Adult Education Course Guide

SUMMER 2016

ADULT EDUCATION COURSE GUIDE

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Welcome to

Sir John Deane’s Welcome to Sir John Deane’s Adult Education Summer 2016 prospectus! We had our first Mindfulness day last term and it proved to be extremely popular with excellent feedback.

For those of you that were unable to secure a place on this oversubscribed course please make a note that we are running it again this term. Mindfulness is the theme of our summer with further courses including ‘Mindfulness in Photography’ and ‘Tangling for Mindfulness’ – one I am particularly keen on trying for myself.

As always, our prospectus contains a great range of diverse courses for both evenings and

Saturdays – from computing and dance to leisure, lifestyle, business and languages. We have further new courses including Essential Navigation and Seamanship and a ‘Dolly Mixtures’ sewing course making different useful objects for the home each week.

We do hope you are tempted to come along and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and facilities at SJD – and join great adult students who make up our college community. I do hope you enjoy browsing the brochure and keep an eye out for those courses that are new to our College.

Lynne Peachment Adult Education Manager

How to enrol Summer Term enrolment opens 7th March and there are three easy ways to enrol: • By phone on 01606 810020 / 810025 • In person at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College (Term time only Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm, except bank holidays) • Online by downloading and returning an enrolment form at www.sjd.ac.uk Course Fees: Please note that all courses must be booked in advance and paid for at the time of booking Short courses: (14 weeks or less) must be paid in full at the time of enrolment – you can pay either in person, by telephone or post, using cash, cheque, credit or debit card (excluding American Express and Diners Club) Long courses: (15 weeks or more) can be paid in full at the time of enrolment or as 50% at enrolment and 50% via a postdated cheque.

Fee remission You may be entitled to full or partial remission of course fees if • You are in receipt of full state benefits • You are an individual who has not reached GCSE level C or above in English and Maths and is enrolling on GCSE English or Maths courses.

There is no fee remission on dance, exercise, music, singing or Saturday classes. There is also no remission for examination fees.

Refunds: Refunds cannot be given if you withdraw within 2 weeks of the start of any course or once the course has started.

A non-refundable administration fee of £20 per course is incorporated into all fees and is charged to all students, including those who qualify for full remission of tuition fees.

Other information: Courses with fewer than the relevant minimum number of students may, at the discretion of the College, have the option of continuing, on payment of a supplementary fee.

The College cannot guarantee that the courses listed in this prospectus will run, or that they will be repeated in future programmes.

Fees may be subject to change because of government funding reviews, which can happen at any time. Current fees will always be confirmed at enrolment and updated on our website as soon as we are aware of any changes.

The entire College is a no-smoking area and therefore smoking is forbidden anywhere on the College site, including the Leisure Centre. Students and tutors who need to smoke should do so off the College grounds.

If we have to cancel a course because of low enrolment, a full refund will be given.

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COMPUTING COURSES

COMPUTING Excel Spreadsheets for home and business – BEGINNERS and MOVING ON

Wednesday

27/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£54.00

Tuesday

26/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£54.00

Digital Photography – learning to take a good picture

Tuesday

26/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£56.00

Digital Photography – more advanced pictures – IMPROVERS

Monday

25/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£56.00

An Introduction to Adobe Lightroom for Photographers

Tuesday

26/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£54.00

Word and Powerpoint

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

COMPUTING

NEW

Excel Spreadsheets for home and business – BEGINNERS and MOVING ON Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet programme that allows you to store organise and analyse information and this course is suitable for students who have never used Excel before and who want to further develop their skills towards an intermediate level. Learn how to use formulae, create charts and format and print your worksheet. We will then advance to build more complex formulae, work with multiple worksheets as well as advanced formatting and

layout techniques. Basic computer skills (using a keyboard and a mouse) are advisable.

Day & Time: Wednesday 27/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 7 weeks Cost: £54.00 NEW Word and Powerpoint Microsoft Word is an essential tool for the home and business. This course is aimed at beginners with a basic knowledge in computing who wish to develop skills in Word 2010. Topics covered include : formatting and editing

COMPUTING for BEGINNERS

documents, inserting and editing pictures, using borders and bullets and creating a range of effectively presented documents, including: letterheads, newsletters, flyers, tear-off slips, etc. We will then move on to Powerpoint which is a useful tool for creating presentations but can also be used for posters too. Powerpoint is often used in office work. We will develop simple slides using bullets and images and practice using different transitions between slides.

