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REFUND POLICY
Unless a course is cancelled members are not eligible for a refund of course fees except in exceptional circumstances. Members requesting a refund are required to fill in a “Refund Request” form which then goes to the executive for a decision. Refunds can only be made by bank transfer.
Membership fees are not refundable.
COURSES VENUE: PMHU3A Centre unless otherwise stated.
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Jane Austen, Her Life and Writings Tutor: Karen Roberts
For7 weeks
OnMonday
From:
13-Feb to 27-Mar
Time:
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 05 Places: 20 max (5 vacant) Fee: $17.50
Jane Austen’s novels were profoundly influenced by the times in which she wrote. Two centuries later they continue to resonate with readers. Using a variety of resources, this term we will consider Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, Austen’s first two major novels.
This is a new course.
French Tunes Appreciation Tutor: Simone Livian
For8 weeks
OnTuesday
From:
07-Feb to 28-Mar
Time:
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 08 Places: 15 max (14 vacant) Fee: $20.00
Join us 2 hours in watching a variety of uplifting French YouTube hits on the big screen. We've lyrics at hand. Enjoy the culture of France through the decades. All language levels welcome, sing along optional, guys n gals. $1 each lyrics photocopies.
This is a new course.
This course is closed.
Great Rivers of the World Tutor: Frank Urban
For5 weeks
OnTuesday
From:
07-Feb to 28-Mar
Time:
09:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 08 Places: 15 max (6 vacant) Fee: $12.50
This course will use power-point presentations to examine the history, location and importance of major rivers including the Nile, the tropical Amazon and Congo, the Zambesi, the Mississippi and Yangtzekiang.
This is a new course.
Poetry for Beginners Tutor: Melanie Wass
For4 weeks
OnTuesday
From:
07-Feb to 28-Feb
Time:
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 05 Places: 10 max (8 vacant) Fee: $10.00
Explore and play with poetry in a safe, uncomplicated space. If you’ve always wanted to have a go, we will learn together about the basics, poetic forms and how to write and read poems.
This is a new course.
This course is closed.
Science the Easy Way Tutor: Reg Millar
For8 weeks
OnTuesday
From:
07-Feb to 28-Mar
Time:
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 09 Places: 15 max (5 vacant) Fee: $20.00
Science for anyone who has a curiosity to learn about modern science, but without the technicalities, complexities and mathematics. Gadgets and gizmos. Matter matters. The tree of life. Weird waves and particles. Curiosity is the only course requirement.
This is a new course.
Advanced Art (No Tutoring) Tutor: Lorraine Watson
For8 weeks
OnWednesday
From:
08-Feb to 29-Mar
Time:
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 06 Places: 14 max (3 vacant) Fee: $20.00
For like-minded people who wish to paint or draw in a friendly and relaxed environment using any medium they prefer; the aim is to enjoy and have fun together. Lorraine is the contact person for this group. There is no tutoring provided.
This is a new course.
Ancient Culture-Indigenous Australians Tutor: Ray Evans
For3 weeks
OnThursday
From:
02-Mar to 16-Mar
Time:
01:30 PM to 03:30 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 09 Places: 25 max (0 vacant) Fee: $7.50
A research-based, non-political review of our Indigenous Australians before white colonisation. A look beyond the current commercial art and music of the oldest surviving culture on earth. Where did they come from? What were they like then? Why did they live as they did?
This is a new course.
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Thinking about Capitalism Tutor: David Smith
For8 weeks
OnThursday
From:
09-Feb to 30-Mar
Time:
01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 08 Places: 20 max (10 vacant) Fee: $20.00
A series of 30 minute video lectures from the 'Great Courses' by a professor of history. Not only about economics, but also the moral, political and cultural effects of capitalism upon society at large over the last five centuries.
This is a new course.
Art Gallery Tours Tutor: Adele Lingard
For1 weeks
OnFriday
From:
17-Mar to 17-Mar
Time:
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: U3A Centre - Room 05 Places: 18 max (12 vacant) Fee: $2.50
Tour with AGNSW qualified guide Adele to Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre. Return via Grafton Gallery. This tour is on 30/31 March overnighting in Murwillumbah. Suggestions welcome. Private transport, car pooling option. Participants must attend meeting re final arrangements at U3A Friday 17 March 2pm or contact tour leader, Adele, or through the U3A office, 65844192.
This is a new course.