WEA PROGRAMME
FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE WEA
1st Friday: 6 pm - Waiata Group (Whare Tamanui)
2nd Friday: 6 pm - Italian film seminar (Daniela Bagozzi)
3rd Friday: 7.30 pm - Economics for Everyone (PegX)
4th Friday: 7 pm - History (Philip Ferguson)
5th Friday: 6 pm – Games (Gertrud)
Everyone welcome, koha. For enquiries phone the office.
ARTS & CRAFTS
122-01 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING – Kate Morrison
Starts 4 May, 10 am – 12 noon, 8 Fridays, $63
This course introduces the tonal and linear elements of drawing,
using basic tools and materials combined with drawing exercises
designed to build up your skill base. The aim of the course is for
the student to become more confident in their own drawing
ability and knowledge. As this process continues the tutor will
introduce more advanced drawing exercises and will provide
support for the student’s individual drawing projects. Beginners
welcome. Please bring a 2B, 4B or 6B pencil, putty/kneadable
rubber or eraser, a ruler, and cartridge drawing pad or paper no
smaller than A4. Kate has tutored community art for the past
seven years in Wellington, Southland and Christchurch.
122-02 PASTELS WORKSHOP – Mike Glover
Starts 19 May, 9 am – 3.30 pm, 2 Saturdays, $63
This two day workshop in soft pastels (not oil) is based on
techniques Mike has developed as a self-taught artist, and is
suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience of
the medium. The focus is on landscape themes. The workshop
will cover use of materials, some composition and colour theory,
and lots of exercises and demonstrations in pastel techniques.
Mike is an established artist known for his bold, often stylised
images of land, sky and water. Especially regarded are his pastel
landscape paintings which combine an intensity of colour with
the tonal sensitivity of the soft pastel medium.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
122-03 THINKING ABOUT THE REBUILD
Starts 16 May, 1.30 - 2.30 pm, 4 Wednesdays, gold coin
16 May New Architecture for Christchurch: discussion about
some recent proposals – Jasper van der Lingen, Past
Chair, NZ Institute of Architects, Canterbury Branch
23 May Nurturing the Emergence of New Cityscapes - Di Lucas,
landscape architect, Lucas Associates
30 May One Voice Te Reo Kotahi - Moira Underdown and
Adele Wilkinson
6 Jun
Making the past part of the future: historic architecture
in a rebuilt Christchurch- Jessica Halliday, architectural
historian and writer
13 Jun Resilient and Sustainable Cities - Dr David Conradson,
Department of Geography, Canterbury University
DANCE
122-04 ISRAELI FOLK DANCING – Val Clements
Starts 2 May, 11.45 am - 1.15 pm, 8 Wednesdays, $46
Israeli Folk Dancing is ideal for improving ones general well-being.
It is good exercise for physical fitness and pleasurable, because
of the lovely music and learning to move with it. As one
concentrates and tries to remember the different movements, it
shuts out the rest of the day, which is both relaxing and counters
stress. There are different styles from different parts of the world,
some vigorous and some gentle and graceful, but all dances are
written for joyful occasions. Val has been dancing and teaching
Israeli Folk Dancing for twenty two years and the pleasure hasn’t
faded. No partners required.
122-05 TRADITIONAL DANCES OF THE BALKANS – Katy Sinton
Starts 30 April, 10 – 11.30 am, 8 Mondays, $46
Take a trip through the Balkans in dance! This class will introduce
you to the beautiful dances of south-eastern Europe, along with
a few from Russia and elsewhere, and will also touch on their
cultural and historical context. Suitable for complete beginners
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as well as those with more experience. Wear comfortable shoes
(no high heels); no partner required.
ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMICS
122-06 DEMYSTIFYING CAPITALISM 2: Work and the Workplace
Today – Philip Ferguson
Saturday 5 May, 1 – 4.30 pm, $14, free to members
This Saturday afternoon course is a follow-up to the ‘Demystifying
Capitalism’ course run in October 2011. It will briefly review key
points from that course and then move on to look at work and
the workplace today, examining questions such as: Why are
workers in NZ working longer, harder and faster for comparatively
less pay than several decades ago? What happened to the
‘leisure society’ promise of the 1960s and early 1970s? What do
casualisation, ‘flexibility’ and ‘productivity gains’ mean for
workers? Dr Philip Ferguson currently teaches history and world
affairs in Bridging Programmes at the University of Canterbury.
