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D1
ART AND ARTISTS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT
Monday 26 July £40
Tutor: William
Prescott is an experienced lecturer in art history. He
studied history at Oxford,
and was formerly Professor of Educational Development at the Open
University.
Enrich your experience of the Lake District
by
a study of its art, artists and galleries. This fully illustrated
course looks
at the appeal of the Lake District to
artists
over the centuries. The sessions move, broadly speaking, from the
Southern
Lakes to the Northern Lake District,
and from
the Eighteenth Century to the present day. Each session will highlight
one or
more galleries in each region. There is much to discover and enjoy.
D2
THE ENGLISH ROTHSCHILDS Monday 26 July £40
Tutor:
William
Forrester, MA (Oxon), PGCE, Lecturer for the National
Portrait Gallery and British Museum, Diploma in Art History, tour guide
for London
and the City.
Starting in Frankfurt, we trace the career of Nathan Meyer Rothschild
who came
to England
and founded his bank here. We follow the story of his family and their
houses,
encountering Suez Canal shares, the Tring Natural
History Museum, the Balfour
Declaration, fleas, ecology, the National Gallery, Somerset House and
Spencer
House en route. We consider Mentmore (notorious for its sale), Tring Park,
Aston Clinton, Halton, Exbury, as well as the two great National Trust
houses –
Waddesdon and Ascott. Plenty of superb architecture, fine art and
unusual
anecdotes are guaranteed!
D3
DRAWING FOR DUNCES Monday 26 July £40
Tutor:
David
Nicholls, BFA, studied at Northampton School of Art and
Ruskin School of Fine Art at Oxford University.
A practising
artist, he has exhibited widely and is an experienced teacher of
drawing,
painting and calligraphy. This course is intended for people who do not
believe
that they can draw or for beginners who have little confidence. We will
discuss
aspects of visual perception and mental interpretation and the reason
we find
it difficult to draw what we see. The day will consist of exercises
intended to
develop visual awareness and it is hoped you will leave believing
anyone can
draw if they learn to see correctly.
D4
IN PRAISE OF TREES Monday 26 July £40
Tutor: Letta Jones, MA,
is a lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History for Birkbeck College,
WEA and the Farncombe Centre, Glos. This is a day for all those who
love trees
and would like to find out more about their identification, special
trees in
history and suggestions for garden planting. If you are a keen walker
and/or
gardener, or just enjoy and admire these magnificent plants, then this
is the
day for you. Practical plant identification, lectures, slide shows and
discussion included.
D5
EDIT AND STORE YOUR
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS Wednesday
4 August £48
Tutor:
Susan
Mills, Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. This course will
cover using Picasa, a free software program from Google, to edit,
store, organise
and print your digital photographs. Learn how to transfer and save
images from
your camera, and do simple manipulations such as cropping and
brightness and
contrast. Advice will be given on using your camera to the full and on
other
software programs, as well as information on printing your photographs,
comparing various online or high street suppliers. NB: The
higher fee for this course is due to students having sole use of a
computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D6
PARIS –
CITY OF DREAMS
(1890 – 1930) Tuesday 27 July £40
Tutor:
Julian
Williamson, conductor of many orchestras and choirs in Great Britain
and overseas; also an experienced lecturer. This course will follow the
musical
life of the French capital through one of the most exciting times in
its
history. From the final decade of the 19th century
to the years following the First World War, Paris experienced a period of
enormously important
development displayed not just in music but in paintings, in buildings,
and in
experimental expositions. The innovations of Debussy and Ravel would
change the
face of music and herald new ideas which would influence composers the
world
over. Then Erik Satie in his own way would be the flag-bearer for quite
a
different style which would excite a whole group of post-war musicians
(among
them Poulenc, Honegger and Milhaud). Between these we shall look at the
amazing
variety of musical movements in Paris,
from its concert halls and opera to its cafes and nightclubs, and trace
how all
of them were swayed by thrilling new ideas both from within and more
particularly from without: the Far East, Russia,
Spain and
the Americas.
Together they would produce an intoxicating cocktail on which the young
composers at home and abroad could drink their fill – Stravinsky,
Falla,
Messiaen, Walton to name but a few. By the end of what will be a
slightly
unusual course you will realize why this great city was such a powerful
magnet
to so many great artists and, through them, contributed so much to the
growth
of 20th century music. A CD of
rare items played will be available to purchase
on the day.
D7
BRIDGE FOR IMPROVERS – TIGHT DEFENCE Tuesday
27 July £40
Tutor:
Andrew
Kambites is a Bridge Grandmaster, winner of many
national championships, and a well known author and teacher. He has
written a
substantial part of the books for the Bridge for All programme. Defence
is
often said to be the hardest part of bridge. Certainly many club
players who
bid and play the cards quite well are frightened of defence. The focus
today is
how to defend tightly and avoid giving away tricks that declarer
doesn’t
deserve. Active/passive defence, frozen suits and second and third hand
play are
covered today, with an emphasis on understanding rather than playing by
rote.
