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| gil |
Evening classesWhich ones do you go to ?Anyone ever taught them, or currently teaching ? What subjects ? I'm always amazed at the variety on offer, over the years, and what is most popular. Round here you can go to crook or lambing stick-making classes three or four nights a week. |
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| alison |
I am doing a course on basic beekeeping at the moment, with the exam in Feb/March time.I imagine it to be the first of many courses. | ||||||
| hamster |
I'm going to do dressmaking next term, if all goes according to plan. | ||||||
| Jamanda |
I'm going to start my course when Alison finishes hers in February. I did pottery, not so much a class access to the equipment and help and assistance as required. But too few people signed up for this term so it's cancelled. 
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| sean |
The folk orchestra runs like an evening class (3x10week terms/year). Having been nominally in charge of a folk session this evening I'd like to nominate Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll (who run the FOND) for sainthood. | ||||||
| dpack |
im planning some rya ones | ||||||
| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
some years ago I did bobbin lace making and thoroughly enjoyed that, but I can't do them now as Tim doesn't get back in time for me to get to them (one of the reasons I do OU instead) | ||||||
| Frewen |
I did an American literature class for a term and at present am doing the cache level 1 in childcare.
I would like to do some of the painting and drawing classes but they are always full up
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| Fee |
I'd like to do a cake decorating course, must look into that again, none round here last time I looked. | ||||||
| jocorless |
Errr Fee - Aren't you in Camberley ? If that is the case there is the most amazing shop down the road in Farnham - The home of modern Sugarcraft - Squires - http://www.squires-group.co.uk Used to live in Camberley/Farnborough and work in Farnham so know the area well |
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| Mary-Jane |
We started Welsh evening classes when we moved up here to West Wales but had to abandon them because of work commitments. I'd like to start them again though.
I went on some very early basic computer evening classes back in 1985...hilarious compared to now 
I've also taught evening classes (basic legal rights) and Gervase ran a very successful evening class in journalism for beginners for two years until we moved up here. |
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| Fee |
Yeah, they were really expensive as I remember though, perhaps it could be a chrissy pressie though...off to look...ta 
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| Fee |
Prices atsrt at £85 for 1 day, bit too much for me at the moment. | ||||||
| lottie |
Went to some really good courses at Myerscough [beekeeping, smallholding,hedgelaying,fruitpruning] etc a few years ago. I miss my embroidery group I used to belong to---doing Welsh lessons one day a week at the moment---most difficult thing I've tackled. | ||||||
| woodsprite |
Over the years I've taught loads, p & q, rag rugging, recycled crafts, pig keeping, hen keeping, basic garden design, drama for adults, hedgerow herbs/plants and their uses.
Last year I did an evening class (in addition to loads of teaching practice) to get my teaching over 16s quali's so that I can continue to teach evening classes!!
All the one's that I fancy are on the same nights as other commitments, I joined a belly dancing class and two weeks in they swapped nights because the rest of the class preferred it. 
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| alison |
I was just going to say that. Their courses are fantastic. Years since I went though. |
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| alison |
Fee
I did my first night school cake decorating ones at Bracknell college. They were very good too. |
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| judith |
I'm on my third year of Welsh. We have a wonderful tiwtor, and it is as much of a social event as a learning experience. And at £75 for 30 one-and-a-half hour sessions, it is about as good a bargain as you can get. | ||||||
| BahamaMama |
RHS General Certificate in Horticulture - completed
RHS Advanced Cert in Hort - half way through Ballroom dancing - brilliant fun
Botanical Drawing/Painting |
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| lottie |
I think my course is really good value It's 9.30---2.30 once a week---so quite intensive---but I'm finding it harder work to absorb and retain the info than I would have done when I was a bit younger---got to copy my B.H's notes this week as I've been housebound with a lurgy that's even worse than manflu
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| Barefoot Andrew |
Did a 15-week Spanish course a while back - it was a bit so-so.
Welsh prior to that... except as an "evening" class it was during the day 
Tried yoga at one point... but got a bit bored (which is shameful, I know  )
A. |
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| mochyn |
We do Welsh one evening a week too. Great fun, and we're both learning.
I've booked myself onto a one-day at a local craft centre in "Ethereal bowls". Not crown green on a higher plane, but something strange that's too complex to describe here. I'll post pics when I've done it. I used to teach Garden Design and Garden History but gave up because of the admin... |
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| Andrea |
I love doing courses but my language skills aren't good enough to follow anything local at the moment.
I'm looking at doing something correspondence instead but I really like to get a qualification when I'm spending that much dosh & it's not always easy to work out what's worthwhile. |
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| mochyn |
That's reminds me, Andrea: anyone know of an on-line or corrrespondence bee-keeping course? | ||||||
| Andrea |
Now that would be exciting ... My b/friend has had the opportunity of doing one locally three times now, but each time it's clashed with something we've not been able to change & he's had to cancel. |
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| gil |
I've wanted to learn crook-making for years - you start off with all-wood, and move onto horn with a wooden handle later. Materials are provided, which means you don't have to hang around the abattoir for tups' heads.
