courses for people with learning disabilities 2021-22
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Courses for people with learning disabilities
2021-22
Term dates 2021-2022
City Lit is at 1 Keeley Street, London WC2B 4BA
Term 1 Monday Sept 20th-Friday Oct 22nd Break week: Oct 25th-29th Monday Nov 1st-Friday Dec 3rd
Term 2 Monday Jan 10th-Friday Feb 11th Break week: Feb 14th-18th Monday Feb 21st Friday March 25th
Term 3 Monday April 25th-Friday May 27th Break week: May 30th-June 3rd Monday June 6th –Monday July 11th
About our courses
This is our course offer for 2021-22
Our classes are for adults with a
learning disability
We will invite you to an interview
You can tell us what you want to learn
It’s your choice
We expect you to attend class every
week
Be on time
19+
We have experienced subject tutors
to teach you
We want you to enjoy your time here
and learn as much as you can
Please contact us for more
information and an application form
You can email us at
learningdisability@citylit. ac.uk
Dance 10.30-12.30 pm
Discover Art 10.30-12.30 pm
Act and Perform 10.30-12.30 pm
Books Beyond Words 1.30- 3.30 pm
Th
Art Workshop 10.30 – 3.30 pm
Percussion Orchestra 10.30 – 3.30 pm
Discover Music 10.30-12.30 pm
Wordplay 10.30-12.30 pm
Art of Science 1.30-3.30 pm
Soundscapes 2 1.30-3.30 pm
Tu
Inclusive Choir 10.30-12.30 pm
Earth Matters 1.30-3.30 pm
Podcast and Vlog 10.30-12.30 pm
Soundscapes 1 1.30-3.30 pm
Performance Art 1.30-3.30 pm
Monday 10.30-12.30
In room M03
Podcast and Vlog With Yola Jacobsen
SD119
20th Sept 2021-11th July 2022
£149
Share your thoughts and ideas on your favourite subjects by making a video or audio recording
Post your work on YouTube or other social media
We will explore what people are saying and thinking on the internet
Explore your voice
Create new and original music in the group
Improve our performance skills
Monday 10.30-12.30
In room 101/ Theatre
Inclusive Choir With Sam Poppleton
SD134
20th Sept 2021-11th July 2022
£149
Monday 1.30-3.30pm
In room 109/101
Performance Art With TBC
SD102
Your body and everyday objects can be sculptures-use them to create a piece of performance art
Perform in front of an audience-you could make a video too
Find out about famous performance artists for inspiration
Monday 1.30-3.30pm In room M03
Earth Matters With Yola Jacobsen
What is climate change and how is it effecting
animals, humans and the environment?
What are groups like Extinction Rebellion
trying to tell us?
Join in discussions about plastic pollution,
clean air, transport of the future, food waste
and food miles.
SD143
Compose music with computers,
keyboards and synthesisers
Record yourself using a microphone Share your work on SoundCloud
Monday 1.30-3.30pm In room 309
Soundscapes 1 SD137 With Alex Thomas
Tuesday 10.30-12.30
In the Theatre
A foundation course for students new to music making. You will
discover a range of musical instruments and study the basic
building blocks of music.
Try out different instruments and find the right one for you
Learn to listen and respond in a group to develop musicianship skills
Use your voice and learn to sing in a
group
Discover Music SD103 With Alex Thomas
21st Sept 2021-5th July 2022
£149
Tuesday 10.30-12.30pm In room M03
Compose work based on your life experience
Learn how other writers and poets use words
Use technology to get your words on paper
Perform/publish your work at the end of the course
Wordplay SD135 With TBC
21st Sept 2021-5th July 2022
£149
Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm In room M03
Art of Science SD120 With Alex Thomas
21st Sept 2021-5th July 2022
£149
Explore science subjects using your creativity-what shapes and patterns can you see in the world around you?
Use apps to make artwork, videos and sounds
Research a subject of your choice and present it to the class
Soundscapes 2 SD146 With TBC
Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm In room 309
21st Sept 2021-5th July 2022
£149
Take your music projects to the next level using more advanced software and techniques
Learn how to create remixes of your music with help from professional producers
Upload your finished tracks to SoundCloud for people to listen to
This course is for students with a recognised ability in drawing and painting who want to extend their skills and knowledge in new directions
Build a portfolio of work and participate in a group project
Explore drawing and painting apps for
smartphones
There is an annual opportunity to show your work in an exhibition
Visit galleries and museums for ideas and
inspiration
Wednesday
10.30-3.30pm
In room 302
Art Workshop SD125 With Michael Donlevy
22nd Sept 2021-6th July 2022
£359
Wednesday 10.30-3.30pm
This class is for students with a recognised instrumental ability
Learn to play percussion instruments with students from the Royal Academy of Music
Compose music as a group
Listen and respond to group members
Perform your music to an audience
Percussion Orchestra SD140 With Alex Thomas
22nd Sept 2021-6th July 2022
£359
Thursday 10.30-12.30pm In the Theatre
This a public performance group for students with experience of
acting and drama.