There will be comprehensive notes and lots of hands to play that
illustrate the
themes.
D8
AN INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY Tuesday 27
July £40
Tutor:
David
Nicholls, BFA, studied at Northampton School of Art and
Ruskin School of Fine Art at Oxford University.
A practicing
artist, he has exhibited widely and is an experienced teacher of
drawing,
painting and calligraphy. Learn the art of beautiful writing with a
hand
developed from a 10th century manuscript. You
will
be surprised how far you can progress in a day! Nibs will be available
to
purchase at max £1 each.
D9
BEGINNERS WATERCOLOUR Tuesday 27 July £40
Tutor:
Denis
Pannett, a professional artist, experienced Adult
Education tutor, Honorary Member of the Painters Stainers Livery
Company and
President of the Wapping Group of Artists. This course is designed to
help
beginners and less experienced painters to learn the basic stages in
tackling a
subject in watercolour. All students will complete a painting step by
step
under the guidance of the tutor with tips on materials, composition,
colour
mixing, tones and painting skies, trees, water, foregrounds and
watercolour
techniques. Paper will be available from the tutor, if required, at
£2 per
sheet.
D10
DESKTOP PUPLISHING IN A DAY Tuesday 27
July £48
Tutor: Susan
Mills Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. This course will
cover the basics of using MS Publisher 2007. Our emphasis will be on a
fun day
where students will learn how to combine text and graphics to create
flyers,
greetings cards and calendars. Students will be gently guided through
each step
of building a publication. The course is suitable for students who have
a
little computer knowledge and can use a keyboard and mouse and who wish
to
explore the world of Desktop Publishing (DTP). NB: There
is a higher fee for this course due to students having sole use
of a computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D11
NEW YORK, NEW YORK :- A
SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DISCOVERY Wednesday
28 July £40
Tutor:
Andrew
Davies, lecturer, author, broadcaster and walk guide.
From the Brooklyn
Bridge to
the
Frick, from
the Met to the Statue of Liberty, Grand
Central
and the Chrysler Building, New York is a city which stands at the heart
of the
world. Today we revel in its vibrant history, art and architecture.
D12
BRIDGE FOR IMPROVERS – IMPROVE YOUR
CONSTRUCTIVE BIDDING Wednesday 28 July £40
Tutor:
Andrew
Kambites is a Bridge Grandmaster, winner of many
national championships, and a well-known author and teacher. He has
written a
substantial part of the books for the Bridge for All programme. Today
is
divided into two parts. In the morning the losing trick count will be
covered,
showing how to realise the full potential of distributional hands when
a good
fit has been found. You will also learn when it is not appropriate to
use the
losing trick count. In the afternoon you will look at the modern use of
the
fourth suit, showing you how to keep the auction under control. There
will be
comprehensive notes and lots of hands to play that illustrate the
themes.
D13
COPPERPLATE CALLIGRAPHY Wednesday 28
July £40
Tutor:
David
Nicholls, BFA, studied at Northampton School of Art and
Ruskin School of Fine Art at Oxford University.
A practicing
artist, he has exhibited widely and is an experienced teacher of
drawing,
painting and calligraphy. This beautiful calligraphic hand was
developed from
italic in the 18th century and relies on
pen
pressure (rather than a broad edge) to achieve its characteristic
strokes. It
is undoubtedly the most elegant of all scripts and is a joy to write.
Nibs will
be available to purchase from the tutor on the day, at no more than
£1 each.
D14
GREAT PLANT HUNTERS Wednesday 28 July
£40
Tutor Letta Jones, MA,
is a lecturer in Horticulture and Garden History for Birkbeck College,
WEA and the Farncombe Centre, Glos. Our gardens, parks and landscapes
are
adorned with trees brought back from all over the world by intrepid
collectors.
We will focus on the 17th to 19th centuries,
exploring the life and times of the Tradescants, Peter Collinson, David
Douglas, Pere David, EH Wilson and others to assess their contribution
to our
gardens, and refresh our knowledge of some of the best known and loved
plants
they introduced. Practical plant identification, lectures, slide shows
and
discussion are included .
D15
AN INTRODUCTION TO EBAY Wednesday 28
July £48
Tutor: Susan
Mills Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. This course will
guide you through the basic steps of understanding EBay. It will cover
website
navigation, details on how to set up an account (simulation),
understand the bidding process, selling techniques and feedback
elements in an
easy to understand format. The course is suitable for students who have
a
little computer knowledge and can use a keyboard and mouse. NB: There
is a higher fee for this course due to students having sole use
of a computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D16
WELLINGTON:
SOLDIER AND POLITICIAN Thursday 29 July £40
Tutor:
William
Tyler, MBE, MA (Oxon), MA, M.Phil. We shall
discover that there was a great deal more to the Iron Duke than his
victory
over Napoleon at Waterloo.
He had already enjoyed a distinguished military career in India, Portugal
and Spain.