HEALTH
122-07 DEEP BREATHING & RELAXATION – Diane Brasell
Starts 4 May, 1 – 2 pm, 8 Fridays, $38
Learn how to quieten your mind and body with the correct
breathing techniques. A busy active mind can create stress in
your life and body and cause all sorts of health issues. Once you
have learnt to become more aware of what a relaxed mind and
body feels like, it then becomes easier to identify when you are
out of balance and what you can do to help yourself. Diane
Brasell has herself benefitted from working with breathing and
relaxing after developing fibromyalgia (muscle pain and chronic
fatigue) in 2003. Please bring 2 blankets and a pillow.
122-08 SIT AND BE FIT – Janet Straight
Starts 30 April, 1 – 2 pm, 6 Mondays, $23 – at St Faith’s Anglican
Church lounge, 46 Hawke St, New Brighton, please enrol at WEA
These exercise classes teach gentle movements, with low cardio
stress. A little bit of brain gym is included and we try to
incorporate some balance and breathing instruction. All people
are screened for medications and should get doctors approval
before starting. The classes are lots of fun as we sing along to
the music, with a big focus on safety. Loose clothing and sensible
supporting shoes are essential. The class is divided into mostly
seated and a little standing, (though all exercises can be done
sitting). Janet has taught exercise classes for 12 years, after
completing her sports science diploma at polytechnic.
122-09 TAI CHI, QIGONG AND HARA BODY ALIGNMENT –
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED - Geraldine Parkes
Starts 26 April, 1.30 - 2.30 pm, 10 Thursdays, $38 - or
122-10 TAI CHI, QIGONG AND HARA BODY ALIGNMENT –
BEGINNERS - Geraldine Parkes
Starts 26 April, 2.45 – 3.45 pm, 10 Thursdays, $38
Tai Chi is a series of movements designed to heighten mental
awareness and improve physical conditioning. It has been
developed over thousands of years, and is slow, gentle and easy
to learn. Classes are informal and suit any age or fitness level with
no special equipment required – just comfortable clothing. Blood
pressure can be reduced, circulation, joint flexibility, balance and
digestion can be improved, with a corresponding increase in self
confidence. Most pupils report an improvement in general well
being and pain control (for arthritis sufferers in particular) within
the first two lessons. This is also a falls prevention programme.
HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES
122-11 MINING: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Starts 29 May, 1.30 - 2.30 pm, 5 Tuesdays, $19
29 May New Zealand’s Unique Mining History – Lloyd Carpenter,
Mining Historian and Doctoral Candidate
5 June The importance of understanding geological
parameters for coal mining and coal seam gas
exploration in New Zealand - Dr Murray Cave, geologist
with 30 years experience in coal exploration and mining
12 June Mine-site Restoration – Professor David Norton, School of
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Forestry, University of Canterbury
19 June The End of an Era - Representatives from Canty
Coal Action
26 June ‘Pit Sense and Politics’: The Mining Experience Behind Bill
Pearson’s Novel ‘Coal Flat’ – Associate Professor Paul
Millar, English Department, University of Canterbury
122-12 OLD TIMES, NEW TIMES: HISTORICAL & CONTEMPORARY
PERSPECTIVES ON THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION IN AOTEAROA
NEW ZEALAND - Gregory Lee
Saturday 23 June, 10 am - 2.30 pm, $16
In this course we shall discuss the purpose(s) of education in the
Aotearoa New Zealand context. Beginning with an overview of
19th century policies and practices for primary and post-primary
schooling we shall then explore issues and debates in the 20th
and 21st century with reference to (a) the aims of schooling, (b)
controversies and conflicts that have arisen over "education" and
the extent to which these have or have not been resolved, and
(c) some contemporary issues in education (e.g., curriculum
contestation, national standards, charter schools). Dr Gregory Lee
is Professor of Education History and Policy at The University of
Canterbury College of Education.
