Adult Education Courses Beauty Treatments This practical, fun and sociable course runs for 6 weeks and each week a salon-type treatment is taught such as facial, manicure, pedicure, waxing, hot stone massage and Indian head massage. All equipment provided, but students provide their own towels. The course is run by Julie Anstey, who has worked in the holistic and beauty industries for over 15 years and has been teaching within various adult education centres since 2003. A very popular course, booking ahead advised.  Aromatherapy and Massage During the 6 week course you will learn the history of aromatherapy and its uses to treat common ailments, as well as other uses of essential oils on the body and around the home. Each week we cover at least two essential oils and the tutor demonstrates an aromatherapy massage to include the hand and arms; facial; Indian head massage; back massage and legs and feet. During the 2nd part of each lesson students practice the massage on each other. All equipment is provided, but students bring their own towels. The courses are run by Julie Anstey, who has worked in the holistic and beauty industries for over 15 years and has been teaching within various adult education centres since 2003. As with all courses booking well in advance is advised. Works Skills and Careers guidance If you would like help in: * Writing letters for job applications * Filling in job application forms * Writing a CV * Searching for employment * Interview techniques * Understanding about career pathways * Finding what course to take to help you get the job you want Come to the work skills drop-in at the Warren Centre. Free advice and help on a Tuesday evening 6.45 - 8.35 starting Tuesday 26th January 2010 ICT Drop In Sessions Wanting to get back to work? Want to update your computer skills? Need some help with job search and interview skills? Why not come to our employment skills drop in? The sessions run on Tuesdays 9.30 - 11.30am and on Fridays 12.30 - 2.30pm during school term times. There is an experienced tutor available to work out an individual programme so you only work on things you want to do. You can come for a whole session, or for the amount of time that suits you. Alternatively if you just need access to the internet or a computer or want to catch up on class work, you can access the computer drop ins on Monday 9.30-11.30am, Wednesday 9.45-11.45am and Thursdays 12.30-2.30pm. A facilitator will be on hand to assist you should you need any assistance. Desktop Publishing for Beginners An introduction to desktop publishing creating posters and a 2 fold leaflet. Introduction to Adobe fireworks More information to follow. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 This is a 6 week course designed for students the local community interested in Adobe Photoshop for personal development and job enhancement. Tasks include combining two or more images, retouching images, using filters, removing red eye, creating logos, creating panoramic photos, and much much more. Ballroom for Beginners New class starting on 22nd September 2010 for 10 weeks. More info to follow. Childcare Diploma in Homebased Childcare Level 3 assignment based qualification in Homebased Childcare for Childminders and Nanny's. Gentle Yoga Gentle yoga is a yoga class aimed at keeping the body supple. It is ideal for absolute beginners and those who feel their personal requirements prevent them from doing a strenuous class maybe because of age related stiffness, injuries or long or short term physical problems. Those looking for an early evening class will also be welcomed and will be put through a more strenuous stretch with each posture tailored to suit them. Tutor Jan Wise has been practising Yoga since 1991and teaching since the late 1990s. Jan came to Yoga after years of dance and many of the postures she uses are from dancing warm up routines and yoga styles influenced by dance. Cookery Saturday cooking Over 8's - Children who would like to learn to cook a healthy meal Cookery club Adult cooking, cooking on a budget with fresh produce. Crèche Family cooking Parents/carer and child cookery Cooking from around the world Adult cookery - Learn to cook ethnic dishes from scatch. Crèche Cook enough for the whole family. Ingredients and containers supplied. All for £2 per session. Art Class More information to follow. Assertiveness This is a 6 week course on assertiveness and is run by Frances Heather, a tutor with a wealth of experience of working with people at different levels to develop their social skills and personal confidence. There will be opportunity to identify and explore in depth different communication styles. Individuals will be encouraged to identify their own particular patterns of communication and challenge thinking patterns which ultimately influence behaviour. There is ample opportunity for discussion, role play and exercises to work on in one's own personal time. The course aims to be interesting, stimulating, challenging and fun! Computing for beginners The aim of the course is to help students get started with computers. This course is for complete beginners and students do not need to have a computer of their own. There will be some demonstrations and presentations to the whole class, and lots of opportunity to practise. Students learn at their own pace. Students will learn how to use a mouse; enter text with the keyboard; save and print work; and begin to use the internet. This is a fun course, and there are no tests and no exams. Students encouraged to take notes. Web Design - Dreamweaver CS3 The aim of the course is to provide know-how and background for students to put together a few pages and upload them to the web. Emphasis will be on usable and accessible site design as a backdrop to using Dreamweaver. You do need to have basic computing skills to take this course i.e. how to save files and change drives. The course introduces students to website design step by step, through the development of sample Web pages. With Dreamweaver CS3, students will learn to create basic Web pages by formatting text, inserting images and setting links as well as high-end features such as Cascading style sheets, Layers and much more. Computing for Improvers The aim of the course is for students to develop their skills in using a computer. Students do not need any formal qualifications to join the course, but some experience of using a computer is essential ie how to use a mouse, enter text using the keyboard, and saving and printing a piece of work. For complete beginners, there are more appropriate courses - please ask about this. There will be some demonstrations and presentations to the whole class and lots of opportunity to practise. Students learn at their own pace as they are often at different levels when the course begins. There are no tests and no exams. Students to provide pen or pencil and folder. Using Flash This course is a 4-week general introduction to the features of Flash CS3 (animated graphics). The course is designed for students who are new to Flash and are looking to develop their skills within this software. Flash is the professional standard for producing high-impact web experiences. You only need to visit a few web sites that use Flash to understand how compelling it is. Using graphics, animation, sound and interactivity, Flash can teach, excite, entertain and provide practical information. Teaching to include: using key frames and shape tween to morph; using shape tween to alter the shape of a single image; motion tweening - using key frames to move images; making an image flicker; creating a moving presentation of products; creating animation using masks; creating animation using guide lines; fading text and making it reappear; creating flashing text; creating pulsing glowing text; using the easing effect and adding gravity; creating fireworks; creating space ships for games; using actions to create rising steam; creating web page buttons using 3 different colours; embed a video; making a simple interactive draggable object. Yoga for All Yoga for All is a physical yoga class using strong stretches and yoga postures to develop health and fitness, and is suitable for most beginners and non-beginners. The benefits of yoga for relaxation are well known, but it can also be used as a good physical exercise for health and fitness. Regular practice can give improved muscle tone, strength and stamina, as well as flexibility and balance. In the long term, benefits are often found in the mind and emotions as well as in the physical body with improvements such as clarity of thought and improved concentration. Benefits in relaxation and physical well-being are often felt quite quickly. Tutor Jeremy Smallwood has been practising yoga since 1980 and teaching since the mid 1980s. During the 1980s he trained in Iyengar-style yoga teaching but subsequently has developed his own ways of working, guided and influenced by his own experience and many other yoga teachers and sources.