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Vacancies in classes – Term 1 2023

February 1, 2023eVoiceNew Courses/ClassesNews
Vacancies in classes – Term 1 2023

U3A Sunshine Coast is offering about 150 classes this year, and while number of our classes and activity groups are already full there are still a number of interesting classes with  limited vacancies. Below is a selection of new courses that have vacancies that give members the opportunity to join and become involved with a like-minded people.

If you are interested in finding out more about any of these classes please see the U3A Sunshine Coast website. You can enrol on-line or contact the U3A office between 9am and 12pm Monday to Friday on 5430 1123.

Wayne Curran

U3A Tutor and Course Coordinator

Belly Dance Fitness
Location: Caloundra
Day: Wednesday

This is a beginner’s class where students will learn basic belly dance moves, steps and isolations. You will be taught easy dance routines which are beneficial for all parts of the body together with hand, foot and brain co-ordination. Gain flexibility whilst having fun, perfect for healthy ageing.

Excel Advanced Spreadsheets
Location: Sippy Downs
Day: Wednesday

This course is designed for people with reasonable experience of Excel spreadsheets, who wish to build their knowledge by learning about some of its more advanced features. It is a follow-on from the basic Excel Spreadsheets course. The course will assume students already understand the basics of Excel, and hence are not suitable for those quite new to Excel. The course format is hands-on, including plenty of practical exercises.

Feldenkrais
Location: Maleny
Day: Monday

The Feldenkrais method is an educational approach to improving human movement. The method uses movement to teach awareness and skilful body awareness in turn can help improve activities such as walking, swimming, golf as well as the movements of everyday life. It is frequently old unhelpful habits which restrict ease; the method offers opportunities to realign the body to find different and more efficient movement patterns.

Introduction to GNU Image Manipulation
Location: Sippy Downs
Day: Saturday

Quality photo enhancement software is not normally free. One exception is the GNU Image Manipulation Program called GIMP. This program is similar to Photoshop and as such, has a steep learning curve. Good basic computer skills are essential.

Japanese Beginners: A Taster Course
Location: Mudjimba
Day: Wednesday

A beginner’s course on Japanese language, courtesies and culture. You will be introduced to the language and from the first lesson, have the rudiments of introducing yourself. During the rest of the course you will be practising asking and answering questions and speaking in Japanese. You will have exposure to the alphabets and how to continue learning them independently.

Self Editing a Novel, Novella, Memoir
Location: Sippy Downs
Day: Wednesday

This course will provide you with some of the tools to “craft your draft”. It will incorporate methods of tightening the plot, refining characters, strengthening the authorial voice as well as recognising and excising unnecessary words, phrases and paragraphs. The course will be highly practical with class exercises to demonstrate the theory and allow you to apply elements to hone your own work.

The History of Medicine
Location: Nambour
Day: Wednesday

The history of medicine, and in particular the history of infectious disease, is full of fascinating stories. This course looks at some of those stories and the important events and people involved. It will explore how these situations have impacted our understanding of health and ill-health and the consequences for us today.

Tread the Boards, Musical Theatre
Location: Buderim
Day: Wednesday

Acting, singing, and dancing are almost as old as humanity itself. Performing plays with music is a fun and fulfilling way to entertain, let off steam and express our creative side. It involves developing a great sense of timing, working as a productive team and ‘being in the moment’. If this sounds like something that you’d like to get involved with, join tutors BarBaRa Brickland and Ralph Lycett Tyrrell in exciting, interesting workshops to engage your inner thespian. Male participants would be warmly welcomed.

Ukulele, Intermediate to Advanced
Location: Mooloolaba
Day: Tuesday 

This class will focus on introduction to music theory: Chromatic scale, keys and changing key, chord construction, reading tabs and fingerpicking. Learn new rhythms, chords, positions and interesting songs to play. A commitment to regular attendance and practice will make for a rewarding class.

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New Class – Jane Austen Book Club

July 12, 2022eVoiceNew Courses/ClassesNews
New Class – Jane Austen Book Club

A new class is now being offered by Jude Seaboyer for literary enthusiasts who want to dig deep into the writings and emotion of one of the most loved authors of our time, Jane Austen.

Course code: 22BKG306 | Start Date: 9 August 2022 | Private Residence

Critic Claudia Johnson succinctly sums up Jane Austen as “a simple-seeming but profoundly difficult, superbly self-conscious writer.” As we read Austen together, members of this U3A reading group will explore the pleasurable complexity of her six completed novels as we consider her status as the most loved English novelist.

Austen is still central to university literary research and curricula but increasing numbers of readers are as likely to have come to Austen from screen adaptations as from formal study. The Jane Austen individual contemporary readers engage covers the spectrum from ‘simple-seeming’ to ‘profoundly difficult’.

