- The writings of Cicero: an introduction
Course start date: Fri 18 Jul 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sean GabbAn introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman writers, Cicero, his life and works. - Writing for blogs Course start date: Sun 20 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Terry FreedmanGot a passion, a journey or an obsession to share? Blogging is the perfect medium through which to share your interests with the world. This workshop teaches the essential skills required to write blogposts that will resonate.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Japanese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Noriko InagakiLearn Japanese with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills. You can also learn to read and write Japanese characters. Based on the tutor's own materials.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Italian beginners revision Course start date: Fri 11 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosanna CarlàThis course is for learners who have completed two or three modules (terms) of beginners Italian and who wish to take stock of what they've learnt so far, revising key grammar and vocabulary so they can move on to their next course with more confidence.
Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Generative AI: a short introduction Course start date: Sat 9 Aug 2025 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, Gemini, and Firefly.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Japanese: an Introduction for beginners at the British MuseumCourse start date: Fri 5 Sep 2025
Location on this date: The British Museum
Tutors: Noriko InagakiThis four-week course, presented in partnership between the British Museum and City Lit, uses British Museum objects related to ancient Japan to provide a foundation in Japanese. Please note, this course will be taught at the British Museum.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - French beginners: module 3 Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Daniel FernandezLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners.The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - German beginners: module 1 Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandChoose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations.The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on chapters 1-4 of Willkommen (Hodder Arnold).
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Assertiveness Course start date: Sun 12 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Debora CollisterWould you like to be more assertive? Develop the skill of communicating effectively and on equal terms with others in these practical workshops designed to help you gain self esteem and confidence.
This course takes place in person.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: introductionCourse start date: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich drawing and give you more creative freedom. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or ways to explore it more deeply. A practical drawing course from observation, and the imagination.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Life writing: getting started Course start date: Fri 27 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lucy PopescuThis inspiring workshop encourages students to explore a range of techniques and prompts in order to create vivid and engaging life writing.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: modern and contemporary natureCourse start date: Fri 6 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we discover a range of modern and contemporary approached to drawing from nature. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing, or a way to explore it more deeply in the context of this theme.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - The life and times of King William and Queen MaryCourse start date: Fri 13 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingFollowing the attempt by James II to re-establish Catholicism in Britain his daughter and son-in-law were invited to oust him to protect the Protestant church. To do so they had to grant more power to Parliament.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: an introduction for beginners at the British Museum Course start date: Fri 17 Oct 2025
Location on this date: The British Museum
Tutors: Hugo CookThis six-week course delves into the written words and thoughts of the ancient Egyptians. Students will gain a foundation in the iconic writing of hieroglyphs, putting their newfound skills into practice by reading original texts from the British Museum collection. This is a truly fascinating and intricate language, and it offers its readers the ability to understand the lost voices of one of history’s most remarkable civilisations. This is an online version of the course held at the British Museum.
Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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