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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?
- Return to French (elementary)
Course start date: Tue 10 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michel WillameCome and join this lively course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course starting later in September.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - The Hindu Temple: an introductionCourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadDiscover more about the development, history and sacred geometry of the Hindu temple in this weekend course which includes a guided visit to a local temple.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Yoga: mixed levels Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Biljana CacicWhether you are you are new to Yoga or have done Yoga before, this course is for you to unwind and relax after work. Learn postures and breathing exercises, improve your body and breath awareness, strength and flexibility, and practise relaxation techniques to help you release tension.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - Yoga: beginners Course start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Biljana CacicAre you new to yoga? This beginners' class offers a chance to develop and improve your body and breath awareness, posture, strength and flexibility, and practise relaxation techniques to help you release tension.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Feldenkrais: awareness through movementCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Charlotte SeirbergLearn how to reduce tension and move with more ease, and notice improvements in your mobility, posture, breathing, balance, coordination and quality of life. - Learn English - learn about London (entry 2-entry 3)Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to improve your English and learn about London at the same time? This course will help you feel more confident about living in London and using your English. You will visit interesting places and learn about the history of the city and the people who live there. You will also learn about important events in the city in the past and now. You will improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will learn a lot of new words to describe people and places and how to express yourself fluently and correctly.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00 - Becoming confident with digital skills: file management and Windows 11 (beginner) Course start date: Thu 26 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Are you able to find the files you need on your PC or on your work's shared drive? Do you know how to search for
missing files? Have you got a system to organise your work or home files? Files are the essential components of
computer use and it is vital to manage them well, especially as cloud use becomes more common. On this course you will learn how to navigate Windows 10, essential to good file management, as well as discover more about files, become confident with the terminology and develop strategies for saving, organising, navigating and searching files of all types. You will also learn how to back up your files so you never lose them!
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £35.00 - History reading group: political biographies Course start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Zoe QuinnThrough discussion of selected biographies we will explore in depth key individuals in world history , their legacy and the era in which they lived.The first class will discuss The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair that Divided France (2011) by Ruth Harris . As this was published a few years ago there are cheap 2nd had copies available.
NOTE: This course consists of four sessions on the following dates:
1/10/24, 19/11/24, 14/1/25 & 11/3/2025.
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 £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Voice masterclass: the Patsy Rodenburg methodCourse start date: Thu 3 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeExtended by popular demand into twice its original length, we will explore through practical exercises the basic methodology of the leading voice practitioner Patsy Rodenburg in these two three-hour workshops delivered in the college.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Try it out calligraphy: old English script Course start date: Thu 3 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ivo GrantinsThis short course will introduce you to old English script which is also referred to as Gothic. You will focus on creating the basic letterforms using a dip pen and ink and leave having completed your own sample. Suitable for beginners or those wishing to increase their knowledge of calligraphy scripts.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Autumn Wildlife Walk: Richmond Park & the Red Deer RutCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore London’s wonderful Richmond Park, appreciate the fascinating behaviour and ecology of its wildlife (including the Red Deer rut), and learn about the challenges of conserving nature in the urban environment.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Japanese holiday kit level 2 Course start date: Mon 7 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chikako NakagawaMake the most of your visit to Japan with this short intensive course. This holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations and to have a friendly chat with the locals. Ideal also if you want to develop your speaking skills
This is not a course for beginners.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00 - Japanese beginners: short introductionCourse start date: Fri 11 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hisaka BuntingGet a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Looking at winter trees Course start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Letta JonesJoin Letta Jones for two tree identification walks in Regent’s Park. These walks will take place on Saturday morning. We will explore common trees, focussing on bark, twigs, leaves, outline, seeds and fruits, with the aim of giving you the confidence to get to know what to look for when identifying trees.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Indigenous Australian art: an introduction
Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AhmadIndigenous Australian art has, in recent years, been increasingly exhibited and discussed in Britain. Yet little is known about the history and development of this art movement and the oeuvres of the artists responsible for its creation. This introductory course will provide a history of how Indigenous Australian artists have changed and challenged the course of national and international art fields in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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