Members of this group will be invited to delight in Austen’s wit and wisdom but at the heart of our work will be the discovery of the difficult novelist through the process that is deep reading. In other words, we will assume from the outset there is more to Pride and Prejudice than the twists of the marriage plot and the tricky politics of country dancing.

We will come to each text taking care to read what’s there on the page rather than what we know from our immersion in the Austen industry, and we will take into account the novels’ socio-political contexts. What effects can we trace of the Industrial Revolution or the Napoleonic Wars or Britain’s involvement in the triangular slave trade or education for girls? In other words, together we will trace the socio-political thread that runs through her romantic comedies and gives them at once their extraordinary power over us and the power they share with us as readers of her world and of our own.

By the time we reach the end of Persuasion, her sixth and posthumous novel, we may better understand why Austen continues to matter more than two centuries after her death.

Texts: Any editions of Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion.

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New course in Creative Journals and Handmade Books

July 10, 2022New Courses/Classes
New course in Creative Journals and Handmade Books

Nambour on Thursdays

This is a new U3A class that would appeal to anyone interested in combining craft with art. Journal, handmade book and mixed media enthusiasts of all levels including beginners are very welcome to join this group.

Construct a journal (simple or complex) using any media, for example: Mixed media (Tim Holtz style); Card/Papers (new, digital, vintage, recycled, upcycled); Fabrics, Embroidery/Stitching, Textures, Printmaking, Painting; Collage; Photos, incorporating very basic bookbinding techniques or make a no sew journal. This is a friendly informal meet-up group.

The idea is to work on our own projects, share ideas, have fun, be inspired by, encourage and learn from each other. Just bring along your current project, journal or art journal.

To find out more about this group please click on the link below to the Tutor Yvonne Russell’s YouTube Channel – ‘JUST IMAGINE JOURNALS’ to give you a better idea of the possible group activities.

View ‘Just Imagine Journals’ videos here

 

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Vacancies in Creative Writing Course

April 24, 2022New Courses/ClassesNews
Vacancies in Creative Writing Course

Vacancies have become available in the Introduction to Creative Writing course  due to commence on Wednesday 27 April at the U3A Lecture Room. Below are details about the class. You can enrol online or by contacting the U3A Office on 5430 1123.

Introduction to Creative Writing
Course Code: 22WRI102
Day: Wednesday

Interested in exploring creative writing? This course will provide you with the initial tools to begin a project of your own. Introducing the basics of story structure, writing styles, narrative viewpoint, characterisation, setting/place and dialogue the course will be highly practical with many in-class exercises and examples. Applicants will also be encouraged to either commence, or workshop an idea for a writing project of their own e.g. short story, memoir or novel for which feedback and encouragement from the tutor and the group will be available, if required.

The tutor Paul Garrety  lives on the Blackall Ranges overlooking the Sunshine Coast hinterland. He is the author of five books along with a number of prize-winning short stories. He now writes full-time under the name of Jack Garrety (www.jackgarrety.com) and in addition to a new book, due early 2022, he continues to provide editorial feedback for novels, memoir and short stories and has just commenced a Masters in Creative Writing through Macquarie University.

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New U3A classes for Term 2

April 22, 2022New Courses/ClassesNews
New U3A classes for Term 2

There are a number of new classes commencing in Term 2. Some of these courses have never been offered before and are a welcome addition to the U3A Sunshine Coast curriculum. Below is some information about these classes which gives you the opportunity to consider whether you would like to join and participate in them.

If you are interested in attending any of the above courses, please enrol on-line here or contact the U3A office between 9am and 12pm Monday to Friday on 5430 1123.

Creative Journals, Handmade Books and Mixed Media | Course Code: 22ART205 | Location: Nambour | Day: Thursday

This is a crafty get together where participants can encourage, inspire and learn from each other.

Journal, handmade book and mixed media enthusiasts of all levels including beginners are very welcome. Handmade Books and Journals: These could include, but are not limited to, Junk Journals (upcycling or a combination of vintage and new); Art Journals; Gluebooks; Collage; Mini Books; Handmade Books etc.

Mixed Media: This could include, but is not limited to, tools/techniques such as e.g. gelli plate, mono prints, stencils, paint or other media and techniques e.g. those inspired by mixed media artists such as Tim Holtz, Dina Wakely etc.

Guitar Advanced Acoustic | Course Code: 22MAT203 | Location: Mooloolaba | Day: Tuesday

This course is for guitarists who are already proficient on the acoustic guitar (plectrum style only – fingerstyle won’t be covered).