But how good a general was he? He became Prime Minister and was
bitterly
opposed to parliamentary reform, yet he began to think differently once
his own London
house
had been attacked by the mob. Who was this iconic figure? What was his
background? And his private life? These and further questions will be
explored
during the day.
D17
THE CHAPEL OF THE MAGI IN THE MEDICI PALACE
Thursday 29 July £40
Tutor: Dr
Margaret Knight, Lecturer in the History of Art at various
colleges and universities. Taught for several years at the V & A
where she
was responsible for setting up the first NADFAS Foundation courses. She
is now
a freelance teacher of history of art. In 1461 the artist Benozzo
Gozzoli
completed his frescos in the tiny chapel of the Medici palace. He had
created
an exquisite pageant in which the Medici family and their associates
ride with
the Magi through a fairytale landscape of mountains and flowering
meadows. The
official subject matter was The Procession of the Magi but why was the
subject
chosen and what were the real messages conveyed by the frescos? 'The
Chapel of
the Magi' will look in detail at the paintings and search out their
hidden
meanings.
D18
PORTRAIT DRAWING Thursday 29 July £40
Tutor:
David
Nicholls, BFA, studied at Northampton School of Art and Ruskin
School of Fine Art at Oxford
University.
A
practicing
artist, he has exhibited widely and is an experienced teacher of
drawing,
painting and calligraphy. Most people have two eyes, a nose and a
mouth, but we
all look different. Why does it seem easier to draw a landscape than a
human
face? We will look into the anatomy of the head and attempt to
understand,
through drawing techniques, how to achieve a likeness.
D19
THE CHILTERN LANDSCAPE Thursday 29 July
£40
Tutor:
Julian
Hunt, writer and lecturer on English local history. The
course will show how the geology and landscape influenced the
settlement of the
Chilterns and how the towns of Amersham, Chesham and High Wycombe emerged as markets and
thoroughfares. It will feature the
great families like the Drakes of Shardeloes and the Dashwoods of West Wycombe, who diverted roads and streams to
landscape
their parks in the 18th century. It will also
cover
the local industries of corn-milling, papermaking, chair-making and the
production of earthenware pots, which provided employment in an area
devoid of
natural resources apart from its beech woods.
D20
BRIDGE: PLAY AS DECLARER Thursday 29
July £40
Tutor: John
Pain
is education manager at the EBU in Aylesbury. He is a
professional bridge teacher and also a National Tournament director. He
has
worked at the EBU for over 9 years having previously been a school
teacher for
25 years. Do you often make one trick fewer than your friends? Do you
worry
when you play as declarer that you are not making the most of your hand
and
that of dummy? Using a mix of sample hands and quizzes this course for
average
club players will show you various techniques to improve your chances
of making
the contract.
D21
FUSION FITNESS Friday 30 July £40
Tutor: Chan
Ling
Yap, PhD (Economics), author of ‘Fusion Fitness’, a
guide to health and fitness. Chan Ling is a fully qualified fitness
instructor
with nearly 30 years of experience in eastern and western exercise
regimes.
This course combines the best of eastern and western exercise regimes
to enable
you to achieve a healthy, trim and supple body and to keep the process
of
ageing at bay. It tells you how your body works in layman terms. It
will show
you exercises to improve your heart and lungs, trim and strengthen your
abdominal muscles, and strengthen your pelvic floor and core muscles.
It also
demonstrates how some of these exercises can be integrated into your
daily
activities. There will also be a session on breathing and stretching to
help
maintain the body’s flexibility and to de-stress and relax.
D22
MASTERPIECES OF THE BRITISH
MUSEUM
Friday 30 July £40
Tutor:
William
Forrester, MA (Oxon), PGCE, Diploma in Art History,
lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, tour guide for London and the
City. William has lectured at
and for the British
Museum
since
1981. Today,
after the founding of the Museum in 1753, we range across the world and
through
time, considering some of mankind’s greatest achievements. We touch on
Ancient
Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Assyrian Empire, Classical Greece, Imperial Rome,
Anglo-Saxon England,
Viking Scotland,
Easter Island et al. World
famous
items as well as
lesser-known masterpieces will be highlighted, including, for example,
wonders
in Aztec turquoise and the superb sculpture from Benin
in West Africa. Suggested general
reading:
Marjorie Caygill: ‘A to Z of the British Museum’, and ‘Treasures
of the British
Museum’.
D23
EXPERIMENTAL SILK PAINTING Friday 30
July £40
Tutor:
Claire
Martin, BA (Hons), PGCE (Art Education & Textile
Design) A contemporary silk painting class, suited to mixed abilities,
which
will explore the use of bold colour and a variety of textured effects.
We will
experiment with colour washes, outlining with gutta, the use of salt
and light
and dark tones. Stunning visual imagery of flowers, pattern and
abstract art
will be available as inspiration to be interpreted into silk. Full
guidance
with design and colour will be given. Materials and all art equipment
to
complete the pieces will be provided at a cost of £7 per student.