Day & Time: Tuesday 26/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 7 weeks Cost: £54.00

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES – SEE SATURDAY COURSES FOR MORE DIGITAL CAMERA CLASSES Students must have their own digital camera and a good knowledge of a PC. Please bring along a card reader or the means to transfer images from the camera, a notepad and a pen to take notes.

The Digital Camera courses below are for students who already have basic computing skills.

Digital Photography – learning to take a good picture This course is designed for people who want to take the next step with their digital camera as a creative tool. Practical tasks are a key feature to reinforce the theory moving away from the auto button and looking at the aperture setting, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. Composition in portrait and landscape and night photography will also feature.

Additionally we look at the work of famous photographers past and present and what makes a ‘good’ photograph. Once confident with the camera, students will produce creative and exciting photographs.

Day & Time: Tuesday 26/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £56.00

with much more. With exercises and a final project your new found confidence and creative skills will be demonstrated.

Day & Time: Monday 25/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £56.00

An Introduction to Adobe Lightroom for Photographers Gain an in depth introduction to Adobe Lightroom and learn to manage your images

and your photography workflow effectively.

This course covers all the Lightroom modules - in particular “Library” and “Develop” as well as workflow, key wording and image rating techniques. Learn how to manipulate images and catalogue them efficiently as well as using the export and publish techniques to present your work in print or on the internet.

Day & Time: Tuesday 26/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 7 weeks Cost: £54.00

Digital Photography – more advanced pictures - IMPROVERS This is a follow up 8 week course for those who have completed the first level. In this course you will learn the importance of correct focussing, exposure compensation, using filters and an area of the camera rarely used, ‘picture styles’.

The rear LCD screen and the mysteries of the camera are comprehensively covered together

Adobe Lightroom

Digital Photography

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

SINGING COURSES

There are no fee remissions on the following courses

SINGING Learn to read music – beginners

Monday

25/04/16

4.45 – 5.45pm

£34.00

Singing for Beginners

Monday Wednesday

25/04/16 27/04/16

5.45 – 6.45pm 5.45 – 6.45pm

£28.00 £31.50

Singing for Pleasure Choirs

Monday Wednesday

25/04/16 27/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm 7.00 – 9.00pm

£52.00 £58.50

Learn to read music – beginners

Singing for Beginners

Singing for Pleasure Choirs

Learn the basics of music reading! Have you ever wondered what all the squiggles mean? This is the class to teach you. We will learn note values, time signatures, note names and key signatures.

Our aim will be to complete the ABRSM Grade 1 theory of music syllabus with the option of taking the exam at the end.

Extras - ABRSM book must be purchased prior to the start of the class, taking the final exam is optional but will involve an extra cost.

Day & Time: Monday 25/04/16 4.45 – 5.45pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £34.00

This course is aimed at bringing people together to sing purely for the fun of it. It is open to anyone who enjoys singing, even those who think they cannot sing. Songs will be taught by ear, with some simple harmonies. The emphasis is on the pleasure of making music together Day & Time: Monday 25/04/16 5.45 – 6.45pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £28.00 or Wednesday 27/04/16 5.45 – 6.45pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £31.50

This informal, relaxed and sociable course aims to deliver just what it promises in the title…. to get people singing together in a group for the sheer pleasure and fun of it! We will learn and perform songs in a variety of styles, creating harmonies where possible.

Day & Time: Monday 25/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £52.00 or Wednesday 27/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £58.50

Learn to Read Music

Singing for beginners

LANGUAGE COURSES

See Saturday courses for more one day language courses

LANGUAGE Beginners/Holiday Spanish Latin – Beginners

Tuesday

26/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£63.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£40.00

Beginners/Holiday Spanish

Latin - Beginners

This courses is designed for absolute beginners and will cover a range of topics such as eating out, arranging accommodation, shopping and talking about yourself. The emphasis is on speaking and listening in the lessons, together with discovering the culture behind the language. Topics about life in today’s modern Spain will be included.

