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- Latin 5
Course start date: Tue 6 May 2025 (and 8 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Judith RiceIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by Latin authors to deepen your appreciation of their work and your knowledge of Roman culture, history and society.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Dickens' London Course start date: Sat 10 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Molly Rumbelow'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Enjoy this introduction to Dickens' work and the London of his time. Morning lecture at City Lit followed by a walk in the area of the city connected to his work.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Storytelling: tell your personal storyCourse start date: Sun 11 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanTell your own personal story to others, and in so doing gain some perspective on how past events have shaped your life and how they will affect your future, while at the same time inspiring and informing others about life choices. The course will take place in a safe environment in the college.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Writing and rewriting fairytales Course start date: Sun 11 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadOnce upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Latin 2: module 3 Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiSuitable if you have completed Latin 2: modules 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Improve your knowledge of Latin grammar and your ability to read and write Latin, as well as exploring Roman culture and history.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Developing watercolour painting Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anne-Marie FosterExplore the specific qualities of watercolour and the opportunities this adaptable medium offers to create dynamic painting compositions. Develop a fluency with brush work and layering of colour to develop compositional possibilities.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Develop your filmmaking Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczLooking for an opportunity to build on your previous film making and editing experiences? Want to develop your leaning further, make more effective films with more professional decisions at each stage of production or simply have some further guidance? Then this class is for you.Full fee £529.00 Senior fee £423.00 Concession £344.00 - Calligraphy: modern copperplate Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant letterforms using a pointed pen with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic copperplate alphabet, we will begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers, and both left-handers and right-handers.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - The Courtauld: an introduction Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowThe Courtauld collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, ranging from the medieval period to the present day. This two-part course is an opportunity to explore an outstanding collection which includes one of the richest holdings of early Italian art in Britain alongside Impressionist and Post-Impressionist gems such as Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. - Italian 3 upper: module 3 Course start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paola NorthQuesti corsi ti daranno la possibilitá di migliorare le tue capacitá di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull' uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. É necessario aver completato il 'module 2' o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00 - Return to Spanish (lower intermediate) Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberto GallegoIf you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your lower intermediate Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 2 upper course in September or level 2 course in the summer.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Metal sculpture: beginners to intermediate Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew RevellLearn the techniques required in making sculptural/functional objects in steel: cutting, bending, welding and joining small scale metal. Please bring ideas, inspiration and scrap metal. This course is for beginners and those at intermediate level.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00 - Japanese philosophyCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John GoffJapanese philosophy extends well beyond Zen, with several philosophical traditions including that of the modern Kyoto School. Developing distinct cultural, aesthetic and political concepts, Japanese philosophers offer a rich field of thought. - Ballet at the barre: online Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alexander SimpkinsAn online barre class from the comfort of your own home. The work you do at the ballet barre is the foundation for all the other work you do as a dancer. Improve your strength, balance and coordination. Not suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £83.00 - Modern copperplate calligraphy for improvers Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant letterforms using a pointed pen with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic copperplate alphabet, we will begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers, and both left-handers and right-handers.Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £359.00 Concession £292.00
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