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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. Sign Video and 999 BSL
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Learn about making free video interpreting calls to connect with anyone at work, home, social or emergency.

    If this course is fully booked online, there will be a number of places available to book in person on the day at the Deaf Day Box Office (to left of ground floor entrance).

    Full fee £0.00
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  2. Calming yoga to rest
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah Scott

    This yoga workshop is taught in sign language. Develop your awareness and practice of Yoga.

    If this workshop is fully booked online, there will be a number of places available to book in person on the day at the Deaf Day Box Office (to left of ground floor entrance).

    Full fee £0.00
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  3. SignHealth
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Providing services to the deaf community and campaigning for better access to healthcare since 1986. Come and meet our team to discover how SignHealth can support you.

    If this workshop is fully booked online, there will be a number of places available to book in person on the day at the Deaf Day Box Office (to left of ground floor entrance).

    Full fee £0.00
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  4. Ways into poetry
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    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 £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00
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    95% of 100
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  5. Qi Gong and Tai Chi Yang style short form
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kamal Thapen
    Tai Chi face to face, one session class to explore the Yang Style Short Form Tai Chi and working with partners on martial applications. We will be also practising some Qi Gong movements.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00
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  6. Spanish 3: one season, one painting: primavera
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    En estos talleres dedicados a las cuatro estaciones vamos a activar nuestros sentidos: vista, oido, olfato y gusto. Ven a practicar tu español mientras intercambiamos las sugestiones, impresiones y sentimientos que nos evoca una musica, un color o una pintura.







    Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills, as well as develop their knowledge of art.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  7. Conscience: a short history
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrew Grey
    Journey through the evolution of the fascinating idea of conscience over the past 2,000 years. Explore ancient and modern understandings of this universal phenomenon, drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, philosophy, theology and neuroscience.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  8. French 1/2: sing to improve your French
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Trista Selous
    Summer and the holidays are coming! Let’s sing in French to celebrate.



    Sing your way to better French pronunciation, grammar and cultural knowledge with this fun workshop based on simple songs that French speakers learn as children. Suitable if you have recently started studying French or have an equivalent knowledge of the language.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  9. Gua Sha body massage: taster workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medicine practice in which a tool is used to scrape people’s skin in order to reduce inflammation and chronic pain. It can also help to relieve muscular pain and tension. Come along and learn some techniques to use on family and friends.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  10. Influence of the Greek language on English
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Did you know that the Oxford companion to the English language states that more than 150,000 words of English are derived from Greek, which is considered to have the richest vocabulary in the world?







    Join this lively workshop in the heart of London where you will be introduced to how Ancient Greek influenced the vocabulary of the English language.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  11. Spanish 3: one season, one painting: verano
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    En estos talleres dedicados a las cuatro estaciones vamos a activar nuestros sentidos: vista, oido, olfato y gusto. Ven a practicar tu español mientras intercambiamos las sugestiones, impresiones y sentimientos que nos evoca una musica, un color o una pintura.







    Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills, as well as develop their knowledge of art.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  12. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  13. Indian Women and the Raj
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 5 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  T Hussain
    Why does gender history matter and what can it tell us about the history of British colonialism and India? Join this six-week course to explore the representations and reality of Indian women’s lives during the British colonial era.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  14. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  15. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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