Selwyn Community Education

Welcome to our affordable and easily accessible evening, weekend and daytime short courses with experienced tutors in a friendly environment.

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NB Some course dates and prices may have changed since printing.

Weekend Workshops

Two or three times each term, we offer an exciting range of weekend workshops including art, cooking, photography, computing and more.

2026 weekend workshops

Term 1 2026, 14 - 15 March

Term 2 2026, 16 - 17 May, 6 - 7 June, 4 - 5 July

Term 3 2026, 29 - 30 August, 19 - 20 September

Term 4 2026, 31 October - 1 November, 28 - 29 November

Occasionally, we run courses outside of these weekends.

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Weekend Workshops
Soup from Scratch: Mastering Homemade Stocks & Hearty Vegetable Miso Soup	Four hours	From $48.00	Register interest
Sourdough Bread	Three hours	From $75.00	14 Mar
Spanish - Master Your Prepositions	Three & a half hours	From $49.00	Register interest
Spanish for Travellers Weekend Course	Two days	From $130.00	06 Jun
Still Life in Mixed Media: Exploring Creativity and Technique	One day	From $95.00	07 Jun
Stitching Beauty from the Everyday - Tea Bag Textiles	One day	From $167.00	28 Nov
Stories on a Plate	One day	From $125.00	19 Sep
Street Art Photography	Three hours	From $44.00	19 Sep
Street Stories: Capturing Life as It Happens	Four hours - offsite	From $65.00	07 Mar
Successfully Teaching Adults	Two Saturdays	From $195.00
Summer Preserves: Jams, Pickles & Chutneys	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Take your Camera off Auto	Six hours	From $87.00	29 Aug
Taonga Toi (Artistic Treasures) - A City Walk	Two hours	From $50.00	07 Mar
Textile Memories with Liz Mitchell	One day	From $180.00	15 Mar
Thai Cuisine	Six Hours	From $142.00
Thai Cuisine Weekend Course	Six Hours	From $142.00	Register interest
The Advanced Art of Conversation	Three hours	From $40.00	19 Sep
The Art of Conversation	Two mornings $30/$80	From $30.00	06 Jun
The Art of Folding Books	Three hours	From $52.00	30 Aug
The Art of Kintsugi	Two hours	From $165.00	15 Mar
The Art of the Naked Cake	One day	From $112.00	16 May
The Hidden Art of Auckland - A Laneway Discovery Tour	2 hours	From $50.00	02 May
Traditional Japanese Cream Puffs	One day	From $88.00	07 Jun
Traditional Paellas of Valencia - Paella Valenciana (The Authentic Experience)	One day	From $125.00	19 Sep
Traditional Paellas of Valencia - Arroz con Salmón estilo de Tasmania (Seafood Paella Experience)	One day	From $125.00	20 Sep
Transitioning Your Garden for the Changing Seasons at Kings Plant Barn	Two hours	From $40.00	29 Nov
Travel Sketching	One day	From $105.00	15 Mar
Travel Writing	One day	From $120.00	29 Aug
Upcycled Jewellery: Feather earrings and more from inner tubes	Three hours	From $55.00	06 Jun
Upcycled Jewellery: Rethread and Remake Your Bead Necklaces	One day	From $74.00	16 May
Upcycled Style: Bleach Painting Techniques for Creative T-Shirts	One day	From $160.00	05 Jul
Walking the Camino de Santiago	Five hours	From $60.00	17 May
Water and Sky in Watercolour: Capturing Light, Mood & Motion	Four evenings or one day	From $105.00	28 Jul
Watercolour and Drawing	One day	From $115.00	07 Jun
Watercolour and Pen	Six hours	From $95.00	31 Oct
Watercolour: Pattern and Abstraction	One day	From $95.00	Register interest
Watercolours - An Introduction	Six classes	From $125.00	09 Feb
Watercolours - The Next Step	One day	From $125.00	04 May
WordPress Bootcamp	Two days $120/$276	From $120.00	06 Jun
Words and Watercolours - A Day of Poetic Art	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Write a Winning CV and Get Noticed	One day $15/$79	From $79.00	Register interest
Writer's Weekend Opening Address: Raves and Faves with Carole Beu	One hour - Free for ALL	No Charge	29 Aug
Writing Children's Picture Books	One day	From $120.00	30 Aug
Writing Family Stories with Deborah Shepard	Two days	From $220.00	29 Aug
Writing Fiction	One weekend	From $220.00	29 Aug
Writing Poems for Children	Three hours	From $60.00	29 Aug
Writing Romance	One day or six evenings	From $120.00	Register interest
Zentangle Art	Four hours	From $74.00	16 May

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Welcome to our affordable and easily accessible evening, weekend and daytime short courses with experienced tutors in a friendly environment.

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