WHERE: Hyde Park House, Mutley Plain Plymouth PL4 6LF *

Learn something new and have fun

at On Course South West’s...

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Come along and try your hand at a range of Taster Session

activities for just £3, and find out what we will have on our

programme of courses for the coming months.

Please register and reserve your place before attending a

workshop - do not just turn up as it may be full. Call our friendly

Customer Service Team on 01752 660713, or visit us at Hyde Park

House or via our website www.oncoursesouthwest.co.uk

Advice and guidance, helps you make decisions on learning,

training and work opportunities. Call us on 01752 660713

email us at: learnersupport@oncoursesouthwest.co.uk

DECO HAIR Delights Code: 07K31A Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm

Let us introduce you to the world of colouring. Are you keen to know how to apply a tint like a professional? Come along and explore different highlighting techniques to create on trend looks. Get to know how to remove colour, and use simple massage techniques.

Day 1 - Wednesday 11th April

Children’s Book Illustrations Code: 09K32A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

This will appeal to people who enjoy picture making and have an interest in storytelling through drawing. Get to explore a variety of techniques used to create images for picture books.

Jin Shin Jyutsu Code: 01K32A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Jin Shin Jyutsu is actually an ancient healing practice. The belief that we can help ourselves through a process of knowing ourselves is integral to Jin Shin Jyutsu. At its heart, the work embodies a life of simplicity, calmness, patience, and self-containment.

Computer Game Design Code: 06K32A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Give this short workshop a go if you’ve ever played a terrible game and thought you could design something better? Or been so gripped by one that you wish you had come up with the idea? Game designers makes great ideas become real.

First Time Floristry * (Swarthmore)

Code: 03K32A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Flowers make the world a happier place. When spring arrives and the early buds of yellow daffodils and purple crocuses make their appearance, the whole place bursts into life. Ever wished you could arrange those blossoming flowers? Come along to this taster session and kick-start a newfound love.

Jewellery Making Code: 09K32B Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Leave a little sparkle everywhere you go! Bring your creative enthusiasm along to this fun taster session and let us help you make your first jewellery set comprising bracelet and earrings using beads and wires.

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As part of our Birthday Celebrations, On Course South West

is hosting 2 days of Taster Session workshops!

Day 2 - Thursday 12th April

History Code: 10K41A Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Who are the Pilgrims, and what is their connection between Plymouth and modern-day America? Join us for a quick four-hundred-year history of this fascinating land, and gain insights into a modern-day USA. We'll also look at extracts from the diary of Plymouth's own Captain Scott on the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1911-1912 as we discuss the wider historical source of first-hand experience.

Facials Code: 07K41A Time: 10.00am - 12.30pm

A facial is essentially a multi-step skin treatment that is one of the best ways to take care of your skin. Give your skin a lift after winter and learn about the full facial treatment routine, cleansing, toning, exfoliation, warm compress, face massage, face mask, toning and moisturising.

First Aid Awareness for Everyone Code: 01K41A Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

Would you like to be able to manage if someone is injured or becomes ill? Come along and learn the basics of dealing scalds, sprains, bumps and the unconscious casualty.

Computer Generated Images Code: 06K42A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Are you interested in the inner workings of how to design and create your own computer-generated images? Have you ever wondered what techniques and workflows are used in the animation industry? Come along for a two hour snapshot into the fascinating world of animation.

Eurovision- Music, Language and Numbers Code: 12K42A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

This is a golden opportunity to preview the songs for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Poland and Germany. Learn the numbers from 1 to 12 in each language. Enter your scores onto the scoreboard and see if you have picked the winner. Come prepared for an entertaining and educational workshop.

Landscape Watercolour Painting * (Swarthmore)

Code: 09K42A Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Learning to paint in watercolour is the starting point for many aspiring artists. When an artist has control of watercolour the results can be spectacular and it is one of the most rewarding and accessible mediums to work in.

Fun with Forensics * (Swarthmore)

Code: 02K43A Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm

There are so many fun projects you can do that involve forensic investigation. Identifying evidence at a crime scene has to be done in a way that will allow people to use that evidence in court. This workshop will involve a few of those fun activities that demonstrate how.

Meditation for Relaxation Code: 01K43A Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm

If your hectic lifestyle has got you down, experts say relaxation techniques can bring you back into balance. Calm your mind and move into a meditative state as this two-hour workshop help you deepen your body awareness, help you relax and feel happier.

Singing for Health Code: 01K43B Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Looking for a fun way to get and stay healthy? It’s official-singing is good for you! It improves posture, breathing and it’s even known to strengthen the immune system. Best of all, you don’t even need to be able to sing!

Sociology Code: 11K31A Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

In an ever-changing society it more important than ever to study sociology. Are you are generally interested in human behaviour, the human condition, and social justice? Do you wish to know more about cultural dynamics and social forces that define societies? Come along and enjoy this session.

Quilling Code: 09K31A Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

Quilling is a simple paper sculpting technique with amazing results, unlike many hobbies quilling is inexpensive to set up with very little equipment required. It can be used to make cards, pictures and even mobiles. Quilling is very easy to learn and even without much practice the results are excellent.

Punctuation Saves Lives Code: 14K31A Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

Perplexed by apostrophes? Not sure where to add your commas? Then come along and learn more about the names and types of basic punctuation. Begin to understand their function in English writing, and how to use them appropriately.