Day & Time: Tuesday 26/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00

This five week course will give students an insight into the structure of the Latin language enabling you to read simple Latin phrases. You will be able to transfer this knowledge to your learning and understanding of modern foreign languages – French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and even German, whose grammar is based on that of Latin.

Day & Time: Wednesday 27/04/16 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 5 weeks Cost: £40.00

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

LEISURE, LIFESTYLE & BUSINESS COURSES LEISURE, LIFESTYLE & BUSINESS Astronomy – an Introduction

Wednesday

27/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£63.00

Creative Writing – an Introduction

Monday

25/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£56.00

Creative Writing – Part 2

Tuesday

26/04/16

7.00 – 9.00pm

£63.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.00 – 9.00pm

£90.00

Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course

Astronomy – an Introduction This is a beginners’ course aimed at people who want to know what they are looking at in the night sky. The course also takes you on a tour of the Universe, looking at some of the beautiful objects in the sky and thinking about the science involved. Don’t worry about any maths; what is important is to get a sense of the sizes and relative scales involved, and to learn about what is out there.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00

Creative Writing – an Introduction This course is designed for those wishing to develop or discover their creative writing skills. The course is divided into three areas: routes to creativity, an examination of narrative techniques including dialogue, story structure and characterisation and the final part is dedicated to workshops on aspects of writing, such as poetry and article writing.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £56.00

Creative Writing – Part 2

have included: specific genre workshops, writing for stage or screen, performance writing and potential markets.

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00

Royal Yachting Association Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course This course provides initial training in navigation, seamanship and safety for anyone new to boating either power or sail. It is an invaluable course as a forerunner to the Day Skipper theory, for other members of the family or friends who are “Crew” and who just want some basic training in navigation and seamanship. It is also useful to sea anglers, divers, dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers. The course content covers the essentials of navigation and seamanship with a big emphasis on safety at sea and includes topics such as charts, GPS, tides, anchoring, weather, safety equipment, visual navigation and Rules of the Road.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 5 weeks Cost: £90.00

Specifically designed as a continuation class for those who have attended the introduction classes, Creative Writing Part 2 is a series of workshops which are negotiated with the class at the beginning of the term. Topics covered

ART AND CRAFT COURSES

Astronomy

Creative Writing

Materials will need to be purchased for the following courses; some may be purchased directly from the trainer.

For more details please ask for a course information sheet

ART AND CRAFT Chinese Brush Painting – aquatic life – NEW

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£63.00

Cupcake decorating and cake toppers for beginners

Monday

25/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£64.00

Dolly Mixtures Sewing Course – NEW

Tuesday

26/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£40.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£32.00

Monday

25/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£40.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£63.00

Monday

25/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£56.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.45 – 8.45pm

£56.00 / £63.00

Beginners Knitting Oil Painting – Summer Landscape – NEW Soft Furnishing Textile Design Watercolours – Mixed Ability

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

ART AND CRAFT COURSES Chinese Brush Painting - aquatic life

NEW

As a subgenre of Chinese Flower painting, Chinese aquatic life painting focuses on fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles, and their symbolism in Chinese art and culture. This course uses both traditional and contemporary techniques of expressing the essence of aquatic life by the power of the brush and brushwork. It will teach you how to write in Chinese calligraphy, how to vary ink tones and manipulate the brush to create your own masterpieces. Subjects include: small fish, fish in the style of Bada Shanren, catfish, Dragon eye goldfish, shrimp, crabs, angelfish, butterflyfish and sea turtles as well as a variety of aquatic plants.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00

Cupcake decorating and cake toppers for beginners Cupcake and cake decorating has increased in popularity firing the imagination & creativity and has the advantage of being edible on completion. If you have wondered how 3D figures are made this course will show you how, and encourage you to attempt more adventurous projects. This course will show you how to create a teddy bears picnic, jungle animal cake toppers and sugar paste figures of your friends and family, also how to cover a larger cake in sugar paste to attach your favourite topper too. The skills required are easily developed and impressive results can be achieved. Beware it can become VERY addictive!

