We know, and you know, that being part of an adult learning class is great for mental health and wellbeing. Being stimulated and challenged, having a friendly group to learn alongside and enjoying the satisfaction of building skills and confidence.
Hello everyone and a huge welcome to the autumn term.
Hello Everyone and welcome to ‘in the loop’. The view from the window here at Stoke Lodge today is a lovely leafy green!
Welcome to another edition of In The Loop. We hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine. In this post, we have a few updates and news for you.
Spring has sprung (although it is rather chilly and soggy today), the daffodils are coming out and there is lots of activity here at Stoke Lodge. In the latest ‘in the loop’ you can read about the roof, about books and about conversation.
Subject: Painting, Drawing and Printmaking I’m Roma Widger, I’m professional art teacher and I have taught Drawing, Painting in all genres, and printmaking for over 20 years. I want to share my professional art secrets with you by delivering my courses online as an opportunity for all students across the UK. I offer group classes […]
Subject: Willow Sculpture I have been teaching craft and willow workshops at Stoke Lodge since 2011 and I love showing people how to turn a pile of sticks into a work of art. I am a designer maker and my particular interest is in creating installations out of willow and recycled materials. I have created […]
Subject: Family History Research I gained a further education teaching qualification following my masters degree and have taught extensively as a university lecturer in history and research. I now specialise in social and political history having a key interest in workhouse records, and exploring how the concept of the family has changed throughout modern history. […]
Subject: Music I have been listening to music for as long as I can remember, playing my parents’ records and receiving piano lessons from my Grandma. Later I had more formal lessons in clarinet and piano, but still remember how much I learnt from that journey of discovery, listening to and reading about music, and […]
Subject: Italian Language and Culture I am Italian, grew up in Sicily and came to England in 1999 inspired by a great love for traveling and for foreign languages. Having finished my language degree in Exeter I completed my PGCE and began teaching. In 2005 I started running Italian evening classes and I have been […]
