Education

ESL for Adults
Are you looking to improve your English skills for school, work, or daily life? Our 8-week ESL course is designed to help you speak, read, and write with confidence in an engaging and supportive environment! Build Strong Communication Skills – Improve speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Personal Safety & Self Protection Workshop
Your Personal Safety is a PRIORITY. Experiencing fear, apprehension and worrying about your safety walking down the street is a way of life now for many. It doesn’t have to be.
Introduction to Tarot
Curious about tarot? Join us for two inspiring evenings of intuitive discovery, spiritual development, and meaningful connection. Perfect for beginners, this hands-on series will guide you through choosing your first deck, understanding the Major and Minor Arcana, reading card imagery and symbolism, working with simple spreads, and...
Interior Design for Beginners, FUN!
Whether it is a space for personal enjoyment or part of a potential career, you will learn the foundations of interior design. A creative journey that allows you to express your design style with a focus on health and wellbeing. Award-winning Barbara Smyth, IDC, LEED AP, with over 30 years of experience, will help you start your project...
Creative Writing
In this inclusive and supportive workshop we will look at different styles of writing and do some free-writes with prompts. There will also be opportunity to share our writing. No Class Oct 11.
Introduction to Acting for Adults
This is a 10 week program, and it's ideal for people who would like to try acting. It is beginner's level without age restriction. The students will cover improv, scene study, and audition.
K9 Academy - Private Lessons
This course offers two private lessons & will help you & your dog or puppy to work on various obedience training or refine them, by using the 3 D’s: distraction, distance & duration. We can work on anything from sit to recall. If your dog needs help with a particular behaviour, we can address this as well.
K9 Kindergarten - Dog Obedience Level 1
One the main goals of this class is for the owners to become a confident leader. Your puppy is looking to you to help him navigate through the world he lives in. The goal for the puppy is to have them learn their basic commands.
K9 Kindergarten - Dog Obedience Level 2
If you? re noticing your perfect puppy is starting to be a bit harder to handle, they are probably going through adolescence. Adolescence can start as early as 6 months old & last up until 2 years old.
Intro to Creative Writing
In this inclusive and supportive workshop, we will look at different styles of writing and do some free-writes with prompts. There will also be opportunity to share our writing. Drop-in $20.
Mindfulness for Beginners
A gentle introduction to the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation. Suitable for beginners and those looking to refresh their practice. It covers core principles and techniques.
More Essential Exercises for Drawing Like a Pro
Building on the foundations of observation and mark-making from Bernadine's Six Essential Exercises, this course takes drawing skills to the next level. Participants will deepen their ability to see and interpret the world by exploring key artistic concepts such as composition, perspective, the human body, and more. Through a new set of...
Salve Making and Teas with Invasive Plants
End your summer evening with an easy-going session of making salve, drinking tea, and learning about local ecosystems. Along with collectively making the salve tins from locally harvested Lemon Balm, we will be sampling a variety of teas from invasive plants and "weeds" that call the Lower Mainland home while learning about their...
Zentangle 101, Introduction to Black Tiles
Try Zentangle on black tiles and watch your artwork glow. This calming workshop guides participants through the Zentangle Method using a white gel pen on black paper, plus simple shading techniques to create contrast, highlights, and a soft luminous effect. We’ll review the core steps of the method, practise familiar beginner...
Traditional Mooncake Workshop
Make traditional Hong Kong mooncakes from scratch with featured instructor Abraham Wong. A meaningful way to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (September 25).
Smartphone Savy: Learn Cell Phone Basics
Want to learn some simple basic functions of your cell phone? The roundhouse youth volunteers is here to help! Ask how to do things like: Using Maps for Navigation, setting an alarm, Taking Photos, Using the Internet, Downloading Apps and more!
Mindfulness Breathing Space
Weekly meditation sessions to cultivate inner peace, improve wellbeing and live a more fulfilling life. Including meditation, Q&A and gentle support. Welcome new and returning participants- we explore new topics and skills.
Try Acting! A Beginner's Workshop
Interested in acting? This beginner-friendly one-day workshop introduces improv, scene work, and audition techniques in a fun and supportive environment. Build confidence, improve communication skills, learn character development, practice breathing techniques, and discover simple tools for approaching scenes and performances with...
Chronic Conditions Self-Management Workshop
Register for this FREE six-session, 2 1/2 hours a week, University of Victoria interactive workshop designed to help anyone with any medical conditions, or caregivers, better manage symptoms and get back into enjoying their lives.
Astro 101: Your Signs in Action
Explore the traits and energy of the 12 zodiac signs in this fun, interactive workshop. Through simple reflection exercises and playful observation games, you'll notice how astrology shows up in your life and discover the fascinating ways it appears in others. No prior knowledge is needed.
Interior Design - Level 2
This course is a continuation of the Interior Design Level 1 sessions and is designed for students who wish to further develop their design skills. Students will learn how to create and master a color palette, select wall coverings, choose furniture, and coordinate window treatments to create attractive and functional interior spaces....
Colour From the Kitchen: Napkins Dyed with Food Scraps
In this workshop, we will transform kitchen scraps, avocado pits, carrot tops, and onion skins, into a set of four dyed cotton napkins. Participants will work with 2 natural colours and learn the basics of natural dyeing, turning what would otherwise be discarded into something beautiful. A fun, sustainable activity for all levels.
The Pumpkin Tee: Embroidery & Dye with Annatto Seeds
In this workshop, we will embroider a simple pumpkin motif onto a cotton t-shirt and then naturally dye it with annatto seeds, giving it a delicate, warm orange hue. Participants will learn the basics of both embroidery and natural dyeing, turning a plain t-shirt into something unique and handmade. A fun, creative activity for all levels.
Natural Dye & Shibori - Tote Bag
This workshop combines 2 techniques, shibori and natural dyeing, to create a one-of-a-kind small cotton tote bag. Shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique which uses rubber bands, clamps, and string to tie, pinch and fold the fabric to create patterns. The workshop also teaches how to extract colours from plants or food waste...
Eco-Printing Wool Socks with Fall Leaves
Make magical autumn imprints with plants while learning the secrets of this delightful natural dyeing technique! You will create a beautiful pair of merino wool socks printed with plants. In addition to the traditional dyeing plants, we will use fallen leaves and seeds gathered in the city streets in the Fall.
Lemon Balm Salves and Invasive Teas
End your day with an easy-going session of making salve, drinking tea, and learning about local ecosystems. Along with collectively making the salve tins from locally harvested Lemon Balm, we will be sampling a variety of teas from invasive plants and "weeds" that call the Lower Mainland home while learning about their histories...
Botanical Inks from Invasive Plants
Working with Periwinkle, European Mountain Ash, Flatweed, and Horse Chestnut, we'll create a botanical palette that ranges from browns to yellows, and greens to blues. Participants will learn about the ecologies and colonial histories of these invasive plants, while exploring pH alterations of the pigments. Each participant will take...
Frugal Traveler's Leather Notebook Bookbinding
Learn to make a leather notebook with multiple replaceable inserts for journaling, sketching and planning all in one. Inserts are quick to make and no fuss to replace. Why frugal?
Japanese Bookbinding
Make up to three books using a historical technique common in Asia. Japan preferred the four-hole stab binding. Over the centuries, four stitch patterns have surfaced as the most traditional.
Indigenous Hand Drum Making Workshop
Join Indigenous artist Sabian for a hands-on cultural workshop where you'll create your own 10" natural deerhide hand drum on a laminated maple frame using a technique designed to be accessible for youth and Elders alike. Along the way, you'll learn to weave a dream catcher, hear the stories and teachings connected to both creations,...

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