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £64.00 NEW Ever fancied making items for the home? So many items are quite simple to make. Join us for this fun 5 week course for a real mixture of different topics, making a different item each week, such as fabric storage boxes, cushion covers, peg bag/oven glove, fabric/lavender hearts, sewing machine cover, doorstop, tote bag. You will need to have a basic knowledge of a sewing machine and bring your own fabrics, but many of the sewing accessories required will be provided at a small cost. It proves to be a real “Dolly Mixture” course!

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 5 weeks Cost: £40.00

Dolly Mixtures Sewing Course

Beginners Knitting This four week course will introduce you to all the stitches you need to get started on knitting scarves, corsages, hand warmers, socks and novelty toys! Learners will be introduced to all the basic stitches including knit, purl, increase and decrease. Pattern terminology and abbreviations are explained, with each new stitch being accompanied by a pattern for a small object or garment.

Materials will need to be purchased for the following courses; some may be purchased directly from the trainer.

For more details please ask for a course information sheet

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 4 weeks Cost: £32.00

Oil Painting NEW - Summer Landscape This course is an initial introduction to Oil Painting including colour theory, underpainting, layering and using a painting medium. More developed studies to follow working from personally selected images. The course will give learners of all abilities the opportunity to develop their painting skills in a friendly and supportive environment.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 5 weeks Cost: £40.00

Soft Furnishing Soft furnishings add the flourishes and finishing touches to a room and can change its style without costing a fortune. This course will show you how to make curtains, blinds, valances and cushions to a professional standard with those all-important finishing touches.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00

Dolly Mixtures Sewing

Textile Design Have you heard about free machine embroidery and felt making and would love to have a try?

Even if you haven’t this course will teach you the skills you need. New students will use wool fibres to produce felt pieces that will then be embellished with free machine embroidery and made into panels, small bags etc. Students may return to progress to 3D felt making using a resist, applique, water soluble fabrics and using an embellisher machine.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £56.00

Watercolours Mixed Ability A structured, practical course for this popular and rewarding subject. Apart from the basic techniques you will be given practical instruction in how to create watercolours from a variety of subjects that are exciting and full of atmosphere. The course offers a personal approach, catering for beginners and the more experienced, to offer leisure painters the opportunity to develop their own style in painting.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Jane Francis Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £63.00 Time: 6.45 – 8.45pm Tim Barton Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £56.00

Chinese Brush Painting

Cupcake Decorating

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

DANCE & EXERCISE COURSES

Please wear cool, comfortable clothing and supportive, flexible footwear.

DANCE & EXERCISE Bollywood Dancing

Monday

25/04/16

6.45 – 7.45pm 8.00 – 9.00pm

£32.00

Tuesday Wednesday

26/04/16 27/04/16

6.45 – 7.45pm 7.15 – 8.15pm

£36.00

Pilates – for Beginners Plus

Monday

25/04/16

5.30 – 6.30pm

£32.00

Pilates – Mixed Ability

Tuesday

26/04/16

8.00 – 9.00pm

£36.00

Monday Wednesday

25/04/16 27/04/16

6.45 – 7.45pm 6.00 – 7.00pm

£32.00 £36.00

VeraFlow

Monday

25/04/16

8.00 – 9.00pm

£32.00

Yoga for Health and Relaxation

Tuesday

26/04/16

6.30 – 7.30pm 7.45 – 8.45pm

£45.00

Zumba Gold®

Tuesday

26/04/16

5.30 – 6.15pm

£32.00

Zumba®

Tuesday

26/04/16

6.30 – 7.30pm

£36.00

Wednesday

27/04/16

6.30 – 7.30pm 7.45 – 8.45pm

£36.00

Pilates – for Beginners

Pilates – Improvers

Yoga for Beginners or those recently started

Bollywood Dancing Bollywood dancing is a mixture of many different dance styles including Indian classical, belly dancing, folk, Bhangra and western. Whether you are looking for a fun way to get fit and have a great workout or would like to improve your dancing and rhythm or you just love music and want to let your hair loose and groove to some scintillating numbers, then this is the right place for you.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 7.45pm or 8.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £32.00

Pilates – for Beginners - not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

Pilates is designed to strengthen the core muscles of the body through a series of controlled movements. It will help towards improving posture and body alignment, developing core abdominal strength, improving body tone and flexibility and relieving tension. You will need to bring your own mat and an exercise band.

