Selwyn Community Education

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Name	Duration	Price (inc. GST)	Next Running
Weekend Workshops
Writing Poems for Children	Three hours	From $60.00	16 Aug
Writing Romance	One day or six evenings	From $120.00	17 Aug
Zentangle Art	Four hours	From $64.00	06 Sep
Accounting, Marketing and Business
A Roadmap to Starting an Online Business	One day $60/$142	From $142.00	Register interest
Accounting - The Basics	Four classes $25/$88	From $25.00	18 Aug
Create a Content Calendar for Blogs and Social Media with AI	Four classes $25/$98	From $98.00	Register interest
Database Fundamentals and Software Design with Microsoft Access	Eight classes $50/$155	From $50.00	29 Jul
Develop Your Own Sustainability Plan	One day	From $80.00	Register interest
Getting Started with Facebook and Instagram	Half day	From $45.00	07 Sep
How to Be Successful in Property in 2025	Three evenings & one Saturday	From $129.00	20 Aug
How to Buy Your First Home	Three classes	From $14.50	23 Jul
How to Grow Your Business with Digital Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $40.00	29 Nov
How to Grow Your Digital Business with AI Tools	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	Register interest
How to Use AI for Effective Research	Three classes $20/$75	From $75.00	Register interest
How to Use AI Tools for Better Writing	Three classes $20/$75	From $20.00	20 Aug
How to Use AI Tools to Edit Podcasts and Videos	Four classes $25/$98	From $98.00	Register interest
How to Use Canva for Social Media Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	Register interest
How to Use CapCut for Content Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	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 $40/$80	From $40.00	05 Jul
How to Use TikTok for Social Media Marketing	One day $40/$80	From $80.00	Register interest
Microsoft Excel - Beginners	Five classes or weekend $30/$120	From $30.00	22 Jul
Microsoft Excel Advanced - Formulae and Functions	Four classes $25/$102	From $25.00	23 Jul
Microsoft Excel Advanced - Formulae and Functions	7 hours $25/$102	From $25.00	05 Jul
Microsoft Excel Advanced - Pivot Tables	Four hours	From $70.00	01 Nov
Microsoft Excel Advanced: Dashboard Building	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Microsoft Excel Advanced: Data Analysis Skills	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Microsoft Excel Advanced: Power Query or Data Transformation	Four hours	From $70.00	Register interest
Microsoft Excel Continuation	Four evenings or weekend $25/$98	From $25.00	26 Aug
Practical AI Automation for Busy Entrepreneurs	Four classes $25/$98	From $25.00	23 Jul
Practical ChatGPT Course: Empower Your Life & Business with ChatGPT	One day $25/$98	From $25.00	28 Sep
SEO For Small Business	One day $60/$142	From $142.00	Register interest
Speaking with Confidence	Eight classes $50/$155	From $50.00	22 Jul
Speaking With Confidence Level 2	Eight classes $50/$155	From $50.00	22 Jul
The Secrets of Buying and Selling a Property	Three classes	From $29.00	Register interest
WordPress Bootcamp	Two days $120/$276	From $276.00	Register interest
Xero Web Based Accounting: Getting Started	Six classes $60/$148	From $60.00	04 Aug
Art and Craft
Abstract Painting	Eight classes	From $182.00	15 Oct
Abstraction and Pattern	One day	From $105.00	16 Aug
Action Painting (Abstract Expressionism)	One day	From $105.00	01 Nov
Alcohol Ink Blooms	Four hours	From $95.00	05 Jul
An Introduction to Oil Painting	Eight classes	From $210.00	Register interest
An Introduction to Oil Painting - Next Steps	Eight classes	From $180.00	Register interest
Art for Children (6 - 14 Years)	Eight classes x 90 minutes	From $160.00	22 Jul
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
Beginner’s Calligraphy: An Introduction to Beautiful Writing	Six classes	From $190.00	06 Oct
Block Printing on Fabric and Paper	One day	From $128.00	Register interest
Botanical Drawing and Painting: Capturing Nature in Art	One day	From $145.00	05 Jul
Calligraphy - An Introduction	Six hours	From $88.00	30 Nov
Calligraphy, Gold Foiling and Embossing	Six classes	From $198.00	21 Jul
Calligraphy: Using Letters to Make a Calligraphic Book	Six classes	From $205.00	Register interest
Candle Making for Beginners	Three hours	From $56.00	06 Jul
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	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
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
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 Art with Mixed Media	Eight classes	From $183.00	Register interest
Creating Beautiful Natural Dyes	One day	From $164.00	02 Nov
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	Register interest
Cubism Drawing and Painting	One day	From $105.00	02 Nov
Cyanotype Photographic Printing	Half day	From $68.00	01 Nov
Decoupage Pots - Introduction to the Art of Decoupage	Two hours	From $70.00	22 Jul
Drawing Contemporary Portraiture	Five hours	From $85.00	17 Aug
Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $138.00	Register interest
Drawing for Beginners Workshop	One day	From $90.00	06 Sep
Drawing the Structure of the Head	One day	From $100.00	27 Sep
Drawing with Colour: Expanding Basic Skills with Pastels and Watercolour Pencils	Six classes	From $148.00	Register interest
Drawing, Painting & Photography - The Selfie Project (7 – 12 Years)	Six hours	From $72.00	Register interest
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
Fashion Drawing for Beginners	Six classes	From $151.00	Register interest
Gelli Plate Printing	One day	From $150.00	Register interest
Gold Foiling Inspired by Christmas	One day	From $105.00	29 Nov
Hand-stitched Bookbinding and Creative Techniques with Lettering	Two days	From $196.00	16 Aug
History of Art in Ancient Mexico	Eight Mondays x 1.5 hours each	From $98.00	13 Oct
How to Make Pastels & Water-Based Paints with Earth Pigments	One day	From $125.00	29 Nov
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal	Four classes	From $123.00	21 Jul
Illustrate Your Life: A Visual Journal (Weekend)	1 day	From $99.00	Register interest
Intro to Tambour Embroidery	Five hours	From $92.00	28 Sep
Introduction to Art History - Renaissance to Surrealist Art	Six classes	From $130.00	Register interest
Japanese Incense Making	Two hours	From $125.00	01 Nov
Life Drawing	Four hours	From $93.00	06 Jul
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	30 Nov
Māori Bone Carving Workshop	One day	From $195.00	07 Sep
Meditative Art	Seven x 90 minute classes	From $135.00	05 Aug
Mixed Media Portraiture	One day	From $105.00	Register interest
Modern Calligraphy	One day	From $96.00	Register interest

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