Adult Education Courses in High Peak
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High Peak Love learning locally Area What’s on Summer Courses 2020 Book now Welcome to our summer course programme As well as our regular art and crafts, languages and fitness courses, we have a host of short workshops and taster sessions to tempt you this summer. See pages 3 and 4 for details. We are also gearing up for the next academic year, with information sessions for some of our larger qualification courses that start in September. If you are looking for professional development in your current role or to move into a new career, take a look at what we can offer on pages 9 and 10. If you don’t have maths, English or IT qualifications and this is holding you back, we can help with that too, and most courses are FREE. See pages 11 and 12 for details. Go Green with our Festival of Learning! June sees the start of our Festival of Learning celebrations and the theme this year is Go Green Derbyshire to tie in with Derbyshire County Council’s campaign to get everyone doing their bit for the environment. Look out for events and workshops in this brochure with the logo. 2 DIY wedding workshops Weddings can be a huge expense, but they don’t have to be. Our DIY wedding workshops will help you keep down the costs by planning and doing a lot of the work yourself (with help from friends and family!). You will also be doing your bit for the environment by using less stuff that will get thrown away afterwards. Planning a DIY Wedding on a Budget Wedding Photography Wedding planning tips for conscientious Practical tips for taking fantastic photos of couples who want to save money and a wedding using your own digital camera, reduce waste phone or iPad New Mills ACE Centre New Mills ACE Centre Wednesday 24 June Monday 08 June 7pm to 9pm (1 evening) £20 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 Buxton Community School Buxton Methodist Church Tuesday 30 June Tuesday 09 June 7pm to 9pm (1 evening) £20 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 Wedding Favours Calligraphy Get inspired and have a go at making Impress friends and family with beautiful some unique, handmade favours using handwritten invitations, table layouts and recycled materials name cards. Not just for weddings! New Mills ACE Centre New Mills ACE Centre Wednesday 17 June Wednesday 03 June 6pm to 9pm (1 evening) £30 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 Buxton Community School Buxton Community School Tuesday 23 June Tuesday 02 June 6pm to 9pm (1 evening) £30 6pm to 8.30pm (1 evening) £25 3 Our summer workshops Short workshops to give you a taste of something you have never tried before or to develop your existing interests. Give them a try! Healthy Eating on a Budget Dry Stone Walling Taster Learn how to cook simple, healthy meals, Learn the basics of how to take down and reducing your food bills and waste. rebuild a damaged section of dry stone wall Includes free information pack, recipes, High Peak Bookstore food tasting and cookery lesson Saturday 20 June 10am to 1pm (1 morning) £21 Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre Monday 18 May 10am to 12.30pm (1 morning) £12 / £10 / £4 Art – Botanical Illustration Learn to draw and paint the beautiful Stained Glass Workshop colours of summer flowers in a Create a small stained glass panel in a day naturalistic way using traditional leadwork techniques New Mills ACE Centre Green Man Gallery, Buxton Friday 29 May Sunday 21 June 10am to 3pm (1 day) £45 10am to 4pm (1 day) £55 Courses with symbol are at a special introductory rate. Charity collection points Throughout the summer term you can drop off your oldglasses (for Vision Aid), and old mobile phones (for Oxfam) at Buxton Fairfield, Glossop or New Mills ACE. We also want new women’s pants (especially sizes 8–14), new children’s pants (ages 3–15) and new (or lightly used) bras for Smalls for All, a ‘pant-tastic’ charity that collects and distributes underwear to women and children in Africa. Look for the collection at Glossop ACE Centre. 4 Arts and crafts for wellbeing For anyone wanting some creative time out in a supportive and friendly environment. You can try something new and get tips on developing your confidence and techniques with our expert tutors. We offer a range of courses for all abilities, whether you are a total beginner or have some previous experience. Contact the local centre for more information and to book a place. Art – Painting and Drawing Crafts – Jewellery Making Silvercraft Develop your painting and drawing skills Learn the skills needed to design and and techniques at your own pace. For all create your own items of silver jewellery abilities Glossop ACE Centre Buxton Community School Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 6.30pm to 8.30pm (5 weeks) 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 £69 / £62 / £34 Buxton Methodist Church Crafts – Stained Glass Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 10am to 12noon (5 