Clarence University of the Third Age |
M211 | WATERCOLOUR PAINTING | JANNETTE FAGAN |
This course will be a continuation of Term 1. Suzanne Banks will be away and Jan Fagan is kindly filling in for her. Jan has attended mixed media classes with artist Jenny Young. She is not an expert watercolourist but is very enthusiastic! | ||
Class limit 10 |
M212 | WHAT DARWIN THOUGHT | DAVID LEAMAN |
Year 2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. This head-and-shoulders man changed human thinking and deserves to be buried in Westminster Abbey. This course considers what he thought and why. Hear his arguments, and doubts, about species in his own words. Expect to find that others have placed spin on these very words for their own ends. | ||
M213 | HIGHER INTERMEDIATE FRENCH | HILARY FAWCETT |
A working knowledge of the present, past and future tense is necessary, as is a fair knowledge of basic grammar. Grammar is taught and revised but there is also a strong emphasis on the spoken word. Continuing class. Hilary has degrees in Medieval English Language and Literature and in French. She has taught English and French and has worked in orchestral administration. | ||
Class limit 8 | Levy $5 |
M214 | PLAY READING | DES COOPER |
Des is an old Hobartian with experience in acting and some directing (AMEB Speech and Drama Grade VII). | ||
Class limit 8 |
M215 | ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN | BEVERLEY THOMSON |
Hone your creative skills as you learn design techniques. This course includes line, direction, shape, size, colour, tone and much more. Please bring scissors, glue-stick and a magazine to cut up. Beverley is a professional colour consultant who studied at the School of Colour and Design in Sydney. | ||
Levy $2 |
MONDAY SESSION 2 - 10.55
M221 | COUNTRY DANCING | BERNARD GILLON and MARY COWLING |
Our Country Dancing teacher, Alison Jones, will be away but Bernard and Mary will kindly carry on this popular class, teaching us Square Dancing and Bush Dancing respectively. Mary will be teaching Bush Dancing, aimed at continuing the enthusiasm for dancing generated by Alison and at keeping our fitness where possible. Mary was a teacher for over 30 years with experience from Kinder to Grade 10 over a wide variety of subjects. | ||
Class limit 32 |
M222 | CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIPS | PATRICIA CORBY |
Tasmania has produced almost 150 Churchill Fellows since the national awards were instigated in 1965 following Winston Churchill’s death. Come along and hear about the diverse paths our ordinary people, given an extraordinary opportunity, have followed. | ||
Jun 15 | Patricia Corby | Introduction to Tasmanian Fellows & own Fellowship Community-based work with teenagers 1978 | |
Jun 22 | Lawson Ride | The Cancer Council Tasmania CEO – Cancer Control | 1999 Fellow |
Jun 29 | Mike Harris | Radical advances in amateur radio | 2005 Fellow |
Jul 6 | Andy Gamlin | Wooden Boats | 2002/2 Fellow |
Jul 13 | Barry McNeill | Architecture Town Planning | 1968 Fellow |
Jul 20 | Annette Roehrer | Education for Spinal Injury Adolescents | 1992 Fellow |
Jul 27 | Judy Travers | Education | 2000 Fellow |
Aug 3 | Andrew Bishop | Integrated Pest Management | 2002/1 Fellow |
Aug 10 | Terri Simpkin | Activities and programs in tourism and hospitality | 2004 Fellow |
Aug 17 | Patricia Corby | Final Round Up – Selections, Panels, etc |
M223 | ITALIAN | ROSANNE JOYCE |
This is a continuing course therefore beginners would find it too difficult. We will continue with everyday conversational topics with necessary grammar. Rosie topped the matriculation exam in Italian in 1989, lived in Modena for 5 years, visited frequently from Spain and once since returning to Australia. Future visits are intended. | ||
Class limit 6 | Levy $5 |
M224 | BRITISH AIRCRAFT PROJECTS | TREVOR WEBB |
A history of secret and other aircraft projects from 1949 to the present. | ||
M225 | AN OVERVIEW OF POPULAR GEMSTONES | JEWEL BERESFORD |
The romance, history and science of gems including Diamond, Emerald, Beryl, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Tourmaline, Opal, Peridot, Topaz and Zircon. Jewel has been a member of the Gemmological Association of Australia for 30 years. She is a life member of the Tasmanian Division and on the National body and a Director of that body. | ||
Class limit 20 |
M226 | WRITERS WORKSHOP | COLIN PYEFINCH |
An opportunity for those who enjoy writing (or would like to) to share their efforts in a friendly atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement. Class limit 12 but can cope with more since it’s rare for everyone to be there. Examples of writings from earlier classes: Writers Workshop page | ||
