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Whether you want to try something new, revisit an old interest, or gain a new skill, we have thousands of online courses for you. Learn a language, explore art, study drama, improve your writing, or gain new skills. You can do all this and more with City Lit! Alternatively, explore our courses in London.

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Dive into an unparalleled range of online courses with City Lit, the UK’s leading adult education provider. 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. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £45.00
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  3. Ways into screenwriting: getting started
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 20 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Alan Nixon
    Want to write scripts but don't know how to start? Discover the basics of screenwriting - character, conflict and more - on this online taster course that will help you shape your ideas and get your story going.



    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 £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  4. Alexander technique: workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Codina Llavina
    Discover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn to become mindful of muscular and mental tension in this session.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  5. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  6. Yoga: beginners
    Course start date:  Fri 11 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Biljana Cacic
    Learn Yoga postures and breath awareness. Improve posture, strength, flexibility, co-ordination and balance at the same time as releasing tension, relaxing your breathing and clearing your mind. Classes close with a guided relaxation to further calm the mind. For those with little or no experience of Yoga.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00
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  7. Japanese workshop: Japanese Gairaigo
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Do you want to learn how foreign languages words appeared in the Japanese language? This workshop will tell you about the origin, the process and the pronunciation through lively activities.



    This course will be delivered online. 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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  8. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  9. Global History Friday Lates: Perfume: A 'Scent-sational' History
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Linsey Hunter
    Join our Global History Friday Late session to explore history via the evocative sense of smell. This course will explore the practice of improving one’s smell from its ancient origins to modern commercial perfumery.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  10. Science Friday Lates with Radmila Topalovic: Navigating the Night Sky: Spring/Summer
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Radmila Topalovic
    We will take a tour of the seasonal night sky, going beyond the veil of light pollution to explore the cosmic sights that we can all find from home. You will learn how to plan your stargazing session from maps to apps and find the things that most people miss.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Friday lates: Agnes Martin – pioneer, painter, icon
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Henry Martin
    This course examines the unconventional life and artworks of Agnes Martin (1912–2004), regarded as one of the great artists of the Twentieth Century. Topics covered include Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, LGBTQ artists, and the role of the biography in Art History.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  12. Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - past tense
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 29 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roser Martínez-Sánchez
    Este curso te da la oportunidad de obtener una mejor comprensión de los pasados a través de actividades escritas y orales. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el DELE B1.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  13. Write a short story in a weekend
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 29 Mar 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vicky Grut
    Turn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Includes a 1-hour break each day.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  14. Write your screenplay: from idea to first draft
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 29 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clive Ford
    A good screenplay starts with a good story but it also needs structure, good characters and interesting twists. This is a course for writers who have an idea they think is ready to go. We’ll look at the best ways to grab the viewers’ attention from the off, and at the end of the course you’ll get a chance to pitch your ideas.



    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 £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  15. Literature taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 29 Mar 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Patricia Sweeney
    Do you want to explore how to go about understanding a poem? How to do a close reading of a work of fiction? Come and join this online taster session to find out what makes a literature class at City Lit so special.







    The course also presents an overview of our literature offering for term three in fiction, poetry, drama and literary non-fiction (April-July 2025).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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