D24
JAPANESE FOLDED PATCHWORK BAGS Friday 30
July £40
Tutor: Mary
Gamester, Cert Ed; City & Guilds Cert and Diploma in
Patchwork and Quilting and Machine Embroidery; currently teaching in
several
venues. You will create a small bag from a traditional, hand sewn and
quilted
Japanese technique of folded patchwork. This involves taking circles of
fabric
folded around squares to make an attractive bag. At a later stage the
project
could be extended to make a larger shoulder bag using this adaptable
and
portable technique. A selection of fabrics will be available to
purchase on the
day at £2.50 per 50cm square (fat 1/4) and
stranded threads.
D25
USING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TO PAINT
LANDSCAPES Friday 30 July £40
Tutor:
Dennis
Pannett, a professional artist, experienced Adult
Education tutor, Honorary Member of the Painters Stainers Livery
Company and
President of the Wapping Group of Artists. This course is designed for
the less
experienced painter who prefers to paint indoors. The tutor will help
students
to select a subject from their own photographs and then help them
throughout
the day to produce their painting. Special guidance will be given to
composition, colour mixing and tones, with tips on skies, trees, water,
foregrounds etc. Watercolour is the preferred medium. Paper will be
available
from the tutor, if required, at £2 per sheet.
D26
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
Friday 30 July £40
Tutor:
Victor
Scott, a freelance naturalist and experienced amateur
botanist. He worked for many years as a professional horticulturist.
For over
thirty years he taught natural history for the WEA and has traveled,
leading
wildlife study tours to more than forty countries. One of the
outstanding
features of the region is its rich and varied natural history, partly
shaped by
thousands of years of human settlement, which has been largely
responsible for
many of the natural features so prominent today. In this course we
shall
consider the immense variety of wild flowers which have colonised every
habitat, the birds which pass through the region twice a year on
migration, as
well as the resident species; the amazing and diverse forms of insect
life; and
the amphibians, reptiles and mammals, which, although sometimes
difficult to
observe, are nevertheless part of the Mediterranean scene. We shall
also
consider the varied geological and physical features which play such an
important role in the natural history of the entire region.
D27
CONFIDENT COMPUTING USING WORD Friday 30
July £48
Tutor:
Susan
Mills Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. We shall explore
the use of Word for letters, mail merge labels, newsletters and all
those other
things for which you have been waiting to use your computer. Word is a
powerful
program. It is just a question of knowing where and how all those
applications
can be accessed. We will design letter headed notepaper including clip
art or a
photograph; manage storing addresses that can be used for Christmas
cards or
letters; and explore the use of templates for writing a newsletter,
minutes of
a meeting or a CV. NB: Please note the higher
fee
for this course due to students having sole use of a computer. Please
note that
the computer room is on the second floor.
D28
T’AI CHI AND QI GONG FOR HEALTH AND
VITALITY Monday 2 August £40
Tutor:
Caroline
Merry has been practising and teaching the subject for
over 30 years, in Oxford, Abingdon and Corfu. She is affiliated to the European School
of T’ai Chi Ch’uam. The day
will
include an introduction to the T’ai Chi short form, Qi Gong exercises
and work.
T’ai Chi invigorates and gathers vital energy promoting a healthy body
and a
calm mind. We will look at the philosophical background of T’ai Chi and
its
links to Chinese medicine as well as the vivid imagery of the form. The
slow
flowing movements of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong stimulate the flow of energy
around
the body, improve health and co-ordination and encourage a feeling of
wellbeing. The day will be suitable for beginners and improvers.
D29
SULGRAVE MANOR AND THE WASHINGTONS:
A STUDY OF A TYPICAL ‘NOUVEAU
RICHE’ FAMILY OF THE TUDOR PERIOD Monday 2 August £40
Tutor:
Martin
Sirot-Smith, MA, B.Sc (Econ), Dip.Ed. (Oxon), Resident
Director of Sulgrave Manor 1987-2005. The history of the Washington
family in Britain,
the link
with George Washington, the first President of the United Sates of
America, and
the lifestyle of the Tudors will be related through the eyes of Lawrence Washington,
the Builder of Sulgrave Manor House in 1539. The presentation will
include an
illustrated tour of Sulgrave Manor, its history right up to the present
day,
and a detailed look at costume, food and drink, and life and death in
the Tudor
period. The present standing and status of Sulgrave Manor as a symbol
of
Anglo-American friendship will also be covered.
D30
BEGINNERS WATERCOLOUR Monday 2 August
£40
Tutor:
Denis
Pannett, a professional artist, experienced Adult
Education tutor, Honorary Member of the Painters Stainers Livery
Company and
President of the Wapping Group of Artists. This course is designed to
help
beginners and less experienced painters to learn the basic stages in
tackling a
subject in watercolour. All students will complete a painting step by
step
under the guidance of the tutor with tips on materials, composition,
colour
mixing, tones and painting skies, trees, water, foregrounds and
watercolour
techniques. Paper will be available from the tutor, if required, at
£2 per
sheet.