Class limit 12 |
MONDAY SESSION 3 - 12.05
M231 | TAI CHI | SUE DUFFY and SONDRA TAYLOR |
Our tutor Mary Newman will be away so Sue and Sondra will kindly carry on in her absence. | ||
Class limit 20 |
W232 | A SENSE OF PLACE | JOHN COLL and FRANK BROWN |
A range of reflections on the concept of Place – especially in relation to poetic, scientific, sociological, musical, historo-legal and visual aspects, offered by a variety of interesting presenters. John and Frank are interested in the idea of Place as they have both lived and worked in many places. | ||
Levy $2 |
15/06 | Theme | John Coll | |
22/06 | Favourite Place | Frank Brown | |
29/06 | What Place is This? | Navigation/Where the bloody hell are we? | Peter Stevenson |
6/07 | Whose Place is this | Ownership of Place, Legal/Historical, Terra nullius? | Lynden Griggs |
13/07 | Place in Poetry | Rowena McKean | |
20/07 | My Place?...Your Place?...Our Place? | Human Geography | Barbara Carolan |
27/07 | Geology of Place | How did this place come to be? (tbc) | Peter Stevenson |
3/08 | Songs, Music, Art of Place | London, The Place in Song and Music | Chris Carson |
10/08 | Dis-Place-d! | Refugees/Migration | Joan Carr |
17/08 | Sea Change/Tree Change Places | Various |
M233 | LOWER INTERMEDIATE FRENCH | HILARY FAWCETT |
A small, supportive group for those who have done some French in the past and who need to be reminded again of basic rules and skills. Competence with the present tense is necessary and a knowledge of the perfect tense (passé composé) and the imperfect. Much help with spoken French. Hilary has degrees in Medieval English Language and Literature and in French. She has taught English and French and has worked in orchestral administration. | ||
Class limit 8 | Levy $5 |
M234 | POT POURRI | KEITH HOEY |
This course will be comprised of talks by ten interesting and widely varied speakers. | ||
15/06 | A Quarry Speaks | Tony Hope |
22/06 | Alcohol and Drug Dependency in Industry | Malcolm Lamont |
29/06 | The Wonder and Magic of Clouds | Patricia Locke |
6/07 | The Life of Krill | |
13/07 | Your Finances and The Budget | Scott Donahue |
20/07 | Medieval Miscellany | Tony Elwel |
27/07 | Aboriginal Contact with Europeans | Fred Auld |
3/08 | Probation and The Parole Board | Kay Skillington |
10/08 | Everyone has one | John Bellamy |
17/08 | Testing Personality | Barbara Carolan |
M235 | DESIGN WORKSHOP | BEVERLEY THOMSON |
Learn about composition, colour psychology, collage and more as you refine your creative skills. Please bring a sketchbook, pencil, rubber, ruler and glue-stick. Beverley is a professional colour consultant who studied at the School of Colour and Design in Sydney. | ||
Class limit 14 | Levy $2 |
O211 | COMPUTER COURSE | MARGARET COLLIS |
3.00 - 4.30 at Warrane Primary School in August only. Course will not cover email or the internet. | ||
WEDNESDAY SESSION 1 - 9.30
W211 | THE FAITH, HISTORY AND ART | PETER STEVENSON |
Islam had an empire from 632AD until 1921 when it was colonised. Its arts of ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy are still with us. Suggested course reading: The History of God by Karen Armstrong. Peter was a geologist in the UK, North, South and South-west Africa, Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf. 22 years as Tasmanian Geological Surveyor and member of U3As Hobart and Clarence since formation.. | ||
Levy $4 |
W212 | THE PLANETS | PETER TAYLOR |
In Term 1 we followed NASA’s first forays with the Mercury mission. We continue on with the Gemini and Apollo program – their development and mission objectives. We’ll see how small fleets of unmanned spacecraft were sent to test the lunar environment. We’ll also stay in touch with the current NASA/ESA missions. Peter was an explainer for the NASA Deep Space Communications Centre. His interest in the space program is a life-long fascination, not only in the engineering and sciences but also how the function of these missions provides us with incredible images and data. | ||
W213 | SPANISH | FRED SCHLUTER |
This is a continuing course so new students should have a basic knowledge of the language. Fred has travelled extensively in Spain, Mexico and South America and has had several years of experience as a translator and an interpreter in German and Spanish. | ||
Class limit 12 | Levy $5 |
W214 | POEM FOR THE DAY | JENNIFER LINE |
