Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Weekend Workshops
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	15 Mar 26
ChatGPT Made Easy: Practical Skills for Everyday Work & Life	One day or Four Evenings $45/$85	From $45.00	17 May 26
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	Two days	From $264.00	19 Sep 26
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Storyboarding and Making a Dummy Book	Two days	From $243.00	Register interest
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Techniques	Two days	From $240.00	Register interest
Christmas Cake and Cookies Decorating	Three hours	From $65.00	Register interest
Colour Analysis and Makeup Workshop	Five hours	From $98.00	15 Mar 26
Communicating Compassionately (based on Non-Violent Communication)	Two days $45/$150	From $150.00	Register interest
Contemporary Textile Art: Flaming Hot Fibres	Two days	From $285.00	Register interest
Crash Course in Container Gardening	Three hours	From $42.00	Register interest
Create an Extravagant Wearable Art Piece	Two days	From $185.00	Register interest
Create an Internal Self Portrait in Paper Collage	Four hours	From $53.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Collaged Memory Box	One day	From $92.00	Register interest
Create Your Own Printed Fabric Book Cover	Five hours	From $104.00	Register interest
Create Your Vision Board – Dreams to Reality	Three hours	From $54.00	14 Mar 26
Creating a Visual Journal	Four evening classes or one day	From $123.00	05 May 26
Creating Abstract Landscapes in Oils	One day	From $168.00	17 May 26
Creating and Making Food for a High Tea	Four hours	From $80.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $169.00	19 Sep 26
Creating Calm: Blending Herbal Teas for Relaxation and Wellness	Two hours	From $60.00	Register interest
Creative Calligraphy: Design Your Own Alphabet	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Creative Writing: Reality as a Source of Inspiration and Imagination	Two days	From $220.00	29 Aug 26
Crystal Macramé Jewellery	Three hours	From $92.00	17 May 26
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $72.00	15 Mar 26
Design Your Own Food Forest	Half day	From $65.00	21 Feb 26
Develop Your Own Sustainability Plan	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
DIY Home Repair & Maintenance: Master the Basics with Expert Demonstrations	One day or four evenings $70-$90	From $90.00	Register interest
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners Workshop	One day	From $90.00	Register interest
Drawing the Structure of the Head	One day	From $100.00	Register interest
Edible Garden Workshop	Half day	From $67.00	14 Mar 26
Embossed Metal for Textile Art	One day	From $167.00	29 Nov 26
English IELTS Intensive Weekend	Two days $15/ $135	From $135.00	Register interest
English Improve Your Pronunciation Skills - Part 1	One day $20/$72	From $72.00	Register interest
English Improve Your Pronunciation Skills - Part 2	One day $20/$72	From $72.00	Register interest
English: Kiwi Idioms, Slang and Expressions	Two days $30/$140	From $140.00	Register interest
Enjoy Writing Poetry	One day	From $120.00	30 Aug 26
Ex-Voto Painting - The Mexican Art of Gratitude	One day	From $103.00	05 Jul 26
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	One day	From $98.00	04 Jul 26
Exploring the History of Italy - A One Day Journey from Unification to Republic	One day	From $80.00	06 Jun 26
Fijian Indian Cuisine	Four evenings or one day	From $145.00	Register interest
Floral Design: Beautiful Bouquets	Four hours	From $107.00	20 Sep 26
Floral Design: Celebrate Christmas with Flowers	Four hours	From $107.00	28 Nov 26
Floral Design: Dried Floral Arrangements	Four hours	From $107.00	06 Jun 26
Floral Design: Foraging and Arranging Wild Flowers	Four hours	From $107.00	04 Jul 26
Floral Design: Fresh Spring Blooms	Four hours	From $107.00	31 Oct 26
Floral Design: Minimalist Elegance with Ikebana-Inspired Designs	Four hours	From $107.00	19 Sep 26
Flowers in Watercolour	1 day	From $108.00	04 Jul 26
French Travellers Weekend Course (Beginners)	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
