Humanities Course
Get Writing for All
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Perceiving the World
This course will explore the psychology involved in our interpretation and misinterpretation of the world around us. It will cover a range of topics including why we are taken in by visual illusions, why eyewitness testimony can be so unreliable and how we use non-verbal cues to interpret the real meaning behind what people say.
Writing your Memoirs
Have you thought about writing your life story but are concerned that you will not know how? If so, this course is for you. In a supportive atmosphere, you will be offered suggestions designed to give you confidence in writing even if you have never done anything like this before. You may find that this […]
Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality
Suitable for all levels, new Settlement tutor, Dr Lisa McNulty, will explore a different topic each week in this introductory philosophy course: 1: What is ‘Philosophy’? 2: How Do We Know Anything? 3: What is Reality? 4: The Problem of Consciousness 5: Personal Identity
Get Writing for All: Morning
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Tai Chi & Qigong
This course will continue to cover the basic principles and practical movements of both Tai Chi and Qigong (Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong). Exercise involves: Physical Movement, Breathing, Mental understanding and attention.
Introduction to Geology
In this course we will explore how the Earth formed and how its surface details have changed throughout geological time as a result of plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, and the rock cycle. Our study of plate tectonics will enable us to explain the origins and distribution of geohazards including volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. We […]
Get Writing for All with Adrian Poynton: Evening
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Neighbours and Enemies: War for the Holy Land
This small patch of land, between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan, holy for three world religions, has been fought over for three millennia. This course takes a long view of this conflict. It begins by looking at the creation of the kingdom of Israel and the conflict between Jew and Roman that ended […]
Get Writing for All
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
The Poets of the Second World War
While the poets of the 1914-18 War are justifiably well known and celebrated, those writers who covered the 1939 conflict are less well known. This five-week course will address that! We will cover poets such as Keith Douglas, Roy Fuller and Charles Causley amongst others and consider if, like Owen’s famous dictum declared, ‘the poetry […]
Yoga
This yoga class will serve as an introduction, each week building on what is learned. Sessions will consider the underlying philosophy for up to 15 minutes, continue with an exploration of poses and flow, and end with a relaxation.
The Arab Israeli Dispute since c1900
Unfortunately conflicts and hatreds in the Middle East are very much in the news. This course focuses on developments from the last years of the Ottoman Empire, through the creation of Mandates and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 to the successive wars with her neighbours. The vision of Pan Arabism, Palestinian […]
Greek Myth – The Labyrinth of Myth
Greek Myth – The Labyrinth of Myth Gods • Out of Chaos • The Titans • The Olympians • Nymphs Heroes? • The pursuit of kleos (eternal glory) • Jason and the Argonauts • Heracles • Achilles and Hector • Aeneas and Dido
Get Writing for All
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Writing your Memoirs
Have you thought about writing your life story but are concerned that you will not know how? If so, this course is for you. In a supportive atmosphere, you will be offered suggestions designed to give you confidence in writing even if you have never done anything like this before. You may find that this […]
Introduction to Philosophy: Values and Choices
Suitable for all levels, new Settlement tutor, Dr Lisa McNulty, will explore a different topic each week in this introductory philosophy course: What Makes a Life Good? Moral Rights and Wrongs Justice and Fairness The Value of Art Technology and the Future
Get Writing for All Morning
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
In this year of second terms of office in the US it seems appropriate to revisit, or discover for the first time, the fictional town of Crosby, Maine, presided over by Elizabeth Strout's crotchety, cantankerous heroine Olive Kitteridge, plain-spoken to a fault and an utter delight! This novel, also a tapestry of short stories, may […]
Get Writing for All with Adrian Poynton: Evening
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Five Physical Phenomena
Galileo was one of the first scientists to write books promoting the public understanding of the physical world. Newton built on those foundations to reveal first a planet, then a Cosmos ruled by physical laws. Clerk Maxwell and Einstein were the other two acknowledged geniuses who completed Classical Physics. This course aims to make their […]
Get Writing for All
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Yoga
This yoga class will serve as an introduction, each week building on what is learned. Sessions will consider the underlying philosophy for up to 15 minutes, continue with an exploration of poses and flow, and end with a relaxation.
Gender and Relationships
In this course we shall examine the following: • An evolutionary explanation of partner preference • Theories of romantic relationships • Virtual relationships in social media • Parasocial relationships • A psychodynamic explanation of gender development
Exploring Opera
Using a combination of talk, live and recorded musical examples and video, this course will steer you through the joyous experience of opera whether you are already experienced, a complete novice, or somewhere in between. The emphasis is on enjoyment of each work and many of them will be available to watch in the ‘Met. […]
Get Writing for All with Adrian Poynton – Evening
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Walking with History
A series of 5 walks with landscape historian Dr Anne Rowe exploring the multi-faceted history of the Hertfordshire countryside. Topics covered during the walks will include settlement history, open fields, commons, parks, rabbit warrens and the management of woodland and hedgerows. Each walk will be in a different area and will take about two hours […]
Get Writing for All 23/04/2025
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
How (Not) To Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Come and discover the reasoning skills of the (so-called) Master of Deduction. Just how does Sherlock Holmes come to his conclusions? How does he convince Scotland Yard that he is right? And is it wise of him to forget that the earth goes around the sun? An exploration of critical thinking and epistemology through the […]
Get Writing for All with Adrian Poynton – Evening
These classes are ideal for anyone who enjoys writing or would like to start. No experience is necessary. The emphasis is on having fun and through a combination of reference to published texts, writing and listening, confidence is built in writing fiction and non-fiction. Short, optional homework exercises are set weekly with supportive feedback from […]
Fascinated by Freud
ID….EGO……Freudian Slip……..Lots of words we use today originate from Sigmund Freud himself. Freud has been controversial in his theories of personality, yet he is still considered worthy of study in the area of Psychology. In fact, Freud’s work has influenced many areas of art/culture/film and therapies still used today. Have you ever wondered about this […]
Exploring Opera
Using a combination of talk, live and recorded musical examples and video, this course will steer you through the joyous experience of opera whether you are already experienced, a complete novice, or somewhere in between. The emphasis is on enjoyment of each work and many of them will be available to watch in the ‘Met. […]