D31
THE HISTORY OF BEACONSFIELD
Monday 2 August £40
Tutor:
Julian
Hunt, writer and lecturer on English local history. The
course will trace the history and development of the town from medieval
to
modern times, including the coaching era and the coming of the railway
in 1906.
It will also feature the three great estates in Beaconsfield,
Hall Barn, Gregories and Wilton
Park, and
the
agents,
solicitors, doctors and tradesmen who served their proprietors.
D32
REMINISCING AND WRITING Monday 2 August
£40
Tutor:
Linda Dawe, BA, Cert. Ed, Member
of Writers’ Guild of Great
Britain. Today is for anyone
wanting to write memoirs, autobiographical or biographical work, for
family or
for publication. Come together to work in a supportive group under the
guidance
of an experienced tutor. The aim is to encourage you to draw on your
own
experiences as the raw material of lifewriting, using oral exercises
and
improvisation to get ideas flowing before even setting pen to paper.
You will
be encouraged to think about how to select source material and how to
develop
it further, whether you want to write prose or poetry, or make a family
album
illustrated with photos and pictures. Bring along pencil, pens and
paper, and
old photos as memory triggers if you wish.
D33
EXCEL AT EXCEL Monday 2 August £48
Tutor:
Susan
Mills, Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. Learn to use
Excel to track your household budget, golf scores, blood pressure etc.
Excel is
software that lets you create tables and calculate and analyse
numerical data.
This type of software is called spreadsheet software. Excel lets you
create
tables that automatically calculate the totals of numerical values you
input,
print out tables in neat layouts, and create simple graphs. NB: The
higher fee for this course is due to students having sole use of a
computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D34
THE ASHES OF VESUVIUS –THE REDISCOVERY
OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM Tuesday 3 August £40
Tutor:
Geoffrey
Toms, classical archaeologist, former Head of
Education, Museum of London; specialist in the archaeology of the
Eastern Mediterranean. On 24th August
AD 79 the volcano Vesuvius erupted and buried under many feet of lava
and ash Pompeii, Herculaneum
and the surrounding Roman sites. The entire life of these towns was cut
off
forever in one day, but the spectacular excavations of the last 250
years have
brought to us in minute detail how the people went about their lives
amid their
homes and gardens and splendid public buildings. We shall explore the
first-hand accounts and the nature of the eruption of Vesuvius, and
then travel
back in time, wander through the streets and experience the lives of
Romans in
the 1st century AD.
D35
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ALEXANDER
TECHNIQUE – RELAXATION AND POISE Tuesday 3 August £40
Tutor:
Maggie
Lamb, STAT, a qualified teacher of the Alexander
Technique. This class is for everyone who would like poise and balance
to
become part of their life. The teacher’s hands help you to identify
areas of
stress within your body and the effect this has on your posture and
well-being.
Through the Alexander Technique you learn to control and manage the
body and
mind which can lead to improved general health.
D36
CONTEMPORARY GLASS PAINTING –TEXTURES
AND PATTERN Tuesday 3 August £40
Tutor:
Claire
Martin, BA (Hons), PGCE (Art Education & Textile
Design). Discover an innovative way to paint glass using paints and
mediums. Be
inspired using pattern, texture and stunning colours. This relaxing
class
encourages experimentation and the development of ideas incorporating a
variety
of easy techniques. The use of a palette knife and colour shapers in
addition
to brushes is designed to give students of all abilities and experience
positive results. Designs will be created on acetate for cards and
glass for a
small art panel. Materials and all art equipment to complete the pieces
will be
provided at a cost of £8 per student.
D37
PLATE TECTONICS Tuesday 3 August £40
Tutor:
Susanna
van Rose, geologist, has been a tutor at Gerrards Cross
Summer School for more than a decade. The European Alps are rising at
1mm a
year, Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas by 13mm a year, while the Atlantic Ocean widens by about 2cm a year. This
day course will explore the
why and how of these plate tectonic movements, and looks at how social
and
technological change enabled the development of the theory over our own
lifetime. Whilst plate tectonics explains our planet fairly
comprehensively, the
day will review some of the outstanding and fundamental questions which
are yet
to be answered.
D38
FORGOTTEN STITCH SAMPLER Tuesday 3
August £40
Tutor: Kay
Dennis, City and Guilds qualified, a life member of the
Embroiderers’ Guild and an experienced adult education tutor of over 20
years.
Kay has written four books on stumpwork and needlelace. We all use
stitches
that we know and are comfortable with, but there are many equally
beautiful
stitches that because they are unfamiliar we don’t use. Kay will teach
you to
make a decorative sampler using some new stitches and hopes that they
will also
become firm favourites. Background fabrics and needles will be provided.
D39
MANAGING YOUR EMAIL SECURELY AND
EFFECTIVELY Tuesday 3 August £48
Tutor:
Tricia
Lockhart, B Sc, PGCE, PGC ITT. Tricia has had a teaching
career spanning 30 years; she aims for understanding with fun, using
visual and
interactive techniques to maximise achievement. Most of the course will
involve
using Outlook Express to illustrate, then practise various techniques.
