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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. An introduction to the philosophy of Simone Weill
    Course start date:  Thu 29 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Karl White
    In this course we will look at aspects of the wide-ranging and intriguing philosophy of Simone Weil, one of the 20th century’s most intriguing and mysterious thinkers.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  2. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00
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  3. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  5. Becoming confident on Word 365 (beginner)
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you new to Word and word processing? Do you want to learn this essential skill both for work and private life? This course will help you create and organise digital letters and short documents.You will learn all the basic functions of creating documents: adding, copying, moving and formatting text, inserting pictures and creating tables, checking spelling and grammar, changing the page layout and printing different documents accurately. All you need is enthusiasm, and confidence using a mouse and basic keyboard functions.



    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 £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £40.00
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  6. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  7. Gentle and Restorative Yoga
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Madlyn Ray-Jones

    Would you like to relax your mind and body, improve wellbeing and develop a calm and focused awareness? Learn the relaxing practice of restorative yoga combined with gentle breath work and mindfulness meditation.

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  8. Chinese 2 upper revision
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Get a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.







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    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  9. Rhythm class
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    Supplement your instrumental or vocal study and improve your musical timekeeping. You will play in class, reading and writing rhythms, and work by ear.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  10. Drumming: introduction
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    For beginners to learn the practical skills required to play drum kit in contemporary music, including stick technique, four-way coordination, listening and music reading. You will play acoustic and practice kits in class.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  11. The Patsy Rodenburg approach to voice
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 17 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    A brief look at the great Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work in an intensive voice and speech workshop spread over two sessions.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £41.00
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  12. Pentatonics and beyond: improvising in popular music
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 19 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Harrison
    Study how to improvise in popular music. These two practical sessions are for players of any instrument. Get to grips with improvisation in this exploration of common scales and approaches to improv in pop, rock, blues, folk and jazz. We’ll look at blues scales, pentatonics, extension notes and more to help you get the most out of your improvisation.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  13. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00
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  14. Piano: advanced performance workshop
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 31 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Razumovskaya
    Welcome to the Summer School edition of Piano: advanced performance workshop! The advanced performance workshop is for pianists playing at Grade 8 standard and above, comprising two three-hour sessions. This insightful class will address issues of interpretation and style as well as dealing with aspects of technique and performance practice.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  15. French history: The Dreyfus Affair and its legacy
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sebastien Ardouin
    Miscarriage of justice, anti-Semitism, reason of state and ultimately triumph of justice. There is more to the Dreyfus Affair though, an event that polarised French society like few before and is at the heart of modern France.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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