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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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. Try it out: jewellery making
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Dec 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elizabeth Bone
    Ideal for beginners who want to give jewellery making a go. Come and join this short taster course introducing you to basic jewellery processes and techniques to enable you to make a simple piece of jewellery.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  2. French 2 upper: taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Dec 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pascale Vuittenez
    Come and discover what a lower intermediate French class feels like.



    This course is suitable if you have studied French for 2-3 years recently or have done a GCSE some time ago.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  3. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  4. Great artists: David Munrow
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Breen
    Explore the life and works of David Munrow, one of the key performers of early music in the 1960s and 1970s.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  5. String Winter School
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Fri 12 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Robert Puzey

    Learn technique, repertoire and ensemble skills for all orchestral strings. Develop your confidence and make new string friends. For players at grade 3 or above.

     

    Repertoire

    Chanson Triste – Tchaikovsky
    Quartet Op.4 No.1 in C major - Karl Stamitz
    Sinfonia in G - Albinoni
     

    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00
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  6. German advanced: Von Hirten und Engelschören - die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit in der deutschen Kunst
    Course start date:  Fri 12 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Annette Kossow
    Come to this one off German advanced x mas special in the heart of London.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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  7. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Lipreading taster session
    Course start date:  Fri 12 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Daryl Joyce
    This taster is suitable for total beginners and will give you an insight into how lipreading works and the opportunity to try out some fun exercises.

    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.

    See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00
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  10. Enhance your impact and presence
    Last Few Places, Weekend
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    Course start date:  Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Lunn
    Discover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back, on this intensive weekend course.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00
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  11. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  12. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  13. French 3 upper: an insider's guide to France
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 13 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram

    Embark on a cultural journey through Lyon, Nice and Marseille and discover what makes each city unique. This compact, dynamic workshop is full of practical tips and essential vocabulary to help you prepare for your next trip. From history and culture to gastronomy, hidden gems, short itineraries and insider advice—this course gives you everything you need to enrich your visit.

    You will gain an engaging overview of three of France’s major cities and learn useful language, cultural insights and local facts to make your stay in France even more memorable.

    Save up to 15% when you book onto selected language culture workshops. Language culture workshops bundle offer | City Lit

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  14. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00
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  15. Christmas at the cinema
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 13 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Wischmeyer
    Carefully-curated Christmas cornucopia overflows with seasonal films, from new entry The Holdovers (2023 Alexander Payne) to Home Alone (1990 Chris Columbus/John Hughes). This is a celebration of the genre of the Christmas film packed with clips and hidden gems: Scrooge (1951 Brian Desmond Hurst) remixed as a film noir, Lindsay Anderson’s Every Day Except Christmas (1957), his film about the old Covent Garden market later seen in My Fair Lady (1964) or Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972) just before it closed down. Full of delights, discussions and a grown man dressed as an Elf (2003).
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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