Furoshiki Elegance: Create Your Own Monogrammed Fabric Pouch for Gift-Giving or Keepsakes	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $160.00	29 Nov 26
Getting Started with Facebook and Instagram	Half day	From $45.00	Register interest
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Growing and Caring for Indoor Plants	Four hours	From $53.00	Register interest
Hand-stitched Bookbinding and Creative Techniques with Lettering	Two days	From $196.00	Register interest
Handmade Sleepwear: Skirt & Shorts	One Day - Six Hours	From $120.00	31 Oct 26
Hissing and Sizzling - Barbecue Brilliance	Five hours	From $98.00	Register interest
Historic Auckland Walks: Guided Auckland City Walk	Two hours	From $45.00	03 Oct 26
How to Grow Your Business with Digital Marketing	One day	From $40.00	15 Mar 26
How to Make Pastels & Water-Based Paints with Earth Pigments	One day	From $125.00	Register interest
How to Use Facebook for Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	Register interest
How to Use Instagram for Social Media Marketing	One day	From $40.00	06 Jun 26
How to Use TikTok for Social Media Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	Register interest
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal (Weekend)	1 day	From $99.00	Register interest
Indonesian Cuisine and Spiceries	Three hours	From $72.00	Register interest
Innovative Fibre Arts: Off-Loom Weaving and Wet-Felting Techniques	One day	From $180.00	17 May 26
Intro to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	Register interest
Introduction to Beekeeping	Full weekend, Saturday & Sunday	From $169.00	19 Sep 26
Introduction to Illustrator	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $45.00	14 Mar 26
Introduction to Indesign	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $65.00	04 May 26
Introduction to Memoir Writing	Two days	From $220.00	29 Aug 26
Introduction to Organic Gardening and Permaculture	Four hours	From $53.00	Register interest
Introduction to Photoshop	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $45.00	09 Feb 26
Introduction to Podcasting	One day	From $115.00	Register interest
iPhone Photography - Weekend Workshop	One day - 5 hours	From $67.00	16 May 26
Italian For Travellers Weekend Course	One day	From $98.00	Register interest
Japanese Cake Roll	Five hours	From $93.00	Register interest
Japanese for Travellers	One day $25/$80	From $25.00	16 May 26
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	06 Jun 26
Japanese Shortcake: Mastering the Fluffy Sponge Cake and Decoration	Five hours	From $93.00	15 Mar 26
Knife Skills 101 - Fish & Chicken	Four hours	From $75.00	Register interest
Knife Skills 101 - Vegetables and Fruit	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Korean Kimchi	4 hours	From $94.00	07 Jun 26
Korean Kimchi Masterclass	Two classes total eight hours	From $130.00	Register interest
Korean Vegetarian Food	Four hours	From $73.00	Register interest
Lampshade Making	Two & a half hours	From $117.00	14 Mar 26
Landscape Photography	Four hours	From $57.00	04 Jul 26
Lawn Bowls 101	Three x two-hour sessions	From $65.00	04 Oct 26
Learn to Needle-felt a Mini Masterpiece	One day	From $175.00	16 May 26
Life Drawing	Four hours	From $93.00	Register interest
Light Up Canvas Art for Adults	One day	From $120.00	Register interest
Macrame Plant Holder	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
Make a Concertina-style Journal or Sketchbook	One day	From $120.00	Register interest
Make Your Own Body Products - Soothing Salves and Luxurious Lotions	One day	From $110.00	Register interest
Makeup for the 40+	Five hours	From $98.00	05 Jul 26
Making Delicious Bread	Five hours	From $69.00	Register interest
Making Macarons	Four hours	From $75.00	Register interest
Making Sauerkraut	Two or two and a half hours	From $49.00	28 Nov 26
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	19 Sep 26
Māori Traditional Medicines and Home Remedies - An Introduction	One day	From $188.00	31 Oct 26

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