An informal course to share favourite anthologies and read much loved poetry. Jenny was born in England, loved being read to as a child, worked as an occupational therapist and taught at Universities in USA, Canada and Queensland before coming to Tasmania in 1984. | ||
Class limit 15 |
W215 | PLAY READING | TONY MANLEY and ANN BROWN |
We will read plays known and not so well known. The emphasis is on sharing and enjoyment. NO experience needed. If anyone enrols for this as well as another play reading group, we’ll have different plays. | ||
Class limit 10 |
WEDNESDAY SESSION 2 - 10.55
W221 | TAI CHI | SUE DUFFY AND SONDRA TAYLOR |
Our tutor Mary Newman will be away so Sue and Sondra will kindly carry on in her absence. Gentle Tai Chi movements promote co-ordination, balance, muscle tone and a time to connect with our inner selves in meditation. Sondra was born in England and grew up in Devon. Since then she has lived in Africa and New Zealand. Until recently she was a VAO Ambulance Officer. | ||
Class limit 20 | Levy $2 |
W222 | EARLY HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA | ROY GOLDFINCH |
This course will be based on Book 1 of History of Australia by Professor Manning-Clark. Not necessary to read the book but keen readers may seek it out – published by Melbourne University Press. Roy was educated in Canterbury and joined the British Merchant Navy at 16, travelled widely for 7 years then returned to study and qualified MB BS with 2 years hospital training. Married at 36 and honeymooned on the SS Fairsky coming to Australia. GP on East Coast for 8 years and in Oatlands for 3 years, did specialist training at Royal Hobart and established a practice on the North-west Coast. An avid reader, Roy returned to University after retiring and got a BA in Philosophy. Professor Manning-Clark’s book sparked Roy’s interest in Australian History. | ||
W223 | THE AGE OF ELEGANCE | MARGARET ROSE, ROWENA MACKEAN AND OTHERS |
This is a continuation of the Term 1 course with emphasis on Style, Art, Literature, Religion and Personalities. Six different tutors – each week self-contained. | ||
W224 | ADVANCED GERMAN AND CONVERSATION | FRED SCHLUTER |
Participating students should have a good knowledge of the language. Fred has had years of experience as an interpreter and translator. | ||
Levy $5 |
W225 | SINGING FOR PLEASURE | BETTY SMITH |
Songs with melody and meaning. Adrienne Cooper will be on holiday so Betty has kindly offered to carry on this class. | ||
Levy $3 |
W226 | CHESS | DON FARNELL |
This is an opportunity for new players to learn chess and for those who haven't played for a while to refresh and improve their game. | ||
Class limit 12 |
WEDNESDAY SESSION 3 - 12.05
W231 | CIRCLE DANCING | KRISTA SANDS |
We will learn dances from a range of cultures, mostly western, as well as modern choreographies. Steps will be easy and tempo slow to moderate. If you have two left feet don’t worry, the dances are adaptable. Once upon a time Krista was a zoologist, next incarnation a computer programmer, but always a dancer at heart. | ||
Class limit 30 |
W232 | ELIZABETH GASKELL AND CRANFORD | JOAN CARR |
Cranford was not Elizabeth Gaskell’s only book! We will look at her life, her writings (including her biography of Charlotte Bronte) and also the very popular Cranford with some excerpts from the BBC production. It would be a good idea (but not essential) to read anything of Elizabeth Gaskell’s that you can get hold of. | ||
W233 | ESPERANTO | ROBERT BUDZUL |
Esperanto is spoken in more than 100 countries which enables easy communication between people of different languages. There are only 16 rules of grammar - none of which have exceptions - which makes it an easy language to learn in a short time. | ||
W234 | FACING THE MUSIC | CHRIS CARSON |
Presentation of recordings of classical music early to contemporary. Non-technical discussion and class participation. Chris was born in Aldeburgh England. He has been a radio broadcaster for 13 years on 96.1 FM 'Classical Sounds'. He is a bass baritone and has sung solo roles in opera, oratorio and on ABC radio for the past 35 years. | ||
Class maximum 20 |
W235 | REVISITING A HOORAY OF HENRYS | RUTH BINNEY |
A brief look at the English kings called Henry and their times. Ruth is an ex-teacher of British, C20th, Australian and Ancient History. Currently keeping busy with research work for New Norfolk Historical Information Centre and running the RAST Fine Food Show. | ||
Levy $2 |
O211 | COMPUTER COURSE | MARGARET COLLIS |
3.00 - 4.30 at Warrane Primary School in August only. Course will not cover email or the internet. | ||