But not had time, as I go Scottish Country Dancing two evenings a week (not actually Council-run, one is a club run by a RSCDS-trained enthusiast, the other class is run officially by the RSCDS), and this term I am teaching it at another venue, funded by the Council. I've also taught a Council-funded course on Foraging and Wild Food Cookery. |
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| mochyn |
Sorry, Andrea: that was a poorly phrased post! I meant that you'd reminded me by mentioning ocrrespondence courses that it was something I'd meant to ask about. |
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| Andrea |
Erm, now I'm really confused. That's exactly what I thought you meant! |
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| nora |
I did pottery and stained glass making when I lived in Bradford but unfortunately there's none of those near where I live now.
Since last easter i've been doing Ghanian (sp?) and djembe drumming. I didn't expect to like it but I do, even though i'm not that good at it yet. |
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| alison |
Mochyn
Go to the BBKA website, there are correspondence courses on there. The man who co-ordinates them, and gives you a tutor is my tutor on the evening course I am on. |
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| mochyn |
alison: you're a star! Now I know what to ask the old chap for for thingymas!
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| wellington womble |
I love evening classes - I wish I had more energy for them. I used to do pottery, dressmaking and did A level psychology. I'm just about to start spinning lessons (one to one, though not a class. Didn't think to look for a class) and I have always wanted to do irish dancing (must have another look for that, too) They also do stained glass, sliver jewellry and basket making which I fancy, although I've got my hands full with pilates at the moment.
here they do Saturday courses - short one day affairs, which are great if you don't want to commit to a regular evening. |
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| Marionb |
I could do with attending evening classes on learning to cook....
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| sally_in_wales |
I took bellydancing for a couple of years and loved it, only currently stopped cos the tutor is doing something else. I've taught lots of day schools and one off evening sessionsbut only one ongoing course which was done through the Lifelong Learning people and was on the history and archaeology of perfumes and cosmetics. Huge fun to teach, would very much like to do more of it | ||||||
| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
me thinks there is scope for more sessions on the DS weekend.
So Gil, would you host a scottish country dancing lesson (with Gervaise and Sean to accompany?) and Sally a belly dancing session? Sure we'd all be up for that girls (and boys)!
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| Bebo |
Always get home from work to late to be able to do evening classes, but I'm booked in on a two day poork butchery course in February. | ||||||
| lettucewoman |
I taught linedancing for the local adult ed - had an assessment and she actually said there was nothing critical she could say, that the class was well taught, and all the class members were dedicated and obviously enjoyed themselves....I was thrilled, because up until then I had been teaching privately and had never had an assessment, and i left school at 16!
I desperately want to do a silversmithing course, but the only one round here, which was in ringwod, about 20 minutes away, has moved to blandford...over an hour away!
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| Belinda |
I currently attend an afternoon patchwork & quilting class at the lovely independent adult education centre here:
www.letchworthsettlement.co.uk They also have an embroidery group which I have my eye on for the future, and a Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers, I'm not a member but a friend is and I attend occasional workshop events there. Great fun. Just went to an evening all about spinning alpaca wool. My own work is in adult and community learning too; I'm a qualified teacher of over-16s and work for a section of this national organisation : www.wea.org.uk They offer lots of classes to all kinds of groups though not so much in the craft line. At the moment I teach literature, parent volunteering, and teacher training, but am thinking seriously of branching out into teaching some practical craft. To do this within an organisation nowadays, I'd need to get an art or craft qualification as the national qualifications framework now requires people to have or acquire a general teaching qualification AND a subject qualification. I'd like to teach some one-off workshops or short courses in basic drop-spindling. One option would be to do a distance-learning textiles diploma via the Open College of the Arts and I'm exploring whether I could fit this in, in terms of time. I see we have a few who teach or are interested in teaching crafts. As I train new adult education teachers I am up to date with the qualification requirements etc - if anyone needs info about this do ask. It has become more stringent fairly recently, but still do-able, but there is a strong expectation to acquire qualifications that will show you can teach to a certain standard. Not everyone will need the full qualification, there are three levels, and qualification requirements do vary depending on the circumstances eg level of course you teach, shortage of tutors locally, your own previous experience and so forth. If you are unsure how to get a foot in the door then your local FE college is a good place to start, as most now offer introductory-level teacher training courses for prospective tutors (who may but won't necessarily be teaching within the FE college itself). Private tutoring is a whole different ball game with a different set of requirements. |
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| woodsprite |
Thanks for the reminder about WEA, I've downloaded the application form. I've got stage 2 7407, might do stage 3 next year! | ||||||
| Belinda |
7407 is not offered any more - it's just dropped off the qualifications framework in terms of courses offered (though the ones you've done already are still valid). But you can take the new equipvalent to Stage 3 - the acronym is DTTLLS (Diploma in Teaching and Training, Learning and Skills, or similar title) and your existing 7407 qualifications will still be recognised as qualifying you to study for the part 3/now 'diploma' stage. |