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This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Pre Entry Digital Skills
Learn to use digital devices and gain essential computer skills for professional and personal use. Digital training helps you move with the times and not get left behind. This beginner’s course is for anyone who wants to learn digital skills, no matter your current knowledge.
This course is appropriate for complete beginners, so don’t worry if this is all new to you.
Learn to use word processing software and fill out online forms in this Digital Skills course. Understand how to use email and search for information online. This digital skills training also teaches you how to shop online securely. You’ll understand online safety and data storage
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 09/10/2024Times:9:30am - 1:30pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:WEA (Leicester)
101 Hinckley Road
Leicester
LE3 0TDTutor:Chantal NgounouCourse code:Q00017234How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
History: Ancient Egypt: Decorated Tombs of Thebes
In this course suitable for newcomers to the subject as well as those with previous experience, we will be studying ancient Egyptian art through the decorated tombs of ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor). Through a series of visually rich sessions a wide range of tomb scenes will be studied with a focus on both understanding what these scenes represent while also considering aspects of style and purpose. We will see how scenes can be replicated or adapted across tombs as well as less typical tomb scenes potentially representing the agency of the tomb owner.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 23/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:John BillmanCourse code:Q00017284How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
British Novels in the 70s and 80s (Part 1)
This course will consider and analyse the following authors
and their texts. These are:
Magnus - George Mackay Brown.
Border Country - Raymond Williams.
They - Kay Dick.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John Le Carre.
Waterland - Graham Swift.
These texts will provide a window into the different regions of
Britain during two decades of major change in the social fabric and
political nature of Britain, though several of our texts will trace
these changes back to the earlier part of the twentieth century,
and in doing so, we will encounter themes of identity, class and
the decline of Empire.
There will be much to prompt discussion and challenge our
assumptions.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Times:2:15pm - 4:15pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Rose House (London)
70 Barnes High Street
London
SW13 9LDTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017363How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Drawing and Watercolour Techniques with Art History References
This course will help you understand watercolour techniques interrelated with drawing skills, and in connection with inspiring examples in art history. It will help you learn classical techniques in a subtle way, by relating them to examples by various masters of drawing and watercolour (such as Dürer, Turner or Cezanne) and contemporary artists (such as David Hockney or Anselm Kiefer). If you would like to have a fresh view of watercolour painting and drawing, and learn how to achieve expressivity by carefully combining techniques such as glazing, graded wash or cross-hatching, this course will offer you an overview and will inspire personal artworks of great subtlety and sensitivity It will also encourage you to create your own original artworks based on the techniques learned and it will bring a fresh perspective on known techniques and styles, if you have already practised them in your own paintings. You will need to bring your own materials, paints and paper along for this course. The tutor will let you know what to bring
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 20/11/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reformed Church (New Ba
Corner of Somerset Road & Mowb
New Barnet
EN5 1RHTutor:Emanuela-Alina BaloiuCourse code:Q00017370How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £80.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:WEA Membership
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Textiles and Fashion: Introduction to Machine Sewing
An introduction to machine sewing for beginners. Learn how to use a sewing machine for a variety of projects. Understand sewing vocabulary, basic sewing techniques, types of stitches. Understand the function of bobbin in machine sewing for even smooth stitching. Troubleshoot problems as they occur.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Kauser NabeelCourse code:Q00010814How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Appreciation: Art and Society in 18th Century Britain
Discuss a range of works of art from the eighteenth century, linking them to their social, political and historical contexts, and investigating their role in recording and shaping contemporary debates.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Prasannajit De SilvaCourse code:Q00009792How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Practical: Landscape Painting for Beginners and Improvers
This course will focus on working from the landscape to make original works of art. It will explore creative approaches and different ways of working to create paintings and develop your skills in landscape painting.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 02/07/2025Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:34 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00009798How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £251.60
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Art Practical: Art for All
This is a practical art course where you will explore a range of art materials to create personal drawings and paintings. Grab your sketch pad, pencils or charcoal and join this friendly art class, where you'll learn basic techniques.
You don't have to be an accomplished artist to join this group, this class is for everyone regardless of ability. Your tutor will explain different art techniques and give you the encouragement you need to find your inner artist.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 21/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:30pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Four Courts Community Centre (St. Leonar
Sydney Close
St. Leonards-on-Sea
TN38 9DDTutor:Beverley SellCourse code:Q00009444How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Beginners Latin
Latin is more alive than ever. It is often called a “dead” language, yet it is all around us.
This online Latin course is ideal for language and history enthusiasts alike. Whether you are interested in language learning, botany, law, medicine, or even family history, you will find Latin everywhere.
This beginner’s Latin course will teach you the essential grammar and syntax to start reading and understanding Latin. Learn to translate basic sentences into English.
Learning Latin will give you transferable knowledge to apply to any language learning. This fascinating language is considered the blueprint for modern languages. Understand the etymology of various European languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 06/02/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00017596How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00
This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.
Personal Development: Getting ready for employment - Future Goals
Getting Ready for Employment: Future Goals is organised in partnership with Wolverhampton City Council and the Blakenhall Action Community Forum at the Old School, Dudley Road, Wolverhampton WV2 3BY. It is specifically created in partnership with care leavers and their care assistants, who are welcome to attend to support their client.
This a short course which will help learners to acquire techniques to cope more effectively with anxiety and lack of self confidence and will help them to set future goals for further learning, volunteering or getting into employment.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority https://www.wmca.org.uk/
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 12/12/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:The Old School Building (Wolverhampton)
The Old School
73 Dudley Road
Wolverhampton
WV2 3BYTutor:Jayne EvansCourse code:Q00015656How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.80