122-13 WHO NEEDS AN ART GALLERY? – Pamela Gerrish Nunn
Starts 12 April, 10 am – 12 pm, 3 Thursdays, $24
This short course considers the historical idea of public art
galleries, looks closely at some of the best known examples
worldwide, and at how this country got its own set. There will be
a chance to reflect on what contribution a public art gallery
makes to our own community, as we live with its prolonged
closure. Dr Pamela Gerrish Nunn, formerly Professor of Art History
and Theory at the University of Canterbury, is a freelance
researcher and curator. She has published extensively on the
history of 19th and 20th century art.
122-14 THE POLITICS & CONTROVERSIES OF THE MODERN
OLYMPICS – Greg Ryan
Starts 11 June, 7 – 9 pm, 2 Mondays, $16
The International Olympic Committee insists that London 2012, will
be a celebration of sporting participation and success. In reality,
the modern Olympic games have always been highly political
and marked by controversy. They were used by Hitler to promote
Nazi Germany; became an important staging ground for the
Cold War; almost bankrupted a number of cities that hosted
them; have been tainted by drug scandals and influenced by
television and corporate sponsorship. Yet there have also been
many extraordinary sporting performances and millions continue
to watch. Greg Ryan is Associate Professor in History and Dean
of the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln
University.
HOME & GARDEN
122-15 EASY GOURMET MEDITERRANEAN COOKING – Rita Yosef
Starts 1 May, 11.45 am – 1.15 pm, 3 Tuesdays, $45
Learn more about the rich flavours and classic traditions of the
Mediterranean. Study the common ingredients and culinary
traditions of Italy, Greece, Monaco, and Turkey that shape the
region’s dynamic flavours. The course will include both theory
and demonstration as dishes such as main meat dishes, pasta,
pulses, and desserts are prepared. Rita Yosef was born in Latvia
and lived in Israel for over 31 years before making New Zealand
her home. She qualified as a chef from the CPIT, and has her
own catering business catering for private functions and families.
122-16 JUST MAINS – Rita Yosef
Starts 5 June, 11.45 am – 1.15 pm, 3 Tuesdays, $45
Do you want to make easy mains for dinner? Let’s learn how
to make easy delicious meals with wonderful ingredients and
amazing flavours – ready for those cold winter nights! We will
learn how to cook with pulses and beans and try recipes from
all around the globe! The course will include both theory and
demonstration.
122-17 PRACTICAL ORGANIC HOME GARDENING – Lily White
Starts 8 May, 6 – 7.30 pm, 6 Tuesdays, $38
This practical course will teach you about the basics of organic
gardening including the following topics: soil life, compost,
worms, Bokashi and liquid fertilisers; permaculture; pests and
diseases; raised beds, square foot gardens; crop rotation,
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companion planting and intercropping; community gardening
and community building. Come prepared to get your hands dirty!
Lily White has been gardening organically for 35 years and has
done formal training at Christchurch Polytechnic. For the past
15 years she has been running the ‘Kids Edible Gardening’
programme. Her specialty topic is garden design.
LITERATURE
BOOK DISCUSSION SCHEME (FWEA)
If you enjoy reading and want to join an existing book group or
start up your own, the FWEA Book Discussion Scheme is the place
to start! We loan out sets of more than 640 titles, from non-fiction
to the latest page-turner. Groups read the same book and
receive discussion notes to help kick-start their get-togethers. $60
for 10 books a year; student and half-programmes also available
($45/$30). Email bds@bds.org.nz or phone us on 365 6210.
122-18 CREATIVE WRITING – BEGINNERS – Helen Hogan
Starts 30 April, 10 am – 12 noon, 8 Mondays, $61
Discover your talents and grow in confidence in a supportive
group with other beginner writers. You may find your stories
give pleasure to others! If your writing’s gone a bit stale,
this group is a good way to freshen it up. Helen Hogan is a
writer and teacher who first developed her creative writing
courses when teaching a special writing class for teachers
at Christchurch Teachers’ College.
122-19 CREATIVE WRITING – FICTION – Helen Hogan
Starts 2 May, 10 am – 12 noon, 8 Wednesdays, $61
The Wednesday class offers you an opportunity to share your
work with other enthusiasts. The emphasis is on developing
skills in short story writing.
SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Win a free place in one of the creative writing classes, in the third
term! Existing and prospective students are invited to submit a
short story (maximum word length 1,500 words) which will be
judged by our Creative Writing tutor, Helen Hogan.
