Community college runs courses here
Several courses will be run on the Peninsula over the next couple of months by the Tuggerah Lakes Kincumber Community College.
The courses include language, creative writing, diploma of children's services, basic bookkeeping, investment insights, learning maths, mosaics, sandstone carving, Thai cooking, beading, candle making with soy wax, creative Indian dance, Indian head and shoulder massage, floral art and learn to surf.
The creative writing course is for people who would like to write short stories, poems and articles.
Participants will then hear and comment constructively on each other's work.
The course will run from Thursday, February 14, for eight weeks.
It will run from 11am to 1pm at the CWA Hall, Woy Woy.
The Diploma of Children's Services is for childcare workers who are responsible for developing and evaluating a children's program.
The course will be held on Wednesday, February 20, from 9am to 3.30pm.
It will be held at the Peninsula Community Centre.
The Basic Bookkeeping course will teach participants the basics involved in maintaining financial records for home, office or small business, with hands-on exercises and theory on cash books, bank reconciliation, debtors, creditors, and ledger to trial balance.
No experience is needed for this course.
The course is for those wishing to progress to Quickbooks or MYOB and accounting.
A statement of attainment is issued on successful completion.
The course will run for five weeks, from Monday, February 11, at the Peninsula Community Centre.
It will operate from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
An Investment Insight course will run for five weeks from Wednesday, February 20, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
The course aims to demystify the operations of investment markets so as to "empower" participants to make their money work more productively.
It will deal with topics such as fixed interest securities, equities, property, commodities and various derivatives.
A Learning Maths course will be held at the Peninsula Community Centre from Tuesday, February 5, for eight weeks.
The course will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
The Mosaics classes will teach participants how to transform their old terracotta stone pots into colourful masterpieces, cover a tabletop, stepping stone, or a splashback for a water feature.
The classes will operate for six weeks, from Monday, February 11, at the Peninsula Community Centre.
It will run from 9.30am to 12pm.
A sandstone carving course will teach participants how to safely use various tools as they mark in, cut away, refine and smooth down their work.
Stone is included in the price of the course.
Organisers have stated that a reasonable level of stamina is required.
The course will be held at the COMMUNITY CENTRE on Saturday, March 1, from 9am to 3pm.
A Thai Cooking course will teach participants how to make Tod Man Pla, Massaman Paste, Massaman Curry, Beef Salad and Khao Niew Mamuang.
The course will be held on Sunday, February 24, from 9.30am to 3.30pm at the Community Centre.
An introductory Beading course will teach participants how to make their own costume jewellery and will include information on the principles of design, tools, beads and the stringing and finishing of necklaces.
The course will run for six weeks from Monday, February 11, at the Community Centre.
It will be held from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
A course on Candlemaking with Soy Wax will be held on Saturday, February 23, at the Community Centre.
It will run from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
The course will teach participants to make candles to suit their home.
The Creative Indian Dance will combine stories from Hindu mythology with influences from Islamic Court Dance from the Moghul rule in India.
Participants will learn to combine traditional rhythms, hand gestures and facial expressions with fast rhythmic footwork and rapid pirouettes while wearing bells on their ankles.
Costumes and bells are provided and no experience is needed.
The eight-week course will begin on Wednesday, February 13, at the Community Centre.
It will operate from 10am to 11.30am.
The Indian Head and Shoulder Massage course will focus on the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face.
The course will take place on Sunday, March 9, at the Community Centre.
It will run from 10am to 4pm.
Advanced Floral Art will be held at the Umina Uniting Church from Wednesday, February 20, from 7pm to 9pm.
The six-week course will teach participants to create large, exotic designs.
A Learn to Surf course will be held at Umina Beach from Saturday, February 16, from 10am to 11am.
The course will teach participants to surf in a fun, safe environment with professionally accredited coaches.
Five language courses will be held at the Community Centre from February 11, featuring German, Japanese, French, Mandarin and Spanish.
Mandarin Level 1 will be held on Monday, February 11, from 6.30am to 8.30pm, German for Travel on Tuesday, February 12, from 7pm to 9pm, Japanese Level 2 also on Tuesday, February 12, from 7pm to 9pm, French Level 1 on Wednesday, February 13, from 7pm to 9pm and Spanish Level 1 on Thursday, February 21, from 7pm to 9pm.
Lyle Stone, 20 Dec 2007