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- Public speaking (online)Course start date: Thu 3 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Allis MossWhatever your reasons for speaking publicly, allay your fears in this intensive online course by learning techniques for formal and impromptu speeches, introductions, discussion leading and public questioning, and boost your general confidence at the same time.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Edvard Munch: beyond the ScreamCourse start date: Fri 4 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
This session on Edvard Munch aims to give a fuller picture of the Norwegian artist’s creative legacy. To do so we will shed light on lesser-known works and aspects of his career. Munch’s art will appear immensely personal, and biographical, but also deeply connected to the cultural context in fin-de-siecle Europe.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - The poem as quest: writing narrative poetry
Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025Location on this date: Online
From ballads to myths, learn the techniques and styles needed to write narrative poetry.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Welsh beginners: grammar revision sessionCourse start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Macsen BrownRevise beginner-level Welsh grammar on this supportive and informative online workshop.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Writing the family Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nick BarlayA thought-provoking workshop designed to tackle the challenges of writing about family life in creative non-fiction projects, and offer guidance on shaping personal stories into coherent, engaging narratives.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - How to pitch your screenplay Course start date: Sat 5 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alan NixonYou've worked hard on a screenplay but how do you sell it? This short intensive course identifies tools you can select to create a compelling Pitch Treatment.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Storytelling (intensive)Course start date: Mon 7 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence, both in the workplace, and in contemporary performance. Gain confidence and experience in storytelling on this intensive summer course. - French beginners: revision courseCourse start date: Mon 7 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'French beginners: module 3' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (one year's study).Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Learn to read musicCourse start date: Mon 7 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Cerys HoggBegin to read music, for instrumental playing and singing. Learn how to understand the notation of pitch, metre and rhythm. For absolute beginners, enjoy these practical sessions online. - German beginners intensive: module 1Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandGet ready for a new language experience on this intensive course for complete beginners. Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Return to French (elementary) Course start date: Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course in September.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Gentle Yoga Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottStretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Louise Bourgeois, the abject and the eroticCourse start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to the art of Louise Bourgeois, its feminism, both erotic and abject. We explore Bourgeois as a sculptor, printmaker and performance artist, looking at how she was influenced by psychology and biography.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation) Course start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation. - Modern Greek beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosContinue to speak Modern Greek in the heart of London on this lively online course.
Develop your speaking and listening skills on this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30 hrs of learning).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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