Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
New Courses
Woodturning for Beginners	Eight evenings	From $365.00	Register interest
Weekend Workshops
101 Investment Basics	Four evenings or two days	From $20.00	27 Aug
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	16 Aug
Action Painting (Abstract Expressionism)	One day	From $105.00	17 May
Alcohol Ink Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	05 Jul
Barista for Beginners	Six hours $49/$98	From $49.00	05 Jul
Barista: Latte Art	Six hours $49/$98	From $49.00	17 May
Basic Soap-Making Workshop	Three hours	From $65.00	16 Aug
Battlefields of the Waikato War	Ten hours	From $190.00	07 Sep
Beaded & Coloured Glass Earrings Workshop	Four hours	From $70.00	05 Jul
Beautiful Feather Earrings from Recycled Bicycle Tubes	Three hours	From $52.00	16 Aug
Becoming Unstoppable	Three evenings / one day $25/$75	From $25.00	07 Jun
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	05 Jul
Cake Decorating - Modelling with Fondant and Sugar Paste	Three hours	From $65.00	07 Jun
Cake Decorating - The Basics	Three hours	From $65.00	Register interest
Calligraphy - An Introduction	Six hours	From $88.00	17 May
Candle Making for Beginners	Three hours	From $56.00	17 May
Carve and Play Your Own Māori Puoro (Wind Instruments)	One day	From $195.00	08 Jun
Carve Your Own Pounamu Māori Whale's Tooth Pendant	One day	From $215.00	16 Aug
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	17 May
Communicating Compassionately (based on Non-Violent Communication)	Two days $45/$150	From $45.00	16 Aug
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	06 Jul
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	17 Aug
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	16 Aug
Creating and Making Food for a High Tea	Four hours	From $80.00	06 Jul
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	17 May
Creating Water and Sky With Watercolours	Four evenings or one day	From $99.00	06 Jul
Creative Calligraphy: Design Your Own Alphabet	One day	From $98.00	07 Jun
Creative Writing: Reality as a Source of Inspiration and Imagination	Two days	From $220.00	16 Aug
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $68.00	01 Nov
Declutter and/or Downsize Your Home	Five hours	From $68.00	06 Jul
Design Your Own Food Forest	Half day	From $65.00	Register interest
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 $70.00	05 Jul
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	17 Aug
Drawing for Beginners Workshop	One day	From $90.00	06 Sep
Drawing the Structure of the Head	One day	From $100.00	27 Sep
Edible Garden Workshop	Half day	From $65.00	24 May
English IELTS Intensive Weekend	Two days $15/ $135	From $135.00	Register interest
English Improve Your Pronunciation Skills - Part 1	One day $15/$70	From $15.00	07 Jun
English Improve Your Pronunciation Skills - Part 2	One day $15/$70	From $15.00	05 Jul
English: Kiwi Idioms, Slang and Expressions	Two days $25/$140	From $25.00	27 Sep
Enjoy Writing Poetry	One day	From $120.00	16 Aug
Ex-Voto Painting - The Mexican Art of Gratitude	One day	From $98.00	06 Sep
Experimenting with New Materials & Techniques with Evan Woodruffe	One day	From $50.00	29 Nov
Exploring the History of Italy - A One Day Journey from Unification to Republic	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
Fijian Indian Cuisine	Four evenings or one day	From $115.00	27 Sep
Floral Design: Beautiful Bouquets	Four hours	From $95.00	Register interest
Floral Design: Celebrate Christmas with Flowers	Four hours	From $90.00	29 Nov
Floral Design: Dried Floral Arrangements	Four hours	From $95.00	16 Aug
Floral Design: Foraging and Arranging Wild Flowers	Four hours	From $95.00	05 Jul
Floral Design: Fresh Spring Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	06 Sep
Floral Design: Minimalist Elegance with Ikebana-Inspired Designs	Four hours	From $95.00	27 Sep
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	06 Sep
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $150.00	Register interest
Getting Started with Facebook and Instagram	Half day	From $45.00	07 Sep
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	29 Nov
Growing and Caring for Indoor Plants	Four hours	From $53.00	28 Sep
Hand-stitched Bookbinding and Creative Techniques with Lettering	Two days	From $196.00	16 Aug
Hissing and Sizzling - Barbecue Brilliance	Five hours	From $98.00	29 Nov
Historic Auckland Walks: Guided Auckland City Walk	Two hours	From $35.00	Register interest
How to Grow Your Business with Digital Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $40.00	29 Nov
How to Make Pastels & Water-Based Paints with Earth Pigments	One day	From $125.00	29 Nov
How to Use Canva for Social Media Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $40.00	07 Jun
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 $40/$80	From $40.00	05 Jul
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	07 Jun
Indonesian Cuisine and Spiceries	Three hours	From $72.00	05 Jul
Intro to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	28 Sep
Introduction to Beekeeping	Full weekend	From $169.00	06 Sep
Introduction to Illustrator	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $60.00	16 Aug
Introduction to Indesign	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $60.00	21 Jul
Introduction to Memoir Writing	Two days	From $220.00	Register interest
Introduction to Organic Gardening and Permaculture	Four hours	From $53.00	07 Sep
Introduction to Photoshop	Weekend or six evenings $60/$148	From $60.00	05 Jul
Introduction to Podcasting	One day	From $115.00	Register interest
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	17 May
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	07 Jun
Japanese Shortcake: Mastering the Fluffy Sponge Cake and Decoration	Five hours	From $93.00	18 May
Knife Skills 101 - Fish & Chicken	Four hours	From $75.00	Register interest
Knife Skills 101 - Vegetables and Fruit	Four hours	From $70.00	05 Jul

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