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  1. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 15 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Szabo

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    Learn to speak Italian on this intensive evening class. Taught in Italian, the emphasis is on developing your speaking and listening skills. Each lesson is a bit longer than our standard lesson time, so you'll cover the same ground as you would in a standard beginners course, but you'll do so in fewer weeks. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00
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  2. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Spectacles of the Ancient world
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Bloomfield
    This course explores some of the most elaborate and powerful displays of the Graeco-Roman world. Designed to entertain, inform, and elicit support, often at times of great political or religious significance, they were unforgettable, and have long exercised an influence on our own understanding of the nature of power.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  5. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  6. French pronunciation through songs
    Course start date:  Fri 23 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Estelle Hélouin
    Whether you are a shower singer, an experienced singer or just like listening to songs in French, this course is for anyone who would like to improve their French pronunciation while enjoying beautiful songs from different French speaking countries.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  7. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  8. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  9. Spanish beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 17 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Learn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)







    Please do not buy the book until after the first class as if you transfer to another level, you may use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  10. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  11. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  12. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  13. Photography for beginners
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 17 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Sara Leigh Lewis
    Always wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  14. Heaven and hell in world religions
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Compare and contrast the afterlife beliefs of the five major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Explore how these ideas developed and influenced each other.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  15. Ways into poetry: intensive
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 14 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Toby Campion, Sarah Westcott
    Are 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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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