Workshop the parts in a play
Contribute ideas for a play
Develop a social realist play based on a learning disability theme
Present your work in a public performance
Act and Perform SD152 With Padraig Lynch
23rd Sept 2021-7th July 2022
£149
Thursday 1.30-3.30pm In room M03
For people who find pictures easier to understand than words
Read picture stories to understand
your feelings and real life situations
Use drama and storytelling to explore
difficult situations
Read stories with others about
wellbeing, relationships and
employment
Books Beyond Words SD107 With TBC
23rd Sept 2021-7th July 2022
£149
This course costs
£129
Friday 10.30-12.30pm
In room 109
This year the Dance group will be undertaking a 10 week residency with the Royal Ballet based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Learn dance and movement skills
Create new dance moves and physical theatre pieces
Produce a dance piece for performance
Dance SD128 With Rebecca Godden
24th Sept 2021-8th July 2022
£149
Friday 10.30-12.30pm
This is a foundation course for students with an interest in developing art skills
Explore a wide range of art materials and techniques
There will be group projects on selected themes
Share and talk about your work
Discover Art SD116 With Michael Donlevy
24th Sept 2021-8th July 2022
£149
Michael has over twenty years’ experience of advocating for the education of adults with learning disabilities. As Head of Learning Disabilities Education at City Lit he oversees a programme which offers a unique creative arts based education for students with learning disabilities. He studied Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art and Goldsmiths College London followed by a PGCE at the Institute of Education. He teaches Art Workshop on Wednesday to a group of highly talented artists. His own work is in video which you can see here https://vimeo.com/user24677376
Rebecca Is an experienced Multi-Disciplinary Practitioner of Performing
Arts, communicating her talent and passion for the arts through varied
platforms within theatre, dance, education and the community across
the country. She studied Contemporary Performance at The University
of Winchester and holds a First Class degree. She has collaborated with
many artists and companies within the industry.
About our teachers
Yola trained as a tutor at City Lit more than twenty years ago. She
has managed national projects
with colleges on transition for people with autism and embedding
the supported employment approach into vocational courses and
training for people with learning difficulties. She is a member of the
Crouch End festival Chorus, one of her highlights was singing with
Ray Davies at Glastonbury in 2010
Alex is a tutor coordinator and teaches Soundscapes, Percussion Orchestra and Discover Music. He has worked on many projects and collaborations, including music for theatre, sound sculpture, soundtracks, and his own solo projects- you can hear some of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/alex-d-thomas
Sam is a singer, conductor and musical facilitator. He is a graduate of Oxford University and King’s College London, the founder of Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra and one half of The Classical Music Pod. He has taught singing to groups of all ages and abilities, worked with La Folia charity on special educational projects, and continues to lead a song- writing choir at All Saints Fulham. In 2019-20 Sam has composed for London Cinema Museum, St George’s Cathedral Southwark and fused 90s Rock with 16th Lute music for the Classical Transmission concert series.
Pádraig Is an actor, teacher of acting and theatre director. He trained
at the Drama Centre, London in the eighties and upon graduating
worked as a professional actor on stage, in film and television. His C.V
from that period includes The National Theatre, BBC, and the Abbey
Theatre in Dublin. As his career developed he worked with Sam Kogan
the founder of The School of the Science of Acting. Pádraig retrained at
the school as a theatre director and acting teacher. He then went on to
produce and direct plays, opera and community theatre on the London
fringe, the national touring circuit and at Royal Opera House, Linbury
Studio.
What parents and carers say about City Lit:
“The quality of the teaching is outstanding on the
courses accessed by my son”
“Hands down, it is the best thing our son has ever
experienced from the education system. We are very
grateful to you all”
“I do not know of another provider that provides what City Lit does. The dedication of the staff has always impressed us as a family and the end of year performance shows clearly what the students achieve and no other provider has done that”
“City Lit courses have an excellent core philosophy of
listening to the students and allowing the students to
speak for themselves, treating people as adults”
“The impact on my son’s life has been enormous! He has found his confidence. He has always been encouraged and City Lit is the only place where he really feels part of the world. His life has been greatly enriched by coming to the City Lit.”