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Enhance your health and wellbeing through pottery
Code: T24NC2093
Location: Clay Cross ACE Centre
Cost: £26.55 to £88.50
Starting: Thursday 16 January 2025
Duration: 7 sessions over 7 week(s)
Time: 9.45am
By continuing you confirm that you are enrolling onto an adult learning course and that you are aged 19 or over on 1 September 2024, or you are enrolling a young person aged 14-18 on 31 August 2024 specifically onto one of our Study Programme courses, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Description
This pottery course will run every other week (fortnightly). The dates are Wednesday 16/01/25, 30/01/25, 13/02/25, 06,03,25, 20,03,25, 30/04/25.
All of our new Tailored Learning courses are matched to one of seven ‘purposes' which have been designed by the Department for Education to recognise the wider benefits of learning.
This course will help you to maintain or improve your mental health and wellbeing. Through the process of making handmade pottery. You will explore how spending time being creative can help and benefit your wellbeing. This course will support development of both pottery skills and design skills. You will gain an understanding of the whole pottery making process. The course will cover basic techniques which may include pinching; slabbing, moulding and modelling, throwing a pot on a wheel (more advanced learners), decorating and glazing techniques, Health and safety in the workshop. Existing learners have found that creative experiences in a friendly environment are extremely beneficial for their wellbeing.
Who is this course for?
This course is for you if you are a beginner or if you have done pottery classes in the past. Our Tailored Learning courses are for people who live in Derbyshire aged 19 and over.
How will I learn?
This is a classroom-based course. There will be many practical activities with guidance from your tutor. You will work on your own individual projects. Your tutor will give you support and feedback so you know what to do to improve.
What will I need?
You may want to bring something to make notes. Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting messy.
Are there any other charges?
There is a charge of £4 per kilo on finished projects payable at reception.
This pottery course will run every other week (fortnightly). The dates are Thursday 16/01/25, 30/01/25, 13/02/25, 06/03/25, 20/03/25, 03/04/25.
Time and duration
Start Date: 16 January 2025
Start Time: 9.45am
Day: Thursday
First Lesson Duration: 02:30
Total Weeks: 7
Location
Clay Cross ACE Centre
Market Street
Clay Cross
S45 9JE
01629 537108