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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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 2 conversation
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    Revise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in daily life situations. Ideal if you are doing 'Spanish 2 lower', 'Spanish 2 upper' or have an equivalent level (A2 level).

    Please note that the in-person version of this course runs every other week (refer to the How will I be taught section for specific dates). 

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  2. Spectacles of the Ancient world
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Bloomfield
    This course explores some of the most elaborate and powerful displays of the Graeco-Roman world. Designed to entertain, inform, and elicit support, often at times of great political or religious significance, they were unforgettable, and have long exercised an influence on our own understanding of the nature of power.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  4. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00
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  5. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  6. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  7. Return to Italian (elementary)
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella

    Come and join this relaxed-pace course to refresh your elementary Italian. If you've studied beginners/elementary Italian in the past but let it lapse, this is a chance to pick it up again. You'll revisit the basics and refresh your memory. You'll then be able to join a higher level course in the following term. During the course you can also visit one of our mainstream Italian courses to see which level is right for you if you're thinking of coming back to a more regular course of study.

    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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  8. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  9. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  10. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  11. Hatha Flow Yoga
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Madlyn Ray-Jones

    Stretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable

    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  12. Chinese 2 upper revision
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Get a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.







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    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  13. Gentle and Restorative Yoga
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Madlyn Ray-Jones

    Would you like to relax your mind and body, improve wellbeing and develop a calm and focused awareness? Learn the relaxing practice of restorative yoga combined with gentle breath work and mindfulness meditation.

    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  14. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  15. Pentatonics and beyond: improvising in popular music
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 19 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    Study how to improvise in popular music. These two practical sessions are for players of any instrument. Get to grips with improvisation in this exploration of common scales and approaches to improv in pop, rock, blues, folk and jazz. We’ll look at blues scales, pentatonics, extension notes and more to help you get the most out of your improvisation.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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