WEA courses

Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation. This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.

This class will teach you how to make a range of small projects: cushions, bags, zip purses, peg bag/tea cosy, hanging hearts or birds or you can choose patterns of your own. Weekly skills will also be covered including buttonholes, ways to insert zips, piping, darts and more. Basic knowledge of the sewing machine is needed.

This course will focus on a geographical area that may be intriguing for many of us: the North of Europe. Lately, in films and TV series, novels, and design, the Nordic touch has been quite popular. What about the visual arts? If you would like to know more about the history of Nordic art, this course is for you! In this course, you will learn about artists from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We will cover Viking objects, Norwegian stave churches, Danish and Swedish medieval church frescoes, Finish national romantic painting and the Skagen painters. We will also study the art and craft of the Sami people.

This course greener practices in the house will deliver that there is an acceptance that anyone can make changes in their life to enjoy an environmentally friendly and healthier lifestyle whilst protecting the planet. Taking constructive action is something everyone can take part in, and it does not have to hurt your finances or your way of life. Living in a more food sustainable way can make your life more enjoyable, fulfilling, and environmentally suitable. It can also prepare you for climate change lifestyle transformations.

Experiment with a range of materials and complete a number of exciting projects in art including landscape painting and a personal project. This course offers expert but accessible instruction in drawing, colour mixing, landscape painting and a personal project such as a portrait or abstract design. The course takes place at Ashley Place, which is a residential home for adults with a physical disability, but the course is open to everyone from the community with or without a disability.

Feel the power of the photograph. Ease into writing a story. The photo mesmerises, it unlocks your imagination, transports you to other worlds, to memories forgotten until now. This creative writing course aims to boost your imagination, help you to generate vivid ideas that will have you drift from image to pen. You'll be introduced to a range of photos - portrait, street, nature, city and more - to activate and tease out a story. In class you'll stories and share with others to further spark your imagination and feel inspired. The tutor offers verbal feedback and also written feedback on one submitted piece over the course. Short published stories will also be shared to flex your storytelling muscle!

Have you learnt the basics of painting in watercolours and are looking for fresh ideas? Do you want to learn and develop the use of watercolours alongside different art media? Why not join this course to explore your own creativity, find inspiration and receive support and encouragement? This ten-week course aims to provide ideas and techniques for working spontaneously and expressively as well finding sources of inspiration and methods for using a variety of drawing and painting media with watercolours. You will also have the opportunity to share ideas and take part in weekly discussions about your artworks with the tutor and other students on the course. This online course also follows on from Q00019810 but you can also attend if you haven't attended that course.

Join me for a seated yoga session, designed to stretch every muscle in the body. We will includce a yoga strap and bring some tin cans to add a weight bearing aspect to your session. During the meditation section of this class your tutor will focus on each of the Yamas. Yamas: the moral, ethical and societal guidelines for those who love yoga. These guidelines are all expressed in the emphatic descriptions of how we understand and relate to the world around us when we are truly immersed in seated yoga. There are five Yamas in total in Patanjali's Sutras: • Ahimsa (non-harming or non-violence in thought, word and deed) • Satya (truthfulness) • Asteya (non-stealing) • Brahmacharya (the 'right use of energy', we will include some self massage and reflexology) • Aparigraha (non-greed or non-hoarding, we will include some focus around space clearing your homes linked with Feng Shui)

This course has two main objectives. It will enable you to work on a series of individual mosaics to display or sell at a local public event. Secondly it will equip you in the planning of a collaborative group mosaic designed for installation in a community space. Teamwork will be encouraged where you will be contributing in several ways, from the planning, making, advertising, curation, and event participation.

This Study Skills course is designed to support Entry 3 ESOL learners in preparing for their Entry 3 ESOL Reading Exam. Through practical activities and guided practice, learners will develop essential reading strategies, including how to identify key information, improve reading speed, and understand different question types. The course will cover techniques for skimming, scanning, and interpreting texts, as well as strategies for managing time during the exam. By the end of the course, learners will feel confident in their reading abilities and be well-prepared to succeed in their Entry 3 ESOL Reading Exam.