CCE Summer Affair courses January 2010

Art workshops

Our art tutors all possess that wonderful combination of artistic talent and passion for teaching — they delight in sharing both their skills and their subject knowledge. So, whether you are a beginner or a more experienced artist you will find our workshops a great place to learn new techniques, experiment and to extend your current practice. Your talents will thrive in an environment of creativity and inventiveness. Our dynamic workshops in painting, sketching, digital collage, printmaking and more, offer you the opportunity to kick start your year with a wonderful artistic flourish.

• Joy of Creativity
• Introduction to Printmaking
• Painting and Colour
• Life Drawing
• Creating Your Own Sketchbook
• Digital Collage
• Nature Journalling at Tongariro National Park

Writing workshops

If words are your passion, then bring your pen and paper or laptop and devote yourself to writing in one of the very popular writing workshops in our Summer Affair programme. Whether you choose poetry, the novel, non-fiction, travel writing or any of the workshop options there will be plenty of opportunity to practise the techniques and skills explored in the interactive and hands-on sessions. You will be taught by tutors who are themselves experienced writers and who delight in the creativity of the written word. You will be encouraged to explore, to experiment and to find your own voice in a friendly and supportive environment.

• Narrative and the Novel
• Write on the Road
• Poetry Holiday
• Fishing in the Shadows: An Introduction to Writing
• Writing Fiction for Children and Teenagers
• Freelance Journalism and Non-Fiction Writing
• In at the Deep End: Writing Short Fiction
• Life Writing

Language workshops

Do you want to communicate with friends, family or work colleagues in their native language? Are you planning a trip to Europe?

Then why not join one of our dynamic language workshops and learn the basics of French, Spanish, or Italian. Each workshop, taught by a native speaker, will provide you with enough vocabulary to communicate and survive in a variety of everyday situations. You will also be introduced to aspects of the culture while learning the language of your choice. 

• French
• Italian
• Spanish