We will
also look at some web mail options for those on the move or needing to
be more
secure online. Topics will include: sending and receiving attachments;
using CC
and BCC; tips to avoid spam and phishing; filtering email into
different
accounts or to exclude some addresses; settings to allow mail to be
downloaded
to more than one computer; setting up different accounts; using
software to
reduce file size (for speedier email and to avoid filling in boxes!).
Participants should have experience of using the internet and email and
of
saving and relocating files on their computer. If students wish to
bring their
laptops, fully charged and at their own risk, there may be
opportunities in the
afternoon session to help them with specific queries on their accounts.
A
memory stick may allow you to take away useful files. NB: The
higher fee for this course is due to students having sole use of a
computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D40
WARDROBE MANAGEMENT –AN INTRODUCTION TO
COLOUR AND STYLE ANALYSIS Wednesday 4 August £40
Tutor:
Alison
Sainsbury has been running her own image business,
Looking Good, for 12 years. She works with clients individually, runs
corporate
workshops, presentations and seminars for corporates and clubs. Alison
is also
a Beauty Consultant with Nutrimetics, an international skincare
company. The
course provides an introduction on Colour Analysis, giving you an
indication of
how to look for your most flattering shades and tones of colours. The
day also
covers aspects of style and personal image, including an overview on
accessorising and the importance of choosing the right skincare and
cosmetics.
By the end of the course you will feel more confident to go shopping to
look
for new clothes, while saving both time and money.
D41
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: FROM PLATO TO NATO
Wednesday 4 August £40
Tutor: Ray
Billington, MA, MEd, BD; ex-Head of Philosophy at UWE and
Professor at the State University of California; external examiner in
Philosophy for the European Baccalaureate. Politics, the art and
science of
government, embraces two related components, discussed particularly by
Plato,
Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Marx, Mill and Rawles: firstly, the
responsibility
of government regarding rights, justice, freedom, equality and
individual
safety and happiness; and secondly, theories of government from
dictatorship
through anarchy to democracy. A packed programme indeed.
D42
AN INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING
Wednesday 4 August £40
Tutor:
Linnette
Bell, BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, City & Guilds
Teaching Certificate Stage 2. The day will be a complete beginners
introduction
to oil painting, aimed at students who have some drawing experience or
experience in other art media. Each stage will be demonstrated and
individual
help given as needed, to achieve the following: • Use materials and
equipment
safely • Draw an interesting and simple composition form 3D • Follow a
simple
process for creating an oil painting • Mix the colours needed using a
limited
palette of colours The tutor will provide paint, odourless solvent,
disposable
palettes and a variety of painting boards at a maximum cost of
£10. Brushes and
paint mixing knives will be available to use, with an option to buy.
D43 MAKE YOUR OWN
ALBUM OR SKETCHBOOK Wednesday
4 August £40
Tutor:
Susie
Jefferson is a mixed-media artist and bookbinder. She has
been teaching adults for over 10 years and also had numerous articles
published
in UK
and US art/craft magazines including ‘Crafts Beautiful’ and ‘Craft
Stamper’.
Learn how to make your own photograph album, scrapbook or sketchbook –
and
tailor it to your exact requirements. This class will teach you the
skills you
need to make your own books: any size and any shape. Japanese stabbound
albums
can be adapted for any subject, and extra pages can be added at any
time. Do
you want to make a grand wedding album, or a little bragbook with
photos of a
favourite child, easily carried in a handbag? Are you making quilt
pieces for
an art course, or do you need a sturdy journal or sketchbook? Then this
class
is perfect for you! We will build an A4 book in class, covering the
book boards
and decorating them, inserting pages, making holes and sewing it all
together.
Even if you have never made a book before, as long as you can use
needle and
thread, you’ll be able to make this one. Materials will be provided at
a cost
of £4.50 per student.
D44
GOLDWORK: SYCAMORE LEAF Wednesday 4
August £40
Tutor: Kay
Dennis, City and Guilds qualified, a life member of the
Embroiderers’ Guild and an experienced adult education tutor of over 20
years.
Kay has written four books on stumpwork and needlelace. This course is
designed
to introduce beginners to the delights of goldwork embroidery, while
those with
more experience can use their knowledge to create a more individual
motif. The
joy of goldwork is the effects that can be gained by the variety of
metal
threads used. The sycamore leaf with its distinctive shape is an ideal
motif
for this beautiful style of hand embroidery. Backing fabrics, needles
and gold
threads will be provided at a cost of £5 per student.
D45
BRIDGE – MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR
PRE-EMPTIVE BIDS Wednesday 4 August £40
Tutor:
Tessa
Templeton is the resident bridge teacher at the Memorial
Centre, teaching beginners, improvers and advanced students in her very
popular
classes. She is a qualified teacher with the English Bridge Union and
this is
Tessa’s second year at the Summer School. How can we confuse the
opponents and
pre-empt at the 2, 3 and 4 levels? What to we do when we plan to open
the
bidding but our partner opens with a pre-emptive bid? This day will
cover: all
pre-emptive bidding (including at the two level), how to cope when the
opponents pre-empt, and how to respond when partner pre-empts. This
course
promises lots of play and fun and is suitable for improvers.
