Leopold Community & Learning Centre Course Guide Term 1 2019

Leopold Community & Learning Centre Inc. Community Hub, Kensington Road

Leopold VIC 3224 (03) 5250 1301

email: info@leopoldcommunitycentre.com.au www. leopoldcommunitycentre.com.au

Art & Craft Classes

Leopold Drawing Group

Are you interested in drawing? Join this group to share ideas with some instruction and assistance available. BYO projects. Beginners welcome.

Wednesdays 10.00 - 12.00 noon

Cost $5 per week

Gateway Crafters This long running group are now located at

LC&LC. New members are always welcome.

Wednesdays 12.30 - 3.00 pm

Cost $3 per week

Beginners Pottery Create your own fabulous sculpture or a pot for

the garden in clay! You will learn various tech-

niques for making your own unique piece of pot-

tery including how to make pinch

pots, coil pots and slab pots.

Wednesdays 1pm –3pm

Bookings Essential

Cost $25

Patchwork Group A group of passionate patchworkers meet to share

ideas, tips and tricks. Join this group and get in-

spired to finish those craft projects you have had

lying around for ages.

First and Third Thursday of the month 11am- 3pm

Cost $3 per week.

Abstract art classes

Taking expressions of interest for a

February start Cost $10 per class—

materials included.

Bookings Essentials

Mosaic Workshops

Taking expressions of interest, we

need a minimum of 6 people to run the class.

Bookings are essential, phone or email the Centre

to book your place.

Get Your Granny On Workshops—Monday

afternoons 1pm—3pm Cost $10

Rediscover the skills your granny had and try out one of our

workshops

Sauces and Relishes

Learn how to make your own sauces and relishes and fill

your pantry for the winter.

Bread making and Ricotta Cheese

Learn how to make your own Beer Bread, it is easy, and try

your hand at making Ricotta Cheese.

Embroidery

Bring along tea towel to practice some basic

stiches on and learn how to create your own fabulous piece.

Learn Shodo The Art of Japanese Calligraphy

Japanese calligraphy was influenced by, and influenced, Zen thought. For any particular piece of paper, the calligra-pher has but one chance to create with the brush.

Taking Expressions of Interest in Bookmaking and Basketry Classes. Cost $30. Explore the pleasures of creating a hand-bound book. Utiliz-ing a binding that has withstood the test of time with its ele-gance, flexibility, and strength. We need a minimum of 6 to start. You will create a bag using various techniques.

Bookings Are Essential for all Classes

Student Theatre Classes

Taking expressions of interest - ages 10 –to 14

years

Cost $10 per class. Bookings Essential.

Student Art Classes

Taking expressions of interest - ages 8–to 12 years

Cost $10 per class. Bookings Essential

Social Activities Book Club

Love reading? Enjoy catching up over a cuppa? This

newly formed club would love to invite you to join in

on the fun.

3rd Monday of the Month—Booklovers 1.30—3.30pm

Cost $3

3rd Thursday of the Month 1pm—3pm Cost $3

Scrabble

A group for those who love the game of scrabble. All

are welcome.

Wednesdays 12.30 - 2.30 pm

Cost $3 per week

Monday Afternoon Coffee Lounge Join us for afternoon tea, a chat and a

mystery activity—something different every week.

Mondays 1pm - 3.00 pm Cost $3 per week

Leopold History Group Are you interested in exploring the history of Leo-

pold? Come along to this meeting to discuss the re-

cording of the history of Leopold.

Second Monday of the month 1.00pm

Explore Your Geneology Want to find out more about your family tree?

We will help you develop the know how to do

this in a relaxed atmosphere. Cost $5 Taking

Expressions of interest.

Community Kitchen

We are keen to establish a Community Kitchen—if

you live alone you get to share a meal and take home

Some meals for later in the week. If you are interest-

ed in participating let us know. Cost $3

Technology Technology Tearoom Every Thursday 10am—1pm

Trouble shoot those one off problems you are having

with your phone, tablet, online form or computer, it only

costs $3! You receive one on one assistance.

Beginner Computer Classes

Beginner computer classes will be available Tuesday

evenings at 7pm if there is enough interest. We need a

minimum of 6 people to run the class. Cost $15 per

week x 4 weeks. Taking expressions of interest for

Term 1.

Health, Fitness & Wellbeing

Taking expressions of interest for the following workshops:

Growing and Preparing Herbs for Health and Wellbe-

ing Workshop Series

Workshop 1: Raising Herbs from Seed and Make your

own Herbal Tea and Teabags. You will get to plant 6

types of herbs to get you started and learn how to look

after them. In addition you will get to make your own herb-

al tea mixes and have a tasting session to work out what

suits your palate.

Workshop 2. Propagating Herbs from Cuttings and

Make your own Shrub and Herb pesto. You will get

started with 4 herb cuttings and learn how to look after

them. You will also learn how to make Strawberry and

Mint Shrub—a non alcoholic health drink and a delicious

Herb Pesto.

Workshop 3 Herbal Tonics and Beneficial Aromathera-

py

You will make your own health tonics to help make you

feel better— Herbal Bitters— said to reduce sugar crav-

ings, Herbal Spritz to freshen the room or yourself, and a

tonic to help boost your immunity. Bookings Essential

Cost $20 per workshop

Meditation Classes Magic Minds— For Children aged 6—11 Practice mindfulness and meditation through games and activities Monday 4.30—5.30pm Cost $15 Teens Matter –Meditation for Teenagers Monday 5.45—6.30pm Cost $10 Adults—take some time out for yourself and relax! Monday evening 7.30pm—8.30 Cost $10 per week

Yoga Gentle Yoga for everybody, mats provided if needed. Every Tuesday Evening 6pm—7 pm Cost $12 per week

Tai Chi Taking expressions of interest — Cost $15—Classes Fri-

day afternoons