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 7.45pm Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 7.15 – 8.15pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £36.00

Pilates – for Beginners Plus - not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

Suited to those who have previously completed a course of Pilates and who would like to strengthen their core muscles further using progressive beginner’s exercises. You will need to bring your own mat and an exercise band.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 5.30 – 6.30pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £32.00

Pilates – Mixed Ability - not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

Using a wide variety of slow, controlled mat based exercises co-ordinating the mind, body and breath, Pilates is designed to establish

core strength, improve the body’s posture and alignment habits, develop better body awareness, encourage correct muscle use and increase flexibility and ease of movement. You will need to bring your own mat and an exercise band.

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 8.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £36.00

Pilates – Improvers for those who have already done Pilates or exercise regularly but not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

This intermediate course is for those who have previously done Pilates at foundation/ intermediate level or take regular exercise and have adequate strength, stability and stamina to take the exercises to a further level. You will need to bring your own mat and exercise band.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 6.45 – 7.45pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £32.00 Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.00 – 7.00pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £36.00

VeraFlow - not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

Dance, stretch and find your true flow in this class like no other you have ever experienced.

VeraFlow is just what you need to feel completely relaxed and content. Find your true flow in body and mind as you train to the rhythm of the music using low impact dance moves, balanced poses and stretching elements. Please bring your own mat.

Day: Monday 25/04/16 Time: 8.00 – 9.00pm Course Length: 8 weeks Cost: £32.00

Yoga for Health and Relaxation - You will need to bring your own Yoga mat Do you feel stiff and unfit or get nervous and tense? Would you like to become more flexible or stronger and have more stamina? Yoga will teach you how to relax and let go of everyday pressures

and helps you to balance your body and mind.

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm or 7.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £45.00

Zumba Gold® Get Groovin at your own pace!

Zumba Gold® is based on the same dance moves used in the original Zumba® class. The Gold class, however, is less intense, with dance routines designed for beginners, older adults and anyone returning to exercise after a long break, using modified movements Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 5.30-6.15pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £32.00

Zumba® The Zumba programme is a fusion of hypnotic Latin rhythms and international music. You will benefit while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, bodyenergising, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! The class is suitable for beginners.

Day: Tuesday 26/04/16 Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £36.00

Yoga for Beginners or those recently started - not suited to anyone who is pregnant.

The perfect antidote to today’s stressful living, yoga not only encourages flexibility and strength in the body but relaxes and calms the mind and soothes the senses. This beginners class is the perfect introduction to the benefits of Hatha yoga, where you will be expertly guided and encouraged in a relaxed and nurturing environment to experience postures and breathing exercises that improve physical and mental wellbeing.

Day: Wednesday 27/04/16 Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm or 7.45 – 8.45pm Course Length: 9 weeks Cost: £36.00

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

SATURDAY COURSES - listed in date order

THERE ARE NO FEE REMISSIONS OR REFUNDS ON THESE COURSES. A complimentary lunch is provided for full-day Saturday courses. Unfortunately we can’t cater for individual or special dietary requirements.

Bespoke Cupcakes for any Occasion - A list of materials required will be given on enrolment.

Cupcakes have become the must-have treat soaring in popularity firing the imagination & creativity and have the advantage of being edible on completion. This course will enable you to impress your guests with a display of unique designs. The skills required are easily developed and impressive results can be achieved. Beware it can become VERY addictive!

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 - 12.45pm Cost: £20.00

Crochet - Stitches Combined a list of materials required will be provided on enrolment This day course will offer an introduction, or refresher to those returning to crochet, to the basic stitches of chain, double crochet, treble crochet and slip stitch. Learners will be introduced to the abbreviations and terminology used in a pattern to create their own ‘granny square’. Alongside this, examples of trims and finishing’s for garments will be demonstrated.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Dance and Exercise Morning (also on 21st May 2016)

NEW

Join us for a morning of three exercise classes – there will be a short 10 minute break in between each class. Have a go a Bollywood, Pilates and Zumba. Three quite different styles of toning and exercising your body, all in one morning!