Closing date for entries is Friday 18 May, to be delivered or posted
to the WEA office. Please write on one side of the page only, with
double line-spacing, and enclose your name and contact details
on a separate piece of paper. The winner will be contacted
before the start of the third term classes.
122-20 OEDIPUS REX & MEDEA – Grant Pheloung
Starts 30 May, 11 am – 12 noon, 5 Wednesdays, $19
Oedipus Rex and Medea are two classic Greek tragedies that
illustrate how the intertwining of fate and desire can bring us to
places we never imagined. The focus of Medea, by Euripides, is
Medea’s passion for revenge while in Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles,
it’s Oedipus’s relentless desire for the truth. Both characters share
a tragic fate which ‘inclines us to pity and to condemn.’ But do
these tragedies still compel us today? Is it as Freud claims that
the destiny of these tragic characters moves us because it might
be ours? Grant Pheloung has a PhD from Auburn University in
Alabama where he taught in the ‘Great Books’ programme.
PLAY READING – D-I-Y Play Reading group meets Thursdays
10 am – 12 noon. Phone Wendy 352 7119 for more info.
MAORI
122-21 PLACE NAMES: Sense of Place and a Sense of Identity –
WM (Bill) Karaitiana
Friday 8 June, 10 am – 2.30 pm and Saturday 9 June, bus trip
departing from WEA at 10 am, returning at 3 pm, $43
Canterbury and South Island Maori place names give a sense of
place and identity that is timeless even though these are based
on descriptions of historic events. Long term devotion to history,
listening to people and collecting significant pieces of information build the tapestry of meaning which gives context to our
present. Place names have shaped Southern Maori identity,
history, social relations and political relations and their use
can help establish and support a collective understanding.
Bill Karaitiana is of Ngai Tahi, Scots and Austrian descent.
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Suggested Text: The Reed Dictionary of Maori Place Names,
A W Reed, Wellington,1999.
122-22 TE REO MAORI - Dion Kamira
Starts 1 May, 6 - 8pm, 8 Tuesdays, $35 - at WEA – or
122-23 TE REO MAORI - Dion Kamira
Starts 3 May, 6 - 8pm, 8 Thursdays, $35 - at St Faith’s Anglican
Church lounge, 46 Hawke St, New Brighton, please enrol at WEA
Beginners are welcome to this course which aims to teach
a basic understanding of Maori language and Maori tikanga.
Dion Kamira has taught kapahaka and has affinity with his Maori
culture. Dion's vision is to empower people through Maori
philosophy, values, knowledge and practices to emphasise
the relationship of the individual with their social and cultural
environment.
MUSIC
122-24 SINGING FOR PLEASURE – Valerie Hoy
Starts 3 May, 12 noon – 1 pm, 8 Thursdays, $36
Learn the basics of vocal production and sing a selection of
different types of songs, both unison and two-part, if a balance of
voices is available. Valerie is a qualified music teacher with over
30 years’ experience of teaching and performing in vocal groups
of different kinds. To assist us to prepare for this class, please
enrol by 26 April.
122-25 THE ENIGMA OF SIR EDWARD ELGAR AND HIS FRIENDS –
David Sell
Starts 7 May, 1.30 - 2.30 pm, 5 Mondays, $19
Sir Edward Elgar enjoyed nothing more than the company of his
friends in the western English village of Malvern, where he lived.
Fourteen of them are portrayed in the famous ‘Enigma’
Variations. This course centres on Elgar’s ‘friends portrayed
within’, and some of the music that was inspired by them.
Recorded selections of music will be played. David Sell is Adjunct
Associate Professor of Music, and Director of the National Centre
for Research in Music Education at the University of Canterbury.
He has written or edited thirty-five books, most in the field of music
education, and is a music reviewer for the Christchurch Press.
122-26 UKULELE BEGINNERS – Kerry McCammon
Starts 30 April, 10.30 am – 12 noon, 6 Mondays, $36
Sing-a-long; learn to tune a ukulele; learn basic chords and
strums; learn common patterns and songs. Some ukuleles
supplied. Kerry McCammon has been teaching and performing
for over 30 years. He has toured extensively throughout NZ,
England and Japan as part of the Natural Magic Theatre
Company. A qualified High School and ESOL teacher, Kerry
has found the ukulele to be the ideal instrument to facilitate
all kinds of group singing and celebration.
