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- Africa and the Classics - the role Africa played in shaping the Classical world and our modern understanding of itCourse start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Szerdi NagyThis course aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between Africa and the Classical
world, highlighting Africa's significant contributions to the Classical world.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - French 2 lower: module 3
Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyContinue 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 - Return to French (upper intermediate)Course start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henriette HarlallRefresh your upper intermediate French in this intensive revision programme and improve your grammar, listening and speaking skills for further study such as A-level and Delf B2. Each course covers different topics. Assessment of level recommended.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Spanish 3 upper: Arte español en Londres de Velázquez a SorollaCourse start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera MoraMejora tu español a través de un recorrido por el arte español.
En este curso, podrás desarrollar tus habilidades lingüísticas en español a través del análisis y la discusión de algunas obras maestras españolas de prestigiosas colecciones de arte londinenses como The National Gallery, la Wallace Collection y Apsley House (la casa de Wellington).
Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - ITEC Level 2 Award in providing Facial Skincare (adults 21+)Course start date: Wed 23 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Stacey ShimAre you looking to gain a qualification that will enable you to provide Facial Skincare treatments, either as an add-on to your current therapist practise, or as a stand-alone offering? Our Level 2 Award in Facial Skincare will give you a recognised qualification that will allow you to provide and develop bespoke Luxury Facial Skincare treatments to your client base, both within a salon setting and as a mobile therapist. - Ways into advanced film studies: film aesthetics Course start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul SuttonHave you wondered why a film might have moved you so powerfully or why it looked so stunningly beautiful? Have you wanted to know quite how a film was able to communicate its story to you so effectively? If so, then this advanced level film studies course is for you. It aims to explore in depth the language of cinema, the way in which film connects with its spectators at the level of film form, in other words, film aesthetics. Writers and critics have long asked similar questions, as have filmmakers themselves, and we will follow some of the most celebrated in their quest for answers. We will look briefly at how films are made and at the importance of cinematography, editing, mise en scène and sound, before exploring in depth film’s aesthetic qualities. We will think about the importance of history for the development of film form and we will analyse clips and sequences from individual films so as to better approach and understand film aesthetics.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Philosophy reading group: Kierkegaard's Fear and TremblingCourse start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kate BanksFear and Trembling is a moving, challenging and influential work of philosophy: short but powerful. This course will offer an introduction to the work of Kierkegaard, explanation of some of the book’s knottier passages and group discussion.
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 £64.00 - Yoga for a healthy back Course start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottLearn Yoga techniques to release, create space and strengthen your back, neck and shoulders safely. With these practices you can alleviate pain and discomfort, increase your mobility and generate a feeling of wellbeing. Please note this course will be taught with voice and also in sign language simultaneously, so it is suitable for hearing and deaf students. - Acting ShakespeareCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon DarwenRehearse scenes and speeches from various Shakespeare's plays. Create vivid performances that are both true to life and true to Shakespeare’s language.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 - ITEC Level 3 Certificate in Lymphatic drainage massageCourse start date: Wed 6 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadLearn how to provide a Lymphatic Drainage Massage using the classical lymphatic drainage techniques, including and the extraordinary benefits of this treatment. Prior experience: you must have completed the ITEC massage diploma or equivalent.Full fee £509.00 Senior fee £509.00 Concession £509.00 - Sketchbooks: materials and techniquesCourse start date: Thu 7 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joe RichardsonA fantastic introduction to creative processes using a variety of different media to develop an exciting sketchbook. A sketchbook is a great place to try things out, make mistakes and take risks - all in the nature of experimentation. Suitable for beginners as well as those with some previous drawing experience.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Art and Ideas: Time and MemoryCourse start date: Wed 8 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersThis course if for students and creative practitioners interested in memory as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Reading for writers: feminist fiction (a fortnightly course)
Course start date: Wed 22 Jan 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor PennyThe landscape of feminist fiction is rich and multifaceted. In this course we'll explore just a fragment to learn what lessons authors of feminist workscan teach budding writers of fiction. We'll read novels by Doris Lessing, Bernadine Evaristo, Mieko Kawakami, and others. We'll analyse, discuss and use these works to inspire and develop our own fiction. You will need to come to the first class having read the short works 'Woman at Point Zero', by Nawal El Saadawi, and 'The Yellow Wallpaper', by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Art and Ideas: space and placeCourse start date: Wed 19 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersExplore concepts and theories of space and place in relation to historical and contemporary art and making, and engage in discussion and debate related to landscape, urban, site-specific and place-based creative arts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £132.00 - ACT for people who stammerCourse start date: Wed 1 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Rachel EverardThis is a powerful approach to therapy. You'll learn to work more effectively with negative thoughts and feelings through acceptance and mindfulness work. You'll also learn how to identify, and move towards, valued goals and directions in your life. If you are new to us, you need to have some advice on the course suitability. Please mail speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk to arrange this.
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 £69.00 Concession £20.00
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