Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
New Courses
Making Croissants	Two evenings	From $95.00	17 Nov
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	Register interest
Mastering Classic Italian Cooking	Four classes	From $153.00	14 Oct
Mastering Continental Cakes	Four hours	From $85.00	Register interest
Mastering Pies and Pastries	Four hours or three evenings	From $127.00	Register interest
Mindfulness for Everyday - Simple Practices for a Peaceful Mind	Two hours	From $20.00	Register interest
Mixed Media Portraiture	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Modern Masters for Children: Explore Art & Create Your Own! (ages 6 - 14)	8 weeks	From $160.00	15 Oct
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour for Beginners	Four evenings or one weekend	From $115.00	Register interest
Painting Landscapes with Acrylics on Canvas	Six hours	From $110.00	Register interest
Painting Roses in Oils	One day	From $168.00	Register interest
Painting Water with Watercolours	One day	From $98.00	27 Sep
Parents as Career Influencers - Supporting Your Teen's Career Journey	Two classes	From $48.75	07 Oct
Permaculture in the City - Garden for Wellbeing for You and the Planet	Three and a half hours	From $97.00	22 Nov
Pottery Next Steps	Eight classes	From $315.00	Register interest
Practical AI Automation for Busy Entrepreneurs	Four classes $25/$98	From $98.00	Register interest
Practical Ethics: Making Decisions with Integrity	Six classes	From $60.00	07 Oct
Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome: Gods, Myths, and Rituals	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Safe and Mindful Aromatherapy: Discovering Essential Oils for Wellness and Self Care	One day	From $110.00	Register interest
Safe and Mindful Aromatherapy: Harnessing the Power of Essential Oils	One day	From $110.00	Register interest
Slavic Icons: Art, Symbolism, and History	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Soft Pastels for Adults	One day	From $115.00	28 Sep
Soup from Scratch: Mastering Homemade Stocks & Hearty Vegetable Miso Soup	Four hours	From $48.00	Register interest
Supporting People with Mental Health Challenges	Four classes $30/$88	From $30.00	08 Oct
Syrian Desserts	Four classes	From $160.00	Register interest
Syrian Home Cooking: A Taste of Tradition	Four classes	From $165.00	Register interest
Te Reo Māori Introduction 4	Eight classes $60/$155	From $60.00	06 Oct
Thai Cooking	Six classes	From $235.00	14 Oct
Thai Cuisine	4 Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	From $176.00	Register interest
Thai Cuisine Weekend Course	Six Hours	From $142.00	Register interest
The Art of Collage: Exploring History, Portraiture, Landscape & Surrealism	Six classes	From $155.00	14 Oct
The Art of Cubism	8 sessions	From $182.00	15 Oct
Understanding Trauma: The Science and The Impacts and Minimising The Impacts	Two hours	From $20.00	Register interest
Vinay's Cashew Chicken Stir Fry	One evening	From $49.00	15 Sep
Vinay's Chicken Skewers with Bulgur Pilaf	One evening	From $49.00	Register interest
Vinay's Indian Butter Chicken	One evening	From $49.00	Register interest
Vinay's North Indian Style Lentil Curry & Pilaf	One evening	From $49.00	Register interest
Vinay's Pad Thai & Green Salad	One evening	From $49.00	Register interest
Vinay's Saag Paneer	One evening	From $49.00	Register interest
Vinay's Satay Chicken Skewers & Salad	One evening	From $49.00	13 Oct
Vinay's Turkish Imam Bayildi & Cacik	One evening	From $49.00	10 Nov
Watercolour and Pen	Six hours	From $95.00	30 Nov
Woodturning for Beginners	Eight evenings	From $365.00	Register interest
Weekend Workshops
101 Investment Basics	Four evenings or two days	From $20.00	01 Nov
A Roadmap to Starting an Online Business	One day $60/$142	From $142.00	Register interest
A Walking Food Tour of Ponsonby Road	Two & a half hours	From $36.00	11 Oct
Abstraction and Pattern	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Action Painting (Abstract Expressionism)	One day	From $105.00	01 Nov
AI Basics: Ways to use AI at Work and Daily Life	One day - Saturday $25/$85	From $25.00	27 Sep
Alcohol Ink Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	07 Mar 26
Art for Mental Wellbeing - Exploration Station with EK	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Abstraction and Pattern	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Art Therapy Talk	45 minutes	Free Course for some students	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Calming the Mind with Collage with Ashley Ruth	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Candle-Making for Beginners	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Decoupaged Canvas	Two hours	From $25.00
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Meditative Art	90 minutes	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Mosaics	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Sashiko	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Tambour Embroidery for Wellbeing	Two Hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Textile Art for Mindful Moments	Two Hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: The Art of Folding Books	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Visual Journalling	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Watercolours	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Art for Mental Wellbeing: Zentangle	Two hours	From $25.00	14 Sep
Barista for Beginners	Six hours $49/$98	From $49.00	27 Sep
Barista: Latte Art	Six hours $49/$98	From $49.00	Register interest
Basic Soap-Making Workshop	Three hours	From $65.00	Register interest
Battlefields of the Waikato War	Ten hours	From $190.00	Register interest
Beaded & Coloured Glass Earrings Workshop	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Beautiful Feather Earrings from Recycled Bicycle Tubes	Three hours	From $52.00	Register interest
Becoming Unstoppable	Three evenings / one day $25/$75	From $75.00	Register interest
Block Printing on Fabric and Paper	One day	From $128.00	Register interest
Boost Your Digital Literacy and Online Search Skills	One day $20/$85	From $20.00	02 Nov
Botanical Drawing and Painting: Capturing Nature in Art	One day	From $145.00	01 Nov
Cake Decorating - Modelling with Fondant and Sugar Paste	Three hours	From $65.00	Register interest
Cake Decorating - The Basics	Three hours	From $65.00	Register interest
Calligraphy - An Introduction	Six hours	From $88.00	30 Nov
Candle Making for Beginners	Three hours	From $56.00	Register interest
Carve and Play Your Own Māori Puoro (Wind Instruments)	One day	From $195.00	Register interest
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	Register interest
Children's Book Illustration with Sandra Morris: Character Development	Two days	From $264.00	Register interest
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	30 Nov
Colour Analysis and Makeup Workshop	Five hours	From $98.00	Register interest
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	29 Nov
Contemporary Textile Art: Using Metal for Textile Art	Two days	From $285.00	Register interest
Crash Course in Container Gardening	Three hours	From $42.00	27 Sep
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
Creating a Visual Journal	Four evening classes or one day	From $123.00	01 Nov
Creating Abstract Landscapes in Oils	Two days	From $205.00	Register interest
Creating and Making Food for a High Tea	Four hours	From $80.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $164.00	02 Nov
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

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