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 10.30 – 1.30pm Cost: £15.00

Crochet

E-BAY - An Introduction to Buying and Selling EBay is the world’s largest Internet auction site, and this introduction will show you how to buy and sell your goods, how bidding works, how not to miss the bargains and how to trade safely. If you have Internet access and some unwanted items to sell, you can make £££’s once you know how!

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Emergency First Aid - 1 Day Appointed Person Course Certificated by Sir John Deane’s College.

This introductory course will enable you to act as an appointed person within the work place and is also for those who would like some knowledge of First Aid. The modules included in the course are: responsibilities of a first aider, basic life saving techniques, care of the unconscious casualty, cardio pulmonary resuscitation, management of bleeding and reporting, recording and management of incidents.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £45.00 first-aid book included, with a complimentary lunch

Getting the best from your D.S.L.R. Camera – Beginners This course is only suitable for those with a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera.

This course is an opportunity to explore your DSLR camera and have fun putting what you learn into practice. Appreciate how to get the best from your photography, master your camera controls and be creative with composition, exposure, depth of field, and what makes a good photograph. Using architecture, landscapes and interiors you will discover

imaginative ways to construct an image.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Glass Jewellery Making – all materials provided including firing the glass This is an introduction to making fused glass jewellery. During the day you will learn how to make your own unique pieces of jewellery such as a pair of earrings, a necklace or a pair of cufflinks, or a jewellery set that you can keep or give as an individual gift. We will look at the basics of fused glass and guide you through the important points you will need to learn including how best to cut glass and turn fused pieces into finished jewellery.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/2016 10.30 – 3.00pm Cost: £39.50 with a complimentary lunch

iPads – an Introduction - This course is only suitable for those with an iPad. This course is designed for those who are new to using an Apple iPad and want to get the most from their device. We will cover the initial set up, basic navigation, browsing the web, email, setting up an Apple ID and downloading apps, taking photographs and lots of other tips and tricks to really help you get full use of your tablet.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm or Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Glass Jewellery making

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

Mindfulness for health and wellbeing: an introductory workshop This workshop aims to increase our awareness so that we can make a choice to respond to life’s ups and downs rather than reacting on autopilot. Mindfulness can help us to feel more calm and relaxed and to manage stressful situations or chronic pain, allowing us to live life more fully and access greater health and wellbeing. We learn to tune into life moment by moment through guided mindfulness practice when lying down, sitting and in gentle movement. All activities are optional and can be done while sitting in a chair. This workshop is not religious or spiritual. Please bring a yoga mat, blanket and cushion.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Sewing Skills – Sewing for Children - A list of materials required will be provided on enrolment.

Whether a Mum, Grandma, Auntie or friend if there are children around, they need clothes, costumes and play items! Come and look at simple clothes for boys and girls, possibly making one on the day. How to turn up school trousers/ skirts and blazer sleeves, sewing in those dreaded name tags, making play aprons and simple costumes will all be part of the day.

Also included will be children’s soft furnishings and toys from cot bedding to Tepees!

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Watercolours NEW - Moorland and Meadow In this workshop we will work from images of moor and meadow as inspiration to produce watercolour paintings. We will explore different painting techniques to gain understanding of ways we can produce creative effects. The tutor will provide images to work from and we will explore ways to paint, sky, distant hills, open fields and also suggest texture for rocks and grasses.

Day & Time: Saturday 07/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Acrylic Painting Techniques - a list of materials required will be provided on enrolment.

Learn more about Acrylic painting techniques.

The emphasis will be on detail and textures, so please bring your palette knife and a small brush for acrylics (size no.1 or no.2 for example) along with your other acrylic materials.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Computing for Beginners Plus The course is suitable for those with limited experience of using a computer and builds on skills learnt in a basics course. We will use Word to produce a letter and a CV, Excel for basic household accounts and Powerpoint for designing a flyer or poster and a slideshow.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Dance and Exercise Morning (also on 7th May 2016)

NEW

Join us for a morning of three exercise classes – there will be a short 10 minute break in between each class. Have a go a Veraflow, Pilates and Zumba. Three quite different styles of toning and exercising your body, all in one morning!

