Archive of England | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 29
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Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis weekend course is part of a series designed for those who want to learn Classical Greek. Over a series of weekends, Beginner students are introduced to the basic elements of grammar through reading passages adapted from ancient Greek authors. At Intermediate level, students move onto collections of passages selected from major Greek writers, and...
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Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2014 – Group D)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis weekend course is part of a series designed for those who want to learn Classical Greek. Over a series of weekends, Beginner students are introduced to the basic elements of grammar through reading passages adapted from ancient Greek authors. At Intermediate level, students move onto collections of passages selected from major Greek writers, and...
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Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2015 – Group E)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis weekend course is part of a series designed for those who want to learn Classical Greek. Over a series of weekends, Beginner students are introduced to the basic elements of grammar through reading passages adapted from ancient Greek authors. At Intermediate level, students move onto collections of passages selected from major Greek writers, and...
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Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesSocrates, Plato and Aristotle are the greatest of ancient Greek philosophers. This series of seminars is an introduction to some of the key elements in their thought.
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Virginia Woolf: Jacob’s Room and The Waves
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesJacob's Room was the novel in which Woolf began to find her distinctive voice; The Waves is arguably her finest achievement. We shall examine both novels, setting them in context. This course will be of particular interest to those who attended our 2013 course on Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, or to anyone with...
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Evolution: unravelling the meaning of life (online)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThere are currently thought to be about 6 million species alive on the planet. This diversity is extraordinary, but how did all these species come to be and what causes one species to change into another? In this course we will explore the concepts of evolution by natural selection and view the natural world in...
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Applying psychology to the workplace (online)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course will begin with an introduction to Applied Psychology in work settings by taking a context based approach. Students will be introduced to the development of Applied Psychology and will then see how various psychological theories help our understanding of, and contribute to explaining, human behaviour in the workplace. We will look at the...
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An introduction to the Roman Empire (online)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesNo single culture has affected the development of the modern world as deeply as the Romans. In law, architecture and language the heritage of Rome is so strong in Europe today that some academics claim that the Roman Empire has never really gone away. This course will examine the four centuries in which the Roman...
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Fairy tales: their histories and hidden meanings
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesWe use the term 'fairy tale' to suggest a simple, fanciful or romantic story and most often associate the famous tales of Cinderella or Red Riding Hood with charming children's stories. However, many of the tales have a long history and some darker origins. This course examines the history of the fairy tale, from their...
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Relative strangers? The family and households in modern British society
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course will explore sociological approaches to the household and family life in Britain since 1945. Topics covered will include definitions of the family, changing family types and the causes of change in household relationships. The link between the family, identity formation and cultural reproduction will also be examined. We will then evaluate how sociologists...
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Writing non-fiction: telling true tales
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesWhether you're interested in your great-grandfather's four wives, a famous general or your own life history, this course will help you to sift through the facts to find a compelling story. We will discuss the ethics of writing about the past and explore the tools available for anyone who wants to bring it to life...
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Reading Classical Greek: Advanced
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis weekend course is part of a series designed for those who want to learn Classical Greek. Over a series of weekends, Beginner students are introduced to the basic elements of grammar through reading passages adapted from ancient Greek authors. At Intermediate level, students move onto collections of passages selected from major Greek writers, and...
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The Renaissance portrait, 1450-1600
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesDuring the Renaissance society became more self-imaging, resulting in the establishment of the various formats and iconography associated with portraiture even today. We will examine how status, individuality and perception of self are portrayed through the work of both Italian and Northern artists including Leonardo, Titian, Raphael, Dürer and Holbein.
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Early Christian Rome: art and history
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course will trace the development of Christian Rome as a major artistic and religious centre from Constantine (AD 306-337) to the time of Pope Gregory the Great (590-604), looking at the material evidence of churches, sculptures and mosaics, but also at the surviving historical evidence.
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Early 18th-century taste: when the South Sea Bubble burst into song and landscapes
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesWho wants to be a millionaire and eradicate national debt? 300 years ago people inflated the South Sea Company into a wondrous bubble. Scene-setters are Alexander Pope and John Gay, before we explore three resulting landscapes. A founder and Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Aislabie, created the sublime Studley Royal. Political winner, Robert Walpole stamped...
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Churches and chapels of Cambridge
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesCambridge is rich in church and chapel architecture and this course is ideal for anyone who is interested in exploring churches, or who wishes to know more about the history and evolution of Cambridge through a detailed study of its churches. We will explore college chapels and town churches as we investigate their history and...
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Justice and international development
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesAccounts of exploitation, abuses of human rights and freedoms as well as unnecessary deprivation reach the media with increasing frequency. This course will consider the efforts of international development organisations and the effectiveness of international legal agreements in giving the world's most deprived a change to challenge injustices.
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Paper Marbling
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to paper marbling.
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Linocut Printmaking
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesImprovers' linocut printmaking.
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Exploring the Second Half of Life Through Mindfulness
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured Courses, Fitness & Wellbeing, Health & Beauty, Lifelong learningA 3-day retreat for women to embrace the potential of the second half of life, teaching mindfulness and meditation techniques.
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Bookbinding
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesSimple quarter leather bookbinding.
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Letterpress Printing
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to letterpress printing.
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Bookbinding
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesCased bookbinding – Improvers.
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Letterpress Printing
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to letterpress printing.
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Bookbinding
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to cased bookbinding.
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Letterpress Printing
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to letterpress printing.
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Bookbinding
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesGerman fine paper bookbinding.
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Letterpress Printing
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to letterpress printing.
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Mindfulness & Meditation
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesAn introduction to mindfulness & meditation.
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Painting Plein Air
Listed on January 14, 2016 by The Grange in Featured CoursesLearn to paint outside with an easel
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