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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Jewellery making: all levelsCourse start date: Mon 19 Feb 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Aurelie DellasantaEver wanted to turn your hand to making your own jewellery? If you have done it before, would like to hone your skills with a professional tutor? Whatever your level, come and practise making jewellery to your own designs, whether you are picking up the basics of cutting, forming and texturing, or taking your designs to the next level with more complex approaches like chain making.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing from plants and flowersCourse start date: Thu 22 Feb 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenMake wonderful drawings in colour and black and white from a range of flowers and plants. Taking the rich and varied history of drawing plants and flowers in different traditions for inspiration. Working with the expressive and colourful medium of both soft and oil pastels, you will respond to the colours and textures of plants and flowers. Suitable for all levels, this course involves making composition studies, leading up to a final, larger, more resolved piece.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Photography for beginnersCourse start date: Thu 1 Feb 2024 (and 19 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Sara EpsteinAlways 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 £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Life drawing after workCourse start date: Wed 6 Mar 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joe RichardsonA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Painting 2Course start date: Fri 19 Jan 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullBuilding on techniques and approaches covered in the Painting 1, this course enables you to work with more depth and a stronger emphasis on experimentation. This is suitable if you already have some experience in painting.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Carving in wood or stoneCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Belinda EdwardsGet inspired by trying carving techniques in wood or stone and create your own small carving. Suitable for anyone from beginners to experienced carvers. This course will explore the characteristics of wood and stone, lead you through the steps of design and carving, encourage you to explore and develop your ideas, and try more experimental techniques.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - Ways into abstract paintingCourse start date: Tue 6 Feb 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a variety of painting materials. With reference to the work of a variety of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, eg. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Italian beginners at a gentle pace: module 2Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Flavia D'AngelantonioContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course for near beginners, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (libro studente, published by Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Biblical Hebrew advancedCourse start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel MontaguDeepen your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and further develop your ability to translate from the Bible.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Spanish beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneContinue 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 11-15 of Ele Actual A1(IF) (libro del alumno) and exercise book (SM Publishers). Suitable if you have completed Spanish beginners: module 2.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00 - French 2 lower: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. The course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 2 course or have an equivalent level.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Italian beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 25 Jan 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mariangela PilloniContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version). Suggested progression route: Italian 2 lower: module 1.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Ancient Greek 5Course start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 15 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jordan DyckIn this advanced course, you will be reading Plutarch’s Life of Alexander, and revising grammar, with translation both from Greek and into Greek.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Italian 2 lower: module 3Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana VistolaSuitable if you have completed Italian 2 lower: module 2. Improve your Italian on this communicative course for year 2 learners, or those who have an equivalent level. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - French beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 18 Jan 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners.The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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