to truly affirm life.



    This session is part of the 2024 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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  15. Celebrate through singing Welsh songs
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Energise yourself singing and connecting with others in the Welsh language. You do not need to speak Welsh.



    This session is part of the 2024 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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