- November 2024
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Soft Stone Sculpture
Saturday 09 NovemberCreate your own masterpiece to enhance your garden or interior spaces. The soft stone sculpture is one of the most accessible mediums to work with as ideas can be quickly realised and easily modified. Includes sculpting block. Courses run 11am - 4pm.$138.00 incl. GST -
Japanese Cherry Blossom Painting
Saturday 09 NovemberEnjoy a relaxing spell of art and design using gouache to create your own Japanese-style cherry blossom painting.$125.00 incl. GST -
Cyanotype Photographic Printing
Sunday 10 NovemberLearn this 19th century photographic printing process, also known as shadowgraphs or blue-prints, which can be used to create fine art prints, cards or bespoke books.$65.00 incl. GST -
Barista for Beginners
Sunday 10 NovemberThrough a combination of online learning and hands-on practice, learn about espresso and learn to make popular espresso coffees. A course fee subsidy applies for permanent residents of NZ (conditions apply).$40.00 incl. GST -
Delicious Rolled Sponge Cake
Sunday 10 NovemberDuring this course we will be making a delicious sponge cake. You will learn to create a light sponge and a delicious cream filling to create a sponge roll.$93.00 incl. GST -
Floral Design: Perfect Posies
Sunday 10 NovemberLearn the basics of floristry and how to arrange posies. The posies will be made with fresh seasonal flowers and participants will be able to take home their creation!$95.00 incl. GST -
Painting with Acrylics Workshop
Sunday 10 NovemberHave fun discovering your artistic ability and gain the confidence to start painting with acrylic paints.$95.00 incl. GST -
Sustainable Fabric Packaging
Sunday 10 NovemberWith a nod to the idea of Japanese furoshiki wrapping, we'll make a fabric pouch which can be reused each year for Christmas or birthday wrapping.$98.00 incl. GST -
Watercolour: Pattern and Abstraction
Sunday 10 NovemberExperiment with watercolours with a focus on pattern and abstraction using line, colour and texture to form and create dynamic compositions.$95.00 incl. GST -
Weekend DIY Workshop
Sunday 10 NovemberLearn a range of basic cost- and time-saving tips for your DIY Projects.$95.00 incl. GST -
Vinay's Vietnamese Spring Rolls Evening
Wednesday 20 NovemberJoin Vinay for an evening of learning, cooking and eating as he helps you to make Vietnamese spring rolls.$45.00 incl. GST -
Edible Garden Workshop
Saturday 23 NovemberLearn how to turn your backyard into a productive garden full of healthy, nutritious fruit, vegetables snd herbs for your family. You will learn about how to start, with soil preparation, plant selection, propagation using permaculture ideas. This course is held offsite at Ellen's food forest in St John's, Auckland.$65.00 incl. GST -
Vinay's Healthy South East Asian Cooking Class
Wednesday 27 NovemberIn this one night class you will create one delicious and aromatic meal using banana leaves less oil than usual SE Asian recipes.$48.00 incl. GST -
Microsoft Excel Continuation
Saturday 30 NovemberFollowing on from the Excel for Beginners course, this intermediate level course takes your Excel skills to the next level. You will learn more formulae, some awesome tips for working with multiple worksheets, advanced printing, sorting, filtering and more. These topics will really improve your productivity and save you lots of time. Course fee $25 - $98.$25.00 incl. GST -
Resin Glass Coasters
Saturday 30 NovemberJoin resin artist Andrea and learn to create your own 9 cm glass coasters using flowers, glitter, or even photographs. You'll create four personalised and beautiful glass coasters. These will need to set overnight and can be collected from the school over the next week.$83.00 incl. GST -
Calligraphy - An Introduction
Saturday 30 NovemberCome along and spend a day being introduced to the art of calligraphy and learn techniques to achieve beautiful lettering for stationery, invitations, signs and cards. Materials included and you'll take home a starter pack. Please note this is an adults course and is not suitable for children.$88.00 incl. GST -
English: Kiwi Idioms, Slang and Expressions
Saturday 30 NovemberYeah. Nah. Sweet! Eh. It's raining cats and dogs. She'll be right! Join Cathie for a fun weekend course (over two days) to understand idiomatic Kiwi English. Suitable for Intermediate level English learners and higher.$140.00 incl. GST -
Contemporary Textile Art: Flaming Hot Fibres
Saturday 30 NovemberFull weekend, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland.Join Alysn Midgelow-Marsden for this exciting and innovative mixed media workshop where you will experiment ways to use heat, flame and stitch to produce exciting colours, textures and patterns on various materials. You will explore the distinctive properties of Lutradur, Tyvek and Angelina and learn to manipulate these to create richly coloured, textured and embellished surfaces.$285.00 incl. GST -
Gelli Plate Printing
Saturday 30 NovemberFull weekend, Sat & Sun 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland.Lear the skills to confidently print your own designs with gelatin plates. You'll take home your own commercial gelli plate 8 x 10 inches, as well as the ones you create during the workshop.$225.00 incl. GST -
Get Noticed, Get the Job
Saturday 30 NovemberLearn to present your CV and covering letters in a way that stands out from the crowd. Then learn how to create an engaging LinkedIn profile that builds your network.$15.00 incl. GST -
How to Use Instagram for Marketing
Saturday 30 NovemberThis introduction to Instagram will cover creating a profile, different types of content for posts, and how to create and edit reels or make a live feed that can be turned into a video. Course fee $40 - $80.$40.00 incl. GST -
Photography - DSLR Camera Beginners Workshop
Saturday 30 NovemberThis course is designed as an introduction to the DSLR and mirrorless camera. Bring your own camera.$87.00 incl. GST -
Hissing and Sizzling - Barbecue Brilliance
Saturday 30 NovemberCome along and learn how to produce mouth watering, fall-off-the-bone meat every time you have a BBQ and the importance of rubs, marinades and accompaniments. And you will also learn a selection of fresh seasonal salads to accompany your meat dishes.$98.00 incl. GST -
Lampshade Making
Saturday 30 NovemberProduce your own stunning fabric lampshade in one short workshop. Equipment and a frame are supplied, just bring your own fabric. More details below course dates.$117.00 incl. GST - December 2024
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Floral Design: Celebrate Christmas with Flowers
Sunday 01 DecemberIn this course we will create a traditional event wreath for your table, and a Christmas day centrepiece using seasonally available flowers. Each participant will take home their creations.$95.00 incl. GST -
Pebble Mosaics
Sunday 01 DecemberLearn how to create gorgeous pebble mosaics through the precast indirect reverse method.$147.00 incl. GST -
Traditional Japanese Cream Puffs
Sunday 01 DecemberLearn to create authentic Japanese cream puffs with delicious crusty choux pastry and filled with a sweet custard filling. Yu will show you the secrets and you will be able to create your own delicious puffs at home.$88.00 incl. GST -
Handmade Christmas Gifts from your Kitchen
Tuesday 03 DecemberTake the stress out of what to give at Christmas and learn to make a range of delicious and traditional sweet treats.$139.00 incl. GST -
Christmas Cooking with Nichole (8 - 12 Years)
Wednesday 18 DecemberJoin Nichole for two days of cooking for Christmas. During this course you will learn to cook a range of goodies that make great Christmas gifts. Course fee includes ingredients and materials. Suitable for children 8 to 12 years.$149.00 incl. GST -
Sewing for Children 9 - 12 Years
Thursday 19 DecemberCome and have fun with Karen and learn the basics of hand sewing and using a sewing machine. For children 9 - 12 years. Materials included. Bring your lunch.$94.00 incl. GST