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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. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  2. Thinking through philosophy: a guide
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Christopher Horner

    What is morality and what is it based on? Is the mind a ghost in the machine?  What can I really know? This is a beginner’s introduction to how philosophy tackles questions like these and many others.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  3. Spanish beginners: taster
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    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  4. Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Helen Burgess
    Join us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5 day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. As daily life is full of uncertainty and with our attention getting pulled in many directions why not take some personal time to reset and focus combining meditation with some simple drawing exercises. You will be guiding your mind to settle and to look with care at the world around us and our inner experience. Whether you want to do something nourishing before you go to work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will bring a positive start to each morning, helping you begin the days with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  5. The art of negotiating
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Gavin Illsley
    Negotiation is a communication skill essential in solving problems and reaching your goals. Learn to prepare well and to feel confident using logical and emotional tools to achieve great outcomes. This course will be delivered online.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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  6. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  7. Hungarian beginners holiday kit
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Eva Pallaghy

    Make the most of your holidays in Hungary with one of our short intensive courses. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  8. London photography: River Thames
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    Explore and discover London through photography walks around locations rich in photographic potential.
    The walks revolve around photographing views along the River Thames, from the Aldwych area eastwards to the City, from London Bridge to the Southbank and from Westminster to the newly developed Nine Elms area. Bring your own camera and comfortable walking shoes as you capture places, spaces, objects and people.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00
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  9. Spanish beginners: module 1A
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Learn to speak Spanish on this short course for complete beginners. You will be able to continue by joining Spanish beginners: module 1B if you want more than just an introduction.

    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 £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  10. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  11. Looking for the Golden Fleece: Jason and the Argonauts
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Come and explore the journey of the Argonauts and discover Jason.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  12. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00
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  13. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Writing Motherhood
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rebecca Jones
    Explore the extraordinarily diverse world of writing about motherhood, looking at literary texts that have firmly rebuked any notions of motherhood as ‘merely’ domestic, and have instead made it the subject of serious literary writing, have explored major themes such as the body, trauma, gender, queerness, race and creativity, and have written diverse truths about the realities of motherhood. Writers include Toni Morrison, Adrienne Rich and Rachel Cusk, Maggie Nelson and Ayò¿bámi Adébáyò¿.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  15. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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