122-27 UKULELE BEGINNERS STAGE 2 – Kerry McCammon
Starts 30 April, 1 – 2.30 pm, 6 Mondays, $36
For students with some familiarity with the ukulele, (or having
completed the Beginners course). Moving on with more songs
and covering various styles of music such as Folk, Latin, Dixie
Blues, Swing, Jazz standards.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
122-28 FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY WORKSHOP ® Joy McKenzie
Saturday 12 May, 9 am – 4 pm, $24
This workshop is based on the international bestselling book Feel
the fear and do it anyway® by Susan Jeffers Ph.D. and it will be
helpful if you read the book before attending the workshop. Joy
will help you build the tools you need to improve your self-belief,
sense of achievement, and confidence. Learn how to improve all
your relationships. Give yourself skills to stay calm everyday and
cope with anxiety guilt and fear. Learn how to make positive
changes in your life, and find direction purpose and enthusiasm.
Joy McKenzie is a registered professional clinical therapist with
20 years experience working in the community with people of
all ages and cultures.
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122-29 RETHINKING RETIREMENT: Designing Your Life’s Next
Chapter – Ron Tustin
Starts 23 May, 6 – 8 pm, 4 Wednesdays, $33
Over 4 weeks you will have the chance to assess and make plans
for the next stage in your life, whether you are planning to retire
or have already done so, or if you are wanting to make some
changes in your life. Where will you live? How will you fill in your
time? What will you do that excites you? You will be able to plan
for your home needs, your health needs, your work (both paid
and unpaid) options, your networks and relationships, and
achieving balance. Ron is a professional coach and a member
of the international Coach Federation and writes a column on
retirement for www.grownups.co.nz
PHILOSOPHY
122-30 HUMAN NATURE, NURTURE OR NEITHER? – Michael Couch
Starts 2 May, 10.30 am – 12 noon, 4 Wednesdays, $23
What is it to be human? Capable of art of breathtaking beauty,
of medieval torture chambers, of acts of deep kindness towards
strangers, and of mass genocide. Is there such a thing as good
or evil human nature? Are we creatures of primarily reason or
passion? Or are we just a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, tucked
inside an enigma? This course explores the ideas of four major
early philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Hume. Michael
Couch is completing his PhD in the Philosophy of Education and
has a background in History and Classical Studies. He has been
tutoring since 2004.
RECREATION
122-31
CHESS – Wednesdays, 12.30 – 4 pm, gold coin donation
per session. Learners welcome, also anyone with a basic
knowledge of the game is most welcome. For details phone
Heinz, 981 4945.
122-32 MAH JONG - Tuesdays, 10 am - 12 noon, gold coin
donation per session. This fun and challenging game continues
every Tuesday. If you have your own set please bring it along,
otherwise just come along and join a bunch of friendly
people having fun. Beginners welcome.
THE WORLD
122-33 ARMCHAIR TRAVEL – various speakers
Starts 3 May, 10.30 – 11.30 am, 8 Thursdays, $28
3 May Germany: A Real Life Experience – Lena Heigl and
Johannes Liebisch
10 May New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands – David Chilvers
17 May Southern India and Mumbai – Richard Chandler
24 May Dublin and Belfast – Philip Ferguson
31 May Mining in Western Australia – Andy Blaikie
7 Jun
Norway – Sonja Scott
14 Jun Sweden and Beyond – Hugh Williams
21 Jun Working with Médicins sans Frontières in North Africa –
Richard Wesley
WEA BRIDGE CLUB
Meets on Friday afternoons, 1 - 3.30 pm at 59 Gloucester St.
To join and to arrange a partner phone Kit, 354 6065.
WEA FIELD CLUB
An established group to encourage outdoor activity and the
enjoyment of natural history and the beauty of the countryside.
Monthly trips on 3rd Saturday. Phone Marian, 384 1775.
WEA SKETCH CLUB
Meets Saturday mornings at previously arranged painting
places. Programme displayed at WEA Centre or by mail.
Phone Yvon, 360 3845.
WEA NORTH WEST BRANCH
Meets at St Margaret’s, 94 Farrington Avenue. Fridays 10 -11.30
am. $3 per session. A variety of tutors speak on a wide range
of topics. For full programme details phone Jan 351 9796.
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