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We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Physics unravelled: navigating the maze of string theory
Course start date: Sat 19 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickWith its promise of answering questions about black holes, gravity and dark matter/energy, string theory has captivated many physicists for the past 50 years. In this course, we will look at string theory in a non-technical way and consider what the prospects are for this remarkable theory.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Writing for children: getting started Course start date: Tue 22 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil ArkseyDevelop your ideas for children's stories in a practical interactive session. Topics will include plot, characterisation and viewpoint, and how to approach the children's publishing industry today.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - The physics of time Course start date: Sun 17 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Radmila TopalovicWe'll explore the concept of time in everyday life, using the theories of special and general relativity, and also investigate its nature in the quantum world zooming out to the large scale Universe.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - How gravity shapes spacetime: exploring Einstein's theory of General Relativity Course start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickIn this course we explore the connection between mass, gravity and spacetime, arising out of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. We explore what gravity is through effects such as bending light and slowing down time.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - French holiday kit Course start date: Sat 30 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezAre you planning a city break in France over the festive season ? Would you like to get to grips with the fundamentals of the language so you can feel less like a tourist and more like a local? This course will give you an introduction into the basics of the French language and enable you to get by in the most frequent travel situations.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - French 2: revision course Course start date: Sat 30 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronCome and join this lively short revision course on Saturdays, either to consolidate what you have just learnt or to revisit some of what you have learnt some time ago.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - French 3/4: improve your pronunciation Course start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronHaving difficulties pronouncing your French ‘r’s and ‘u’s? Practise some difficult sounds on this lively course and impress your French friends! - Indian head massage: workshopCourse start date: Sat 1 Mar 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanDiscover the ancient and highly therapeutic practice of Indian head massage. Learn how tension is held in the neck and shoulders and how to alleviate this in family and friends by practising a basic routine.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - European design 1915-1935: designing utopia
Course start date: Sat 1 Mar 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersStudy the dominant design aesthetic of the twentieth century, considering its development, successes and failures. Movements will include Russian Constructivism, the Bauhaus and Purism. Design practices will include graphics, furniture and architecture.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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