D46
EDIT AND STORE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS Wednesday
4 August £48
Tutor:
Susan
Mills, Cert Ed, MA, experienced teacher. This course will
cover using Picasa, a free software program from Google, to edit,
store, organise
and print your digital photographs. Learn how to transfer and save
images from
your camera, and do simple manipulations such as cropping and
brightness and
contrast. Advice will be given on using your camera to the full and on
other
software programs, as well as information on printing your photographs,
comparing various online or high street suppliers. NB: The
higher fee for this course is due to students having sole use of a
computer. Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
D47
THE THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL: IT’S
MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS AND INTRIGUING HISTORY Thursday 5 August £40
Tutor: Tim
Porter, an experienced lecturer including NADFAS, the Ashmolean Museum and tour guiding. The
world’s
oldest musical festival takes place every summer in the cathedrals of Gloucester, Worcester
and Hereford.
From its obscure
beginnings over 300 years ago, its history is a wonderful procession of
raffish
characters, dubious goings-on and furious disputes, until it emerges as
the
triumphant feast of musical excellence which it is today. On the way,
we’ll
hear the music of Handel, Elgar and many lesser-known luminaries, and
see
slides of the three cathedrals themselves.
D48
THE WILDLIFE ON YOUR DOORSTEP Thursday 5
August £40
Tutor: John
Tyler
BA (Oxon), MSc (Conservation), Fellow Royal
Entomological Society. This will be a gentle introduction to the rich
diversity
of plants, animals and fungi in our area, designed to help you to get
more from
a walk in the countryside. We will look at local nature reserves, their
habitats and the species to be found in them. We will also discuss some
of the
challenges facing our local wildlife and what we can do to protect it.
The
course will culminate, weather permitting, in an expedition onto the
Common to
practise some of our new skills. Students should therefore bring
appropriate
outdoor footwear and clothing.
D49
MACHINE STITCHING ON PEWTER Thursday 5
August £40
Tutor: Anne
Parr,
winner of the City & Guilds Gold Medal in 2000
and 2005, an experienced tutor and author of a book on stitching on
metal.
Stitching on pewter requires knowledge of your sewing machine and only
a basic
ability to do simple free machine stitching. You will produce a small
box with
a pewter lid and/or a pewter pendant and will be able to use this
technique to
achieve other beautiful items. Pewter will be supplied at approx
£5. Further
instructions will be sent on enrolment but PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS
MUST EACH
BRING A SEWING MACHINE.
D50
WHAT ROME
WAS BUILT OF ....? Thursday 5 August £40
Tutor:
Susanna
van Rose, geologist, has maintained a career-long
interest in decorative marble and other stone used to beautify
buildings. This
course will take a novel look at the buildings of Rome from the point of view of the
stone
materials used to create them. This approach will give new and
fascinating
insights into the city’s history. There will be opportunity to get to
know and
recognize some of the principal materials, and to understand their
significance
to the contemporary builders and users – a language of stone, written
into the
buildings, which over the passing centuries has been largely lost.
After this
day, participants will view classical sites through new eyes, having
discovered
a whole new dimension to looking.
D51
BRIDGE –MAKING THE MOST WITH OUR TRUMPS
Thursday 5 August £40
Tutor:
Tessa
Templeton is the resident bridge teacher at the Memorial
Centre, teaching beginners, improvers and advanced students in her very
popular
classes. She is a qualified teacher with the English Bridge Union and
this is
Tessa’s second year at the Summer School. We all like to win and make
our
contracts, but even better is to make those extra tricks when playing
in trump
contracts. We can use our trumps to set up that long suit, or we can
ruff and
cross ruff all to give us those extra winners. Should we first draw
trumps?
Normally we draw trumps straight away but there are several situations
where we
can make extra tricks if we draw trumps at the right moment. The day
promises
lots of play and fun and is suitable for all levels.
D52
CREATE MOVING IMAGES ON YOUR COMPUTER
Thursday 5 August £48
Tutor:
Tricia
Lockhart, B Sc; PGCE; PGC ITT. Tricia has had a teaching
career spanning 30 years. She aims for understanding with fun, using
visual and
interactive techniques to maximise achievement. We will look briefly at
the
history of animation from Victorian toys and inventions through the
skill of
the Walt Disney era to modern Disney/ Pixar and web applications. For
each
stage in this history, participants will create a small ‘moving image’
project
they can take away with them. The first task will be completed using
paper and
pencil and then we will use specialist software or online applications.
