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Japanese: jump into year 2This short course is a chance to review the topics covered in year one (beginners course module 1/2/3) and give you a head start as you enter your second year of studying Japanese.Online
Tue 1 Sep 2026Kiyomi UntenFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00- Return to French (elementary)
Join this lively refresher course and boost your elementary French-perfect preparation for moving straight on to Level 2.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
- London at war - guided walks
London has been shaped by war, conflict and unrest. It's buildings, monuments and even street names reflect our embattled past. These walks examine London's wartime legacy from medieval fortifications to the War on Terror. First lecture delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks; no class/break week 6/10/26.
Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tue 8 Sep 2026Eleanor JacksonFull fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Mexico: an introductory history
Explore how colonial Mexico transformed into an independent nation and how its early political struggles shaped the country we know today.
Online
Tue 8 Sep 2026Anna GrimaldiFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - History taster: mapping the Silk Road
Spices, Silks and Stories from Samarkand to Beijing!
Online
Tue 8 Sep 2026Vanessa KingFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Emerging languages and cultures
Learn how humans invent entirely new languages and how these new forms of communication become powerful symbols of identity.
Online
Tue 8 Sep 2026Florence Marfo, Jack Pulman-SlaterFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - History taster: Genghis Khan on Trial
Step into the courtroom of history and put one of the world’s most legendary-and controversial-figures under the spotlight. Was Genghis Khan a ruthless conqueror or a visionary leader who reshaped the world? In this lively taster course, you’ll take on the role of historical detective, weighing evidence and forming your own verdict on the founder of the Mongol Empire.
Online
Tue 8 Sep 2026Vanessa KingFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Brazilian Portuguese beginners: revision
This intensive course is suitable if you have studied Portuguese for about a year in the past but are not sure whether you are ready to join our second-year course, Brazilian Portuguese 2 lower. You will revise the grammar and vocabulary of year one in one week and will be ready for Brazilian Portuguese 2 lower: module 1.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Art history tasterCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
- City of words: London's literary landscape
London has been muse, magnet and mecca to writers for 400 years, home to Shakespeare's successes, Dickens' dramas and Wilde's witticisms. After an introductory lecture (via zoom) we walk a different London neighbourhood each week exploring its literary connections.Break week/No class: 08/10/2026.
Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Thu 10 Sep 2026Eleanor JacksonFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionThis 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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
- Cult TV: Twin Peaks - The Return
When Twin Peaks ended in 1991, audiences were left with a warning: ‘I’ll see you again in 25 years’. Much of the show’s surrealism wasn’t to be taken literally, but this time showrunners David Lynch and Mark Frost made good on their word, releasing Twin Peaks: The Return a quarter century later to rapturous acclaim. This course will explore how The Return both built upon and shattered much of what the series established through contexts like reboots, streaming, and Lynch’s wider oeuvre.
Online
Mon 14 Sep 2026Zoe CrombieFull fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Flags decoded: Latin America
Discover the political symbolism and history behind the flags of Latin America.
Online
Mon 14 Sep 2026Sebastien ArdouinFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Music theory: grade 5
Learn about irregular metre, tenor clef, major and minor keys to six flats/sharps, primary triads, cadences, and standard expression signs. Essential for anyone taking higher grade practical exams. (Break Week: 26/29th Oct 2026 or 2nd June 2027 as appropriate)
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00
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