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History: The Egypt of Empire and Conquest - Ancient Egypt and Nubia
In a Study Day suitable for all we will consider how ancient Egypt treated a neighbour. Nubia is the area immediately to the south of ancient Egypt encompassing the south of Egypt today and much of modern Sudan. Nubia itself developed significant cultural entities especially the Kerma civilization and the later Napatan and Meroitic cultures. However much of the history of Nubia is inter-twined with ancient Egypt. The relationship between ancient Egypt and Nubia is a fascinating one and an ever-changing story. This day school explores the Nubian experience with Egypt from trade, through conquest, to the ‘Black Pharaohs’ of the Kushite period.
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Dates:Wed 04/12/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Woodley Hill House (Reading)
Woodley Hill House
45 Eastcourt Avenue
Reading
RG6 1HHTutor:John BillmanCourse code:Q00017283How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
Music Appreciation: The Music of the Parisian Belle Epoque: The Innovations of the French Composers
Paris between 1870 and 1925, in the period known as La Belle Epoque, saw an outburst of artistic creativity in which music played a major role. Composers such as Bizet, Debussy, Ravel and Satie produced innovations which advanced western musical development by overturning Wagner and re-writing the rule book on harmony and form. After a lull since its Romantic hey-day in the 1830s, Paris was once again the centre of the musical world. The city was now a melting pot for artistic endeavour, transforming influences from Russia, Spain, the Far East and the USA into music which became uniquely and elegantly French. In this course, we trace a period, book-ended by two devastating wars, through its achievements in verismo opera, “total art” ballet, impressionism, avant-garde and jazz.
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Dates:Tue 07/01/2025 -
Tue 11/02/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Storton Lodge (Goring)
Icknield Road
Goring-on-Thames
Goring
RG8 0DLTutor:Christopher CarterCourse code:Q00017603How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Get Ready for ESOL Reading (Entry 3)
Set yourself up for success at learning English with this ESOL preparation course. This course is designed to help you prepare for an ESOL entry 3 reading course. Learn key reading skills you’ll need for the entry 3 ESOL course in reading.
Get ready courses help you learn English at your own pace. They give you extra study time for each level and module so you can reach your full potential.
This is a non-accredited English course for adults. If you’re helping others access entry 3 ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Thu 09/01/2025 -
Thu 03/04/2025Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:23 sessionsLocation:Reading Community Learning Centre (Readi
94 London Street
Reading
RG1 4SJTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018519How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Get Ready for ESOL Writing (Entry 3)
Set yourself up for success at learning English with this ESOL preparation course. This course is designed to help you prepare for an ESOL entry 3 speaking and listening course. Learn key verbal communication skills you’ll need for the entry 3 ESOL course in speaking and listening.
Get ready courses help you learn English at your own pace. They give you extra study time for each level and module so you can reach your full potential. This course helps you learn conversational tactics to support you in everyday interactions in the UK.
This is a non-accredited English course for adults. If you’re helping others access entry 3 ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Thu 09/01/2025 -
Wed 02/04/2025Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:23 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018523How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
WEA Membership
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 1)
Learn basic writing skills with this foundational English course for beginners. This English course is for speakers of other languages. It will help you learn to write in English to study, work, and live in the UK.
Entry 1 ESOL courses help people who are just starting to learn English. It will help you gain confidence to write basic sentences in English. There are also reading and speaking & listening courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Wed 25/06/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:37 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018521How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Writing) (Entry 2)
Build up your writing skills with these ESOL classes. This English course for beginners is aimed at speakers of other languages. It will help you learn writing skills that will support you to work or study in the UK.
This ESOL entry 2 writing course builds on skills you learnt at entry 1. Expand your knowledge of grammar and improve your writing skills in English. There are also reading and speaking & listening courses at this level.
If you’re helping others access ESOL classes in the UK, you’ve come to the right place
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Dates:Tue 14/01/2025 -
Thu 19/06/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:38 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018522How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
English Conversation class
Improve your English speaking and listening skills with our English Conversation Class. Engage in interactive discussions and activities to build confidence in everyday communication. Ideal for non-native speakers looking to enhance their conversational English.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 28/03/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018524How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £150.00
Art Appreciation: The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is indeed a jewel box of great painting. With works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Michelangelo, some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance are to be found there. But this is more than just a collection of great works. It is also the pope’s private chapel and so these works were created not just for display but to relay a greater message to the world, But how many of the thousands of visitors really understand that message or what these works are about? In this study day we shall seek to decode the 'messages' contained in these great works and see what Sixtus IV and Julius II and their artists were really saying to us.
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Dates:Tue 04/02/2025 -
Tue 04/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017593How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:1 place remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£30.00
History: The Queens of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt demonstrates how even in a male-dominated society women did on occasion rise to the highest position in the land. In this course we will explore the women who not only held great influence but, on some occasions, effectively ruled Egypt. From the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cleopatra VII over a millennium later, we consider how these women came to power and served as some of the most prominent female figures of antiquity.
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Dates:Wed 26/02/2025 -
Wed 26/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Woodley Hill House (Reading)
Woodley Hill House
45 Eastcourt Avenue
Reading
RG6 1HHTutor:John BillmanCourse code:Q00017588How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.00
Art Appreciation: Painting in Early Renaissance Florence
Florence is one of the most beautiful and artistically endowed cities in Europe, and although recent scholarship has looked critically at her claim to be the epicentre of the ‘Italian Renaissance’, it remains true that many important advances in painting were made there between 14C-16C. This course aims to re-examine Florence’s position in the ‘Renaissance’ by studying both the role played by the patrons, the wealthy merchant bankers like the Medici, and the artists such as Botticelli, Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci, and many others.
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Dates:Sat 01/03/2025 -
Sat 01/03/2025Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018038How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20