Is it really too late to learn new skills?
Among the things I thought I did not miss since entering my thirties was the sensation of being an absolute beginner.
Face-to-face learning: a welcome (and well-planned) return
After a winter working remotely to keep learning online, College staff are now rolling up sleeves to prepare for a November to remember.
We’re beekeeping ready!
It’s a little tricky in lockdown, but we’re getting ready for our new rooftop beehives.
6 tips for online learning success
Simple things you can do to ensure the best experience learning online.
The art of urban sketching
Have you considered the power of sketching to truly capture a memory?
Tapping into mental health
Gift yourself the time to do something just for you...
Resin art: how to avoid the most common mistakes
There's so much more to this art form than to just mix, pour and stand back...
What are 5 plants you can't kill?
Do your plants keep dying? There are faster ways to learn than from your mistakes...
5 tips to get started on your digital marketing strategy
The key to any digital marketing success is to map out a clear strategy...
Short courses: a fast and affordable way to build skills
Short courses. They’re every day, last minute, achievable, practical learning experiences that enrich us while we’re “busy making other plans”...
A social learning curve
There are so many reasons people sign up for a short course – it’s not just about getting the skills...
Well this has been real
How are you feeling? Singing “Rainy Days & Mondays” this morning? Or are you calling it liquid sunshine and ready for your world to open up again?...
It's ok to talk to yourself!
Here we are adapting to life online, staying home, and socialising with friends via screen...
What just happened to that #YearOfLearning?
We guess you’re probably reeling too over the events and changes of this last week...
What you can achieve in 28,000 hours
In 2019, this not-for-profit delivered 1,574 courses to 8,674 Sydneysiders. That’s a total of 7,000+ class sessions totalling over 28,000 hours!...
Always finish what you star…
Unfinished projects. They have a beauty of their own – that half-woven basket with its neat rows giving way to unruly fibres yet to be twisted in...
Start where you are
"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can," as the saying goes.
Don't worry, it's just a stage
It just never gets old, hearing stories about achievements, connections and life changes that happen following our short courses...
Keeping up with the phoneses
It used to be about the Joneses next door: the car, the lawn, the picket fence… But now social pressures are felt through our screens...
All that glitters isn't gold
There's silver as well! Silver linings, silver spoons, silver fox, silver tail...
A different kind of date night
We recently had the pleasure of teaching two engineers how to stuff an Ottoman!...
How to manage your time like a pro
So what is good time management? Using an effective time management strategy to get the very most out of your day...
What is adult learning and why is it important?
We all know that learning does not stop after the age of eighteen, but continues throughout life...
Education: investment or cost?
For the vast majority of the world’s population, education is neither a question of investment or cost...