Archive of South East | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 6
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Creative writing: an introduction to life writing (online)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course is aimed at anyone who wants to write a biography, memoir or other form of non-fiction. It will use examples and practical exercises to guide students through the skills needed to write interesting non-fiction: research, editing, how to tell a story and ways of using discription. Given the nature of creative writing, it...
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An introduction to international development: understanding contemporary issues and themes (online)
Listed on January 29, 2016 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis online course is designed to introduce students to the field of international development. Participants will develop knowledge of contemporary issues and themes, such as poverty and livelihoods, global food security, aid, urbanisation, and sustainable development, and will be encouraged to think critically in looking at a variety of case studies and examples of international...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Four Seasons in Music and Painting
Listed on January 14, 2016 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesOur weekend will explore the inspiration painters and composers have drawn from the seasons of the year. The featured artists will include Botticelli, Breughel the Elder, Monet, Turner and Friedrich, while there will be music by Vivaldi, Haydn, Delius, Tchaikovsky and others. Abingworth Hall occupies a country estate that dates back some...
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Botanical Illustration – Wild Meadow Flowers
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesWe aim to illustrate the wild species abundant at this time of the year. If possible, we will visit them on site, but in any case there will be time to learn how to draw them, compose pictures and use watercolours precisely to produce colourful detailed flower portraits.
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Creative Stained Glass
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesA practical workshop for glass enthusiasts to work on an individual project and complete a decorative panel or window. Improve and develop your skills in designing and working with glass. Guidance will be given in all techniques from cutting to glazing and soldering. Take home a completed panel!
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Chinese Brush Painting for Beginners
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis course will introduce you to the basic techniques of Chinese brush painting and give you the tools to paint in the traditional Chinese way: Xuan paper, ink and colour. The tutor will explain the characteristics of Chinese painting and, through a series of hands-on exercises, you will practise the techniques learnt.
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Moving Figures in Watercolour
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis is a unique opportunity to practise watercolour techniques whilst learning how to depict movement of the human figure. Through demonstrations, you will be shown how to visually express the dynamics of the figure, whilst learning the principles of motion, including impressions of dancing, exercising and other movements of the human body.
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Discover your Inner Artist
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesThis course is for anyone wanting to find new ways of expressing their creativity through mixed media. It is an exciting opportunity to create ideas from surprising sources, developing them in ways that will achieve several varied and exciting outcomes using techniques such as printing, wire work, paper and textile manipulation.
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Design and Make Amigurumi – Crochet Toys
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesIf you have ever wondered what amigurumi are all about, join us to explore the different shapes and techniques to design and make your very own bundle of cuteness! You will only need to know how to make a chain, double crochet and slip stitch.
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Rag Rug Making – Make a Sofa Art Cushion
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesYour sofa art cushion will be made with gorgeous reclaimed textiles that will be worked onto a hessian backcloth. Create a unique piece of work, using simple hand tools and techniques, for a looped or clippy surface that will jazz up your sofa!
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Tatting Techniques
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTatting is a very portable form of lace making, with just two basic stitches to learn, yet these can be used to produce a myriad of designs from formal to fun. Beginners will learn basic stitches to produce a simple motif, while competent tatters will extend their knowledge of the continually evolving tatting techniques.
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Silver Jewellery Making
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesTotal beginners, and those with some experience, will complete two or three projects involving skills such as cutting, filing, forging, drilling, soldering, stone setting and polishing. Using hand tools, power tools, heat and chemicals, learners will transform silver and other metals to create beautiful pieces of jewellery to treasure. All materials can be bought from...
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Print, Transfer, Stitch …
Listed on January 11, 2016 by Missenden Abbey in Featured CoursesGain an understanding of the way transfer paint and dyes work, using printing blocks and painted papers to build layers of colour to transfer onto synthetic fabrics. Mixing these shiny surfaces with flat dyes and cottons, we will cut and collage shapes onto a surface and use a few machine embroidery tricks to embellish.
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