We will
explore methods to display digital images as a moving sequence with
optional sound
and investigate the use of computer drawing packages to create frames
for a
‘movie’. Some of the techniques examined can be applied to digital
video
editing. In the afternoon ‘workshop’ session participants will be able
to
choose which technique(s) they want to develop into a slightly longer
project,
either in groups or individually. Those able to bring their own digital
still
or video cameras, at their own risk, may be able to explore more
advanced
features if they have mastered the fundamentals. If you wish to explore
computer based techniques to some depth, you will need to be fairly
proficient
in using software menus, able to save and load files, navigate the
various
folders on a computer and be familiar with either a computer drawing
program or
photo editing program. NB: There is a higher fee
for
this course due to students having sole use of a computer. Please note
the
computer room is on the second floor.
D53
THE PRE-RAPHAELITES AND SALVADOR
DALI EXPLAINED
Friday 6 August £40
Tutor:
Anthony
Slinn, Dip FA (Lond), NDD (Hons), painter and
experienced lecturer. In the morning we will look at the work of the
three
major Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artists: John Everett Millais, Dante
Gabriel
Rossetti and William Holman Hunt. We will also find an explanation as
to their
subjects and manifestos through the words of the great writer John
Ruskin. In
the afternoon: “Anything Goes!” Anthony will try to explain the work of
the
eccentric surrealist Salvador Dali. We will visit Port Ligat where he
worked and
his huge museum in Figueras. Senor Dali will also come and talk to us
….So:-
“Hang on!”
D54 THE ART OF
RELAXATION THROUGH MEDITATION
AND YOGA Friday 6 August £40
Tutor:
Maggie
Lamb, Inner Heart Yoga Teacher affiliated BWY.STAT; Zen
Meditation Teacher. This is a day for you to experience and enjoy the
benefits,
both mental and physical, of practices that lead to relaxation. By
increasing
our powers of observation, visualization and imagination, meditation
practices
help to sharpen our senses. We relate to the world around us by means
of our
five senses, they tell us how we are thinking and how we are feeling.
Yoga is
over 4,000 years old, and you will have the chance to practise and
observe the
health benefits of yoga, through gentle postures focusing on the
importance of
the breath. It is possible, through regular practice to transform the
quality
of our lives totally.
D55
TEXTURAL COLLAGE: TEXTURES IN THE
LANDSCAPE Friday 6 August £40
Tutor:
Sarah
Janavicius, Tutor (FAEIC) Stage One and Stage Two, Art
Society demonstrator. Textural Collage is a painting technique designed
and
developed by Sarah and established over a number of years. At this
Workshop you
will be given the basic principles to work on your own design based on
Textural
Collage. Textural materials will be provided. Come along with an ‘open’
mind to
work on an experimental exploration of the subject. Materials will be
available
on the day at £3 per student.
D56
MAKING FABRIC PICTURE CARDS Friday 6
August £40
Tutor:
Sheila
Griggs, City & Guilds qualified, Registered
Pergamano tutor and experienced craft tutor. Small pictures made of
fabric make
stunning cards. Why not come along and see the variety and try your
hand at
making some? There is no sewing involved, materials will be provided
and you should
make four cards during the day.
D57
USING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TO PAINT
LANDSCAPES Friday 6 August £40
Tutor:
Dennis
Pannett, a professional artist, experienced Adult
Education tutor, Honorary Member of the Painters Stainers Livery
Company and
President of the Wapping Group of Artists. This course is designed for
the less
experienced painter who prefers to paint indoors. The tutor will help
students
to select a subject from their own photographs and then help them
throughout
the day to produce their painting. Special guidance will be given to
composition, colour mixing and tones, with tips on skies, trees, water,
foregrounds etc. Watercolour is the preferred medium. Paper will be
available
from the tutor, if required, at £2 per sheet.
D58
STUMPWORK Friday 6 August £40
Tutor: Kay
Dennis, City & Guilds qualified, a life member of the
Embroiderers Guild and an experienced adult education tutor of over 20
years.
Kay has written four books on stumpwork and needlelace. Stumpwork is a
17th century
style of embroidery that is padded and wired to give a raised form of
hand
embroidery. The inspiration for the flower and insect motif comes from
an
‘Illuminated Manuscript’ of the 16th century.
Using traditional techniques and stitches, you will be shown how to
recreate a
beautiful motif. Background fabrics, felt, needles and other specialist
equipment will be provided.
D59
RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ON THE
INTERNET Friday 6 August £48
Tutor:
Tricia
Lockhart, B Sc; PGCE; PGC ITT. Tricia has had a teaching
career spanning 30 years. She aims for understanding with fun, using
visual and
interactive techniques to maximise achievement. Using the computer to
find the
information you want sometimes needs an unusual approach. You will get
a
variety of tips on how to search and how to assess the accuracy of the
sources.
As well as looking at some examples relating to frequently asked
questions, we
will explore a variety of resources to aid researching and recording
Family
History. We will have free access to one of the main Family History
sites
during the course. Participants should be familiar with using the
internet and
with saving and relocating files on their computer. For those keen on
starting
their family tree, information relating to births, marriages, deaths,
residences and military service will allow individual searches to be
made. A
memory stick may allow you to take away useful files. Warning:
researching your
Family History can become addictive! NB: The
higher fee for this course is due to students having sole use of a
computer.
Please note the computer room is on the second floor.
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