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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
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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- Massage: workshopCourse start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Monica ClarkeDiscover how massage can relieve stress and promote relaxation and healing through touch. Learn techniques to perform on family and friends. Suitable for those with a general interest or wishing to progress to more advanced courses.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Japanese woodcut printmakingCourse start date: Wed 1 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carol Justin WilhideAn introduction to the beautiful and delicate printmaking world of Japanese Woodcut. Explore this water based, non-toxic process and build an appreciation for the handmade. You will learn how to design, carve and make a multi-coloured print. Beginners welcome.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Indian head massage: workshopCourse start date: Sun 5 May 2024 (and 2 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 - Writing a short filmCourse start date: Sun 5 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sharmila ChauhanWould you like to write a script for a short film? This short course offers an insight into the fundamentals of screenwriting through tutor input, writing exercises, group work and discussion.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Group facilitationCourse start date: Sun 5 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma WinkleyDevelop your skills in leading groups through this exploration of facilitator styles, group roles, interventions, stages of group development and hidden dynamics. Experiential and theory based.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Ways into poetry: intensiveCourse start date: Tue 7 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alice FrecknallAre you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Picture book writingCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Introduction to PythonCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Timothy MarleyWant to learn more about how computers work and what computer programmers do? Get started using Python, the most popular and easy-to-use programming language in the world.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Picture framing and mounting for beginnersCourse start date: Tue 9 Apr 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Esther HeyhoeLearn picture framing and mounting skills for the home or workplace. Using professional framing tools and equipment you'll be taught all the skills you need to work in a busy studio or alternatively how to set up your own small scale practice from home.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Becoming confident on PowerPoint 365 (beginner)Course start date: Sun 12 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to learn how to create presentations? Are you completely new to PowerPoint? Can you use some PowerPoint features but want to expand your skills? On this course you will learn the essential elements of how to create an effective and engaging presentation from creating slides and slideshows from scratch, to using templates, to appropriate use of images and text. You will focus not only on the specific functions of PowerPoint but also what makes a presentation successful.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click hereFull fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £60.00 - Psychology of addictionCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Jacqueline GreenleesAre some people susceptible to addiction? How do substances affect our central nervous system and emotions? How do you understand different addictions, ie sex, eating or computers? How is addiction treated? Discover the answers to these and other questions by looking at addiction - from disease theory to the more recent bio-psychosocial theory. - Shakespeare and the bodyCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftUnlock Shakespeares hidden physical language through the work of Lecoq, Meisner, Michel Chekhov and Grotowski as we discover a deeper, more physically rooted and emotionally driven connection with Shakespeares work. No experience is needed for this short intensive course however an openness to explore and to develop text and physical performance simultaneously is necessary.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 - Sewing on Sundays IIICourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel Selormey
Bring your own sewing project and be guided by an industry professional. Skills you can develop include, altering patterns, couture sewing techniques, or guidance with completing a complicated garment from a pattern.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £231.00 Concession £188.00 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: advanced workshopCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonFine-tune your audio skills by performing in a BBC radio drama on this weekend workshop in the media studio. For those with lots of previous experience, either through courses or industry. - Video blogging with YouTube: introductionCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolanda De Los Bueis UnanuaLearn how to create a video blog (vlog) in your own YouTube channel. Use YouTube full capabilities as social network, video editor and publisher. Edit and enhance your videos with effects and music using open source software Shotcut. Share and connect your channel with other channels and social networks.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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