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.30 – 1.30pm Cost: £15.00

Watercolours

French in a Day This one day-course is suitable for all beginners with no previous experience of the language. It will be a great help for people going on holiday who want to know some basics and will give you the confidence to make your holiday even more enjoyable and rewarding.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

German in a Day This one day-courses is suitable for all beginners with no previous experience of the language. It will be a great help for people going on holiday who want to know some basics and will give you the confidence to make your holiday even more enjoyable and rewarding.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Plants for your Garden

NEW

Sewing for children

This workshop will enable you to gain an excellent understanding of a wide range of seasonal plants for your garden. Come and discover a host of trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals!

Offering sound horticultural advice we will look at the essentials of planting and maintenance for these plants as well as the concept of ‘plant partners’ that grow well together. Whatever your garden size and situation there are beautiful plants you can grow in your garden that will look great.

Please bring photographs of your garden.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Acrylic Painting Techniques

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

SATURDAY COURSES - listed in date order

Quick Quilting

Mindfulness in Photography Mindfulness is being aware of a moment in time, to be ‘in the zone’ and this course will encourage you to align what you see in your mind, heart and camera when taking a photograph. This one day workshop will help with techniques and practices to give you the ability to really see everything that is there when you consider taking a photograph, it will help the mind see what the eye doesn’t.

You will learn how to adopt and explore the technique of mindfulness followed by time to become familiar with your cameras creative controls before moving on to areas involving seeing, thinking and feeling in composition with the help of photographic examples. You will then be encouraged to use these new found skills in your own photography, helping you to produce personal and meaningful photographs.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Quick Quilting in a Day - a list of materials required will be provided on enrolment.

Create a quilt in a day using strip quilting and other speed techniques. The innovative machine sewing and cutting methods are simple enough for a beginner yet precise enough for the most seasoned of quilters. Using fabric remnants you can make a quilt to be proud of without the frustration of the amount of time it traditionally takes to complete.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Sewing Skills – Repairs & Alterations - a list of materials required will be provided on enrolment Ever wanted to make a repair or alter an item of clothing? Then this one day course will be invaluable to you! The aim of the day is to learn how to professionally make alterations, for example shorten trousers/jeans, insert a new

Watercolours - Expressive Flowers

zip, shorten sleeves and skirt/dress hems, take in garments, let garments out and make repairs such as split seams, sewing on patches and pockets. Materials for samples will be available for purchase from your tutor on the day.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

This workshop is based on the Alexander Technique – a practical method of self-help in which we learn to look after ourselves better in daily life. Suitable for people with all levels of physical fitness and of all ages.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Trace your Family Tree An Introduction - Part 1 (part 2 on 18/06/16)

Cushion Covers Extravaganza

You will need basic IT skills and be able to use a mouse.

This is a course for absolute beginners to start your family tree using the Internet and based on English and Welsh records. You will learn how to trace Birth, Marriage and Death records, how to find your relatives on the census and start to look at parish records.

Many of the resources we look at are free but you will need a debit/credit card to buy online credits for some sites.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £40.00 with a complimentary lunch

Watercolours NEW - Expressive Flowers In this watercolour workshop we will explore different ways to paint flowers in a vibrant and visually interesting way. We will experiment with painting techniques to find ways to produce creative effects by combining watercolour with other media which the tutor will provide. Please bring with you a small vase of flowers that have large and interesting shaped petals.

Day & Time: Saturday 21/05/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Alexander technique - looking after ourselves better as we grow older

NEW

Brighten up your home and learn how to make your own scatter cushion covers. Master the skills of piping, zip insertion and appliqué or go for a no fuss no zip envelope design. We will discuss pattern ideas and sources of inspiration to help you make your cushions bespoke.

Designs to suit all sewing skill levels.

Day & Time: Saturday18/06/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Creative Photography

NEW

Looking for a photography course that will help you clarify what it is you are trying to photograph, be it landscape, macro, architecture, portrait or better holiday pics?

Then this course could be for you. Together with your class peers you will be shown tips and tricks that bend the rules of photography and will help you put some sparkle and creativity back into your work. Tips on using creative aperture and speed controls will help you achieve your desired results. There will be a mixture of classroom tuition and hands on practical exercises which will help you explore new methods and ideas. Provided your camera can be manually operated in creative mode ie.

