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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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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Drawing and mindfulness: the art of seeingCourse start date: Sun 26 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore the enriching relationship of drawing and mindfulness and how this can support new ways of seeing to stimulate new directions in your drawing. Suitable for those with experience in mindfulness and/or drawing who wish to re-fresh their practice or stimulate new approaches, as well as enthusiastic beginners.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Book arts drop-in
Course start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettA one-day, tutor supported book arts workshop. This short course is ideal for students who would like some technical or conceptual advice in order to develop a personal project.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Build a website in a day with WordPressCourse start date: Fri 24 Feb 2023 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian HoldenWordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, short course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - German Spring Songs - FrühlingsliederCourse start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDo you love listening to German art songs and singing ? Do you love German spring songs/ Fruehlingslieder? Would you like to work on German pronunciation for singers? In this workshop, we will be working on German spring songs.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Reflexology: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 28 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadExperience the relaxing benefits of hand and foot reflexology and learn how to relieve stress using basic reflexology techniques.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Italian film nightCourse start date: Wed 29 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francesco BucciolWith proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the Italian Film Night is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie night in the college. This term we will be watching "Il Gattopardo",the classic Luchino Visconti film from 1963, which won the Palme D'Or. The film will be presented by Francesco Bucciol, head of the Classics department and our Italian GCSE and A Level tutor. Francesco will also lead a discussion after the film.Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - Literature taster: contemporary fictionCourse start date: Thu 30 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Patricia SweeneyEver wondered what studying a Literature course at City Lit is like? Tempted to try, but not ready to commit to a whole course? Try this taster session on contemporary fiction to boost your confidence and whet your appetite for further study!
Includes information on the Literature programme offering for term three, which runs from April to July 2023.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Improving your Customer ExperienceCourse start date: Fri 31 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ketan VariaDo you understand the end to end journey of your customer? Can you comprehend what your customers are feeling and thinking as they use your service?Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: beginners guide to approaches and techniquesCourse start date: Fri 31 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn opportunity to explore the enriching relationship of drawing and mindfulness and how when practised together they can support greater confidence, lightness and creativity in drawing. Through a variety of guided exercises, explore how the two disciplines relate and how each can enrich the other. This course is suitable for beginners to drawing and/or mindfulness.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul: the story of an iconic cityCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinDiscover the multilayered history of the city from the origins to the end of the Ottoman Empire.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Masters of cinema: Agnes VardaCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul Sutton2019 was marked by the death of a true mistress of world cinema, Agne`s Varda. We will introduce you to her oeuvre, from La pointe courte (1955) to her final work, Varda par Agnes (2019), exploring her status as a ‘feminist’ icon. The digital was central to her later career, making her, perhaps, a multi-media artist rather than just a film director.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Latin inscriptions: the basicsCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean GabbLatin inscriptions can be found almost everywhere, but can you work out what they mean? Learn how to interpret some of these inscriptions. A visit to the British Museum is included.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Try it out: calligraphy, formal and modernCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sharon ShawWould you like to find out about the difference between formal calligraphy and modern calligraphy? Come along to this session and have a go at writing both styles. Beginners and improvers welcome.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Television screenwriting: a tasterCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jim HillDo you want to write for an ongoing TV drama or pitch your own idea for a television series? Start your screenwriting journey on this practical short course. Examine the structure of an episodic TV drama, and explore approaches to the genre in a fun, supportive environment.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Try it out: bookbindingCourse start date: Sat 1 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettDip your fingers into bookbinding. Learn a little about the history, materials and craft of bookbinding while making an attractive binding to take home. A chance to discuss further study in bookbinding at City Lit.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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