Kincumber college runs new courses

Kincumber Community College has begun running several new courses on the Peninsula.

The courses are held at the Woy Woy CWA hall and at the Woy Woy campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College (BWSC).

Subjects include a special fabrics effect, silk art basic workshop, computers, desktop publishing, MYOB, Bonsai maintenance, harmonica, Belly dancing, pilates and creative writing.

The special fabric effects workshop at the CWA will teach participants a variety of techniques, design fabric patterns and ribbons for sewing and embroidery items.

The workshop encourages participants to bring different synthetic and cotton fabrics and transform them with a microwave and rubber bands, to create hills and valleys, using techniques including nipple and tuck, salting and heliography.

The silk art basic workshop at the CWA will teach people different techniques and qill include marbling on shaving cream.

Computers for Beginners at the secondary college will give people a basic understanding of Windows XP, how to access and retrieve data and basic file management.

Desktop publishing, also at the secondary college, will teach people simple desktop publishing with Microsoft Publisher and will demonstrate how to create documents, including business cards, invitations, newsletters, birthday cards and flyers for business.

The MYOB accounting course will teach participants to manage their business bookwork, including general ledgers, income, expenses, debtors, creditors, stock control, contact list, invoicing, GST and BAS.

Most administration positions require MYOB knowledge.

The bonsai workshop at the CWA hall is a comprehensive course that covers all aspects of creating and caring for a bonsai.

The harmonica course at the CWA will teach participants to play the instrument, blues harp style.

Belly dancing is an ancient form of dance which is still popular today.

The belly dancing course at the CWA is for women of all ages, sizes and ethnic backgrounds.

The pilates course promises to give participants a flatter stomach, stronger back, leaner muscles and more awareness and control of their body.

This non-impact form of movement is suitable for all ages and levels of fitness.

Participants are asked to bring a towel or mat.

The creative writing course at the CWA gives people a chance to have their stories, poems and articles commented on constructively.

The group is for people who like all styles of writing.

Enrolment week for the courses is January 31 - February 4 between 9.30am and 2.30pm on 4369 1187.

Newsletter, January 19 Kincumber Community College