The course will be based around specific songs or parts of songs (eg Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Steely Dan, originals, jazz ballads etc) to highlight various techniques such as triads, string damping, octaves, open string, sus2 and jazz chords, some single note work, improvisation, etc. It will also touch on songwriting, singing, vocal harmonies etc.

This is NOT a beginner’s course, and participants would be expected to have a reasonable proficiency and knowledge of guitar theory (eg I, IV V etc), wide range of chords, ability to change chords quickly, barre chords, some ability to play single notes such as from the pentatonic scale, solos etc and an aptitude for singing. The course is aimed at the guitarist/singer who wishes to pick up some tips to improve singing and playing guitar at the same time and general performance tips.

Windows Computer Basics | Course Code: 22COM205 | Location: Sippy Downs | Day: Tuesday

This course is intended for students who wish to learn the basics of using Windows computers. It will include hands on lessons and exercises on your PC (Personal Computer), which is the best way to learn about computers.

Topics will include: comparison of today’s main devices, PC main components, using a mouse, Windows folders and file structures, using USB removable memory sticks, using File Explorer to find/organise files, using emails with attachments, the internet and how to use it, internet dangers and precautions, Windows tools such as Wordpad and Calculator.

Russian Beginners Course | Code: 22LAN218 | Location: Buderim | Day: Tuesday

The country may not be the flavour of the month at present but Russian is the 8th most-spoken language in the world. 170 million natives speak it, as well as another 130 million from former republics of the defunct Soviet Union. It is one of the three Eastern Slavic languages, with the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian.

This course is intended to introduce beginners to the language of Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky using the BBC’s “Talk Russian” textbook, with CDs. There are a number of other U3A Sunshine Coast classes which have vacancies in Term 2. Please consult the website to find which courses are accepting enrolments.

If you are in doubt of your suitability for any class please contact the Tutor and they will be happy to assist with any questions you may have.

Photography: Adobe Lightroom (classic) | Course Code: 22COM206 | Location: Sippy Downs | Day: Saturday

Since the introduction of Adobe Lightroom in 2006 many photographers now find they are less dependent on its big brother program Photoshop.

With Lightroom’s powerful non-destructive editing tools and cutting edge advanced controls, it can manage and enhance tens of thousands of images. This course consists of five two hour lessons and basic computer skills are essential.

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New Lectures in Term 2

April 5, 2022New Courses/ClassesNewsWhat's Trending
New Lectures in Term 2

Professor Alex Crandon – An Introduction to Cancer – Causes, Investigations and Treatments

Hamdy Amrizal – Age-related macular degeneration

Tim Meterlekamp – Bird Migration

Gordon Dailey – Have you ever thought you’d like to go to Everest Base Camp ?

Dr Ken Lynn –  Hitler’s Atomic Bomb: Why it didn’t happen

Elizabeth Clarke – Roman Syria – from Caravan Cities to Christendom

Ian Wilson – Michelangelo and How He Came to Paint the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

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Want to join a new Book Group

February 15, 2022New Courses/ClassesNews
Want to join a new Book Group

One of our members has contacted U3A Management with the idea of forming a new Book Group.

At this stage no dates, days or format have been decided upon; we are just seeking interest from people who may wish to join. The group would most likely meet in the Buderim, Maroochydore or Sippy Downs area.

Please send your expression of interest to Wayne Curran, Tutor and Course Coordinator U3A: Email: waymaur1@bigpond.com

If the new Book Group receives enough responses, you will be contacted by the Convenor with more details.

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Enquiring Minds

February 15, 2022New Courses/Classes
Enquiring Minds

Course Code: 22DSG104 | Day: Tuesday

This class offers both general discussion and individual presentations on a wide variety of subjects.
All that is required in this class is an open and Enquiring Mind on all subjects.

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History of the 20th Century

February 15, 2022New Courses/Classes
History of the 20th Century

Course Code: 22DSG110 | Day: Monday

This discussion group will examine and discuss different aspects of the historical events and timelines from the twentieth century. A short primer will be sent out prior to each class summarising the major events of the period and outlining points for discussion and debate. Possible topics that may be examined include:
• 1900-1914 • The First World War • The between years • The Second World War • The Cold War 1 • The Wall comes down • The Rise of the Right • Here we are.

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Organic Beekeeping

February 15, 2022New Courses/Classes
Organic Beekeeping

Course Code: 22LEC114 | Day: Thursday | Class delivered via Zoom

This class introduces the basics of European Honey beekeeping at home. It covers the basic equipment, the parts of a hive, the types of hives, preventing disease, managing pests, harvesting honey, the jobs and life cycles of the bees, preventing swarming and catching a swarm. The final two classes will be on native bees. This is a theoretical course and covers all the basic knowledge you need to know to be successful.

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