weeks) Traditional stained glass leadwork for £69 / £62 / £34 beginners and those who want to develop their skills and technique further Glossop ACE Centre Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June Glossop ACE Centre 10am to 12noon or 12.30pm to 2.30pm Starts Tuesday 28 April (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 9.30am to 12noon (4 weeks) £79 / £72 / £44 Grindleford Pavilion (book through Buxton Fairfield ACE Centre) Starts Thursday 23 April 9.15am to 11.15am (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 New Mills ACE Centre Starts Friday 24 April and 05 June 10am to 12noon (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 Crafts – Pottery Develop the skills to work with clay to produce a variety of individually designed pieces of work New Mills School Starts Monday 20 April 7pm to 9pm (10 weeks) £138 / £124 / £68 5 Love learning languages We have courses for beginners, improvers, intermediate and advanced learners in German, Italian and Spanish. Contact the local adult community education centre to get advice on what level you should attend and to book a place. British Sign Language – Beginners £ German Conversation Advanced An introductory qualification for those For those with several years’ experience of who would like to learn the basics of BSL learning German to enable them to understand authentic spoken dialogue Glossop ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and join in conversations readily 7pm to 9pm (12 weeks) £89 / £89 / £28 Glossop ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June German Beginners (Term 3) 9.30am to 11.30am or 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 A follow on course for people who have attended 2 terms of beginners classes Italian Beginners (Term 3) Glossop ACE Centre A follow on course for people who have Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 attended 2 terms of beginners classes New Mills ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 Italian Intermediate For ‘improvers’ wanting to develop further and communicate confidently in Italian on a range of familiar topics New Mills ACE Centre Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 11.15am to 1.15pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 German Improvers Develop your knowledge of the German language, building on your learning from a previous introductory level course Glossop ACE Centre Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 £ Additional accreditation/exam costs apply – ask for details. 6 Spanish Absolute Beginners An introduction to Spanish for people who have little or no knowledge of the language Glossop ACE Centre Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 7.30pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 Spanish Intermediate For ‘improvers’ wanting to develop further and communicate confidently in Spanish on a range of familiar topics New Mills ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June 6pm to 7.30pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 Spanish Beginners (Term 3) A follow on course for people who have attended 2 terms of beginners classes New Mills ACE Centre Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June 10am to 11.30am (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 Spanish Improvers Develop your knowledge of the Spanish Spanish Advanced language, building on your learning from For those with several years’ experience of a previous introductory level course learning Spanish to enable them to Glossop ACE Centre understand authentic spoken dialogue Starts Tuesday 21 April and 02 June and written text and answer questions 6pm to 7.30pm (5 weeks) £51 / £47 / £26 readily New Mills ACE Centre Glossop ACE Centre Starts Monday 20 April and 01 June Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 7.45pm to 9.15pm (5 weeks) 9.30am to 11.30pm or 7pm to 9pm £51 / £47 / £26 (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 7 Fitness for health and wellbeing Getting active is one of the best ways that you can improve your overall health and wellbeing. Regular exercise not only improves the way you feel on a daily basis but can also help prevent some serious health conditions. We offer a range of courses for all levels of fitness and abilities. Contact the local centre for more information and to book a place. Pilates – Beginners Yoga – Intermediate An introduction to how Pilates can For those who have been practising yoga improve posture, develop increased for some time who wish to extend their muscle tone and aid relaxation knowledge and skills in yoga theory and Buxton Methodist Church practice Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June New Mills ACE Centre 10.45am to 11.45am (5 weeks) Starts Wednesday 22 April and 03 June £34 / £31 / £17 7pm to 9pm (5 weeks) £69 / £62 / £34 Pilates – Improvers For learners who already have some experience of Pilates and wish to increase their skills and knowledge Buxton Methodist Church Starts Thursday 23 April and 04 June 9.30am to