Create 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.

Bring your own cake base or use a dummy cake to come and learn the basics of decorating.

Want to learn how to keep a visual diary? The possibilities are endless with Visual Journaling – as varied as your days and as boundless as your art! Learn how with Ashley.

Get face to face, hands on instruction over four weeks building your skills from absolute beginner to confident crocheter! All materials are provided - just show up and learn.

Learn the art of decoupage in this evening workshop. Decoupage is the art of decorating a surface with paper, and is a fun way to make everyday items special.

This course is for those completely new to Adobe Photoshop and offers an introduction to the key concepts of Photoshop and how to digitally manipulate images. The objective of this course is to give participants a basic understanding of Photoshop and the potential that Photoshop offers. Participants should have strong computer skills. Please read more information about suitability and the software below the course dates. Course fee $60 - $148.

Join Vinay for an evening of learning, cooking and eating as he helps you to make Vietnamese-style rice paper rolls, a fresh and healthy dish perfect for a light supper, lunch or a buffet spread.

This DIY course is designed for those looking to tackle common home repair tasks with confidence. During this course (one day or four evenings), you'll watch expert demonstrations covering a range of essential skills, from plastering and painting to repairing gib board, windows, and doors. Bring your problems and we will do our best to help.

Discover how to use AI to make your research easier and better in this hands-on six hour course. Learn to use tools like Perplexity AI that go beyond regular search engines like Google.

Learn basic drawing skills and how to paint beautiful birds that fly off the page. You’ll learn how to work with pastels and be taught simple drawing techniques to create vibrant paintings of our feathered friends.

Learn how to mosaic and create your own designed piece of garden art on a natural stone or for your driveway or patio. All materials are supplied. Available as an evening or weekend workshop. This is an ideal opportunity to re-use the broken china you've been collecting or create a personal gift using the materials provided - it could be a letterbox number or a garden ornament or even a door stop.

Understanding accounting concepts will help you successfully read, create and comprehend financial reporting. You will gain useful practical knowledge of accounting principles and methods. This course is designed for those new to accounting.

Join Vinay for an evening of learning, cooking and eating as he helps you to make a North Indian style lentil curry with a tasty rice pilaf on the side.

Learn how to design and create your own food forest in a suburban sized backyard, following permaculture principles. This course is held offsite in Ellen's food forest at St Johns.

If you’re looking to improve your health or thinking of moving to a plant-based diet and need some inspiration join this course. Executive Chef Komal from Koko and Chai will share with you her favourite dishes and best hacks for a plant-based diet.

Feeling Stuck? Come and discover the power of belief transformation. We'll delve into the roots of our beliefs—how they're formed and how they shape our thoughts and perceptions. More importantly, we'll explore practical techniques to identify and replace disempowering beliefs with empowering ones that align with our true selves and goals.

Following 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.

Join Vinay for an evening of learning, cooking and eating. In this class, Vinay will show you how to make satay chicken skewers accompanied by a vegetable Thai salad.

This course brings ancient Egypt to life in a way that’s both engaging and easy to understand, offering a unique perspective on a fascinating civilisation.

Embark on a flavourful journey through the vibrant culinary landscape of Fiji. Designed for food enthusiasts and health-conscious cooks alike, this course explores the art of preparing delicious vegetarian dishes using fresh, local ingredients and aromatic spices. This course is offered as an evening course or a weekend workshop.

Join us for a fun and flavourful evening of Spanish cooking, perfect for a date night!

This one-evening introductory course is designed for individuals curious about mindfulness and seeking practical tools to enhance their well-being.

Do you want to create mouth-watering, delicious and decadent gateaux, tortes and tarts? Swiss Caravelle, Paris Brest, Austrian Carrot Cake, Dutch Pruimencka, French Apple Cake, Langues de Chat, Russian Cake are some of the recipes you will learn. June will show you useful techniques and best kept secrets to create a variety of spectacular and special treats for grand occasions. Classic creations made easy!

Learn how to use AI tools to help you write better in this six-hour hands-on course. We'll explore popular AI writing helpers like ChatGPT and Claude. You'll see how these tools can fix grammar, can improve your writing style, and give you ideas when you're stuck. We'll practice using these AI assistants for different writing tasks. You'll learn what these tools can and can't do, and how to work with them to make your writing stronger and more creative.

Microsoft Templates save time – why create a CV, an invoice, or a newsletter from scratch when these are available to us to customise to our own needs? Course fee $20 - $75.

