January 2024 Newsletter

Happy New Year from all of us at Adult Learn and Train

The new year gives us all the opportunity to start afresh; Have you thought how you will write, and what will go into your 2024 chapter?

New Year’s Resolutions

If you haven’t broken a resolution yet, give yourself a pat on the back. If you are still contemplating how to make the most of 2024, let us help you. As you are aware, we are avid promoters of Lifelong Learning. Our face-to-face courses ensure that learning sticks through hands-on experience.

This year, why not challenge yourself to learn something new? Choose from a day school to a 10-week course. If you don’t have your English or Maths qualification, perhaps this is the year to book a course and check that off your list.

See our full programme of courses attached.

For course descriptions please visit the website: Courses – Adult Learn and Train – Cambridge (adultlearning.education)

Our next Day school takes place in 3 weeks. Come and join us.

Venue: Coleridge Community College

Saturday 10^th and Sunday 11^th February 2024

Courses available:

Candle Making Saturday 10am – 2pm £60

Scripted in History: A 4-hour Adventure into Chinese Characters Sunday 10am – 2pm £32

Dressmaking: How to Make a Bodice Saturday 10am – 4pm £57

East Asian Painting Saturday 10am-3.30pm £44

Oil Painting Sat & Sun 10am – 3.30pm £92

Silver Jewellery: Bezel & Tube Stone Setting Sat & Sun 10am – 3.30pm £113

Spring Bulb Flower Crate Arrangement Saturday 10am – 12.30pm £47

Willow Weaving: Garden Obelisk Sunday 10am – 4pm £89

Prefer an evening one-off session?

Bread Making Thursday 1^st February 6pm-9pm – £27

Other Day Schools Coming up in 2024

View full course information through the website: www.adultlearning.education

April Easter Schools: Monday 8^th to Wednesday 10^th April

Drawing Techniques Part 1 – Monday – £40

Drawing Techniques Part 2 – Tuesday – £40

Silver Jewellery: Claw Settings – Monday and Tuesday – £117

Spectacular Stained Glass – £102 FULL

May Day School: Saturday 18^th May

Calligraphy – £35

Drawing Skills – £47

Flower Arranging: Japanese Ikebana – £50

Needle Felt: Brooch – £50

Politics in Turbulent Times – £32

Screen Printing – £56

Silver Jewellery: Ring Making – £63

Willow Weaving: Bird Feeder – £78

August Summer Schools: Monday 5th to August 8th August

Cookery: Bread Making – Thursday – £43

Felt Bags – Monday and Tuesday – £98

Flower Arranging: Japanese Ikebana – Monday – £50

Large Scale Flower Arranging – Tuesday – £56

Needle Felt: Penguin – Wednesday and Thursday – £98

Silver Jewellery: Wax Casting – Monday and Tuesday – £117

Watercolour Painting – Monday to Thursday – £180

Willow Weaving: Basket Making – Monday and Tuesday – £154

Gift Vouchers

Did you know Adult Learn and Train are able to offer gift vouchers. You can choose to pay for a course in full or purchase a voucher for a specific amount of money.

Learner stories

We love to hear about how learners have been using their skills obtained in classes in their everyday lives. If you would like to share how an adult learning class has benefitted you (and it doesn’t need to be through Adult Learn and Train) drop us an email and if you are happy to do so we will share on our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.

Termtime Opening times:

We’re open Monday to Thursday 9am – 4pm and on Friday 9am – 3pm.

We are also available (during term time only) on Monday evening at Parkside Community College 6pm – 8.30pm (please note we are unable to take payment at this centre)

Wednesday and Thursday evening at Coleridge Community College 6pm – 8.30pm

Teacher Training Day – Thursday 1^st February

United Learning are running a teaching training open day at Coleridge Community College. For further information or to book your place follow the link: https://www.unitedteaching.org.uk/events/details/teacher-training-open-day-cambridge

Teaching opportunities within Adult Learn and Train – United Learning:

Adult Learn and Train are always interested about the possibility of offering new provision. If you have a teaching qualification, a subject specific qualification and are interested in working with Adult Learn and Train, contact the office: office@adultlearning.education

We are currently programme planning for the next academic year; we would love to add some new provision and would really like to hear your ideas.