Aperture, Speed, ISO etc then it will be suitable for the course. A Bridge or D.S.L.R. camera is ideal.

Day & Time: Saturday18/06/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

We often think of ageing as a period of decline but aches and pains, lack of flexibility and tiredness are often due to long-standing habits.

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

iPads – an Introduction (also on 07/05/16) This course is designed for those who are new to using an Apple iPad and want to get the most from their device. We will cover the initial set up, basic navigation, browsing the web, email, setting up an Apple ID and downloading apps, taking photographs and lots of other tips and tricks to really help you get full use of your tablet.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Italian in a Day iPads - an Introduction

This one day-course is suitable for all beginners with no previous experience of the language. It will be a great help for people going on holiday who want to know some basics and will give you the confidence to make your holiday even more enjoyable and rewarding.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch NEW Kinetic Cards – Cards that pop up, move and wobble!

This is a fun day course, making a variety of cards that have some form of movement. You will be creating something more adventurous than a basic card, but as there will be step by step demonstrations and instructions, you won’t need previous experience to successfully make these impressive cards. All materials included.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £43.00 with a complimentary lunch

Makeup for Summer Card Making

NEW

– A list of materials required will be provided on enrolment.

This course is for those who would like to learn new skills and grow in confidence when applying your own make – up. The course will be focusing on a day time makeup; looking at techniques and application of foundation / powder, blushers and bronzers, eye make – up and lip care. We will also touch on different brands of make –up and equipment hygiene.

This course is suitable for individuals of all ages and ability levels.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 9.45 – 3.45pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Sing out Loud Day!

NEW

Looking at various practitioners’ vocal technique we will aim to put this into practice within the songs, changing our vocal style as we go. The day will end with a sing through of everything we have learnt. No experience necessary, just bring enthusiasm and a willingness to have a go!”

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Spanish in a Day This one day-courses is suitable for all beginners with no previous experience of the language. It will be a great help for people going on holiday who want to know some basics and will give you the confidence to make your holiday even more enjoyable and rewarding.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Tangling for Mindfulness

NEW

Described as ‘Yoga for the brain’ tangling has become increasingly popular as a method of art meditation. Initially created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, Zentangling is the production of beautiful and unique artwork by focussing on one line at a time. It can be enjoyed by all ages, and at any level of art ability. In the morning, the course considers the benefits of the practice; some forms to use; adapting forms with shading; shadows and auras. In the afternoon, we bring the forms together to create unique artwork tiles that students can take away. Pens, pencils, smudge-sticks, art tiles and practice paper will be available on the day, but students are very welcome to bring their own equipment if preferred.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £38.00 with a complimentary lunch

Trace your Family Tree – Part 2 The course will follow on from the beginners Saturday course. This is a chance to delve deeper into the lives of your ancestors. Were they a war hero, did they travel abroad or did they find themselves in court or even in the workhouse?

Many of the resources we look at are free but you will need a debit/credit card to buy online credits for some sites.

Day & Time: Saturday 18/06/16 10.00 – 4.00pm Cost: £40.00 with a complimentary lunch

Come and enjoy a day of singing! We will be singing songs in a variety of styles, pop, classical, musical theatre, country and western (to name a few) adding simple harmonies where possible.

Makeup for Summer

You can book your place on any of the courses by phoning the Adult Education Team on 01606 810020/810025

NEWS:

13 students have received offers from Oxford or Cambridge University.

Sixth Form Family Open Day Saturday 2nd July, 10am - 2pm Bring all the family to our summer open day and discover one of the UK’s leading Sixth Form Colleges, right here in the heart of Cheshire.

A unique opportunity to tour the campus, meet our students and teachers and take part in a host of fun activities.

Perfect for families with school-age children in years 9, 10 and 11. Our Open Days are extremely popular, secure your place and plan your day in advance by registering online at

www.sjd.ac.uk/opendays Left to right: Head Boy Thomas Marquand (St. Nicholas R.C. High School), Head Girl Lauren Eden (Sir William Stanier Community School), Deputy Head Girl Emma Fitzsimmons (The Heath Specialist Technology College) and Deputy Head Boy Adam Farini (Lymm High School).

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