Come and learn how to revive your small garden, your patio and your pots for the changing seasons. Landscaper and container specialist Paul Crowhurst will inspire you and share his tips for making it easy.

You will learn about the healing and wellbeing properties of a selection of herbs that can easily be grown in your own garden. You will learn how to identify, grow and harvest the herbs. We will cover preservation and storage techniques.

Join textile artist Lesley on this fun workshop and learn how to create your own wooden printing blocks and explore ways to transfer your creativity onto a surface of either paper or fabric.

Have you got an idea for a storybook character? Learn techniques to create and develop your very own storybook characters. Join us for a full weekend to learn the process of illustrating, developing and producing a children's picture book. Bring your own materials. Read more below. Please contact the office for last minute registrations.

Learn to utilise Pivot Tables to summarise data and streamline the process of formatting and displaying the results. Who should enrol: the experienced Excel user who wants to go beyond the basics with a special focus on analysing large tables of data or databases using Excel's Pivot Tables. You will already be confidently preparing charts and tables and using a range of formulae and functions. More details below course dates.

Join waste warrior Ronja Schipper (AKA re:purpose Ronja) in this fun workshop, crafting a pair of earrings and a necklace from discarded bicycle inner tube.

This is an intensive weekend IELTS preparation course to help you prepare for your IELTS test. You will learn strategies and test conditions across all four disciplines - speaking, reading, listening and writing. Ideal for those who are unable to complete our evening course. Course fees $15 - $135.

Join Rina and learn how to infuse traditional Indonesian spices for creating delicate and subtle flavours into authentic Indonesian dishes. Each of the two workshops offers a different menu of dishes.

Come and learn the elegant script writing of past generations. You'll learn to use a pointed pen nib to write Script Cursive Lettering. All materials included and you'll take home your pen.

Explore the awesomeness of resin with jewellery artist Maca Bernal. Learn how to make your own utterly unique resin jewellery incorporating pigments and glitters.

Come and confidentially learn to plan your financial future by understanding how to get the most out of financial advisers or how to do it yourself. You will learn about shares, property, insurance, safe assets and socially responsible investment plus a lot more! Register yourself and partner together and pay only one course fee.

Through 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).

Join us for a fun and creative half-day weekend workshop where you'll learn how to make your own beautiful beaded and coloured glass earrings! This hands-on class is perfect for beginners and those looking to explore their artistic side. You’ll learn the basics of earring design, bead selection, and the techniques needed to create your own unique jewellery pieces.

Learn the special tricks of container gardening from an expert. Workshop runs 10am - 1pm.

Come and join Giulia, globetrotter, Italian teacher and podcaster as she unveils the intricate history of Italy to unification and its 20-year fascist dictatorship. On the way you will look at how modern history transformed iconic cities like Florence and Rome and look at some of the important women who were part of this.

Learn to explore and create these indigenous paintings of gratitude used in Mexico for centuries to offer thanks to the saints for recoveries from misfortune.

Learn the basics of floristry and how to tie bouquets. The design will be made with fresh seasonal flowers and participants will be able to take home their creation!

Join our hands-on workshop and discover how to use artificial intelligence tools to create a winning digital content strategy. Learn how to generate brand names, design logos, and create stunning visuals, all while crafting a marketing plan tailored to your niche.

Discover the art of podcasting in this six-hour workshop! Perfect for beginners, this course covers everything you need to start your podcast journey.

Want to capture the world around you using the magical world of watercolour? Learning both traditional and experimental techniques, we’ll learn how to paint simple landscapes (mountains, coasts, bush, gardens, streams) from the masters. By the end of the course, you will be beginning to paint atmospheric landscapes that are meaningful to you, and have gained some experience using watercolour.

Learn how to create gorgeous pebble mosaics through the precast indirect reverse method.

Have you got broken necklaces at home that you'd love to repurpose into new jewellery? Bring some of your own old beads and fashion fabulous new necklaces. Beading afficionado Kathy will show you the tricks of turning beads into necklaces. Learn to restring beads and finish your necklace with a secure clasp.

This course is for those new to sewing and will teach fundamental sewing skills. You will leave with your own kimono-style robe.

Join us for a delightful 'Soup From Scratch' class where you’ll learn to create a deeply nourishing, satisfying, and cost-effective soup using a flavourful, homemade stock.