2024 Workshops
at Community Education Whangārei (CEW)
Create with Canva
Get creative and explore the popular online tool Canva, which is easy to use and FREE! Canva provides a wide range of professional quality design options for you or your business. Quickly create items for print, social media, blogs, and websites. Create invitations, business cards, social media graphics, posters, brochures, logos, presentations, newsletters, book covers, resumes and more! Bring along your own images and text or use the Copyright FREE resources available on Canva.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3.30pm Date: Saturday 18 May 2024 Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B136 Course Fee: $75 Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil |
Make a Free Website
Create a website that suits you and your goals. Set up your website to be easy to use and easy to maintain. Add SEO to your website to help people find your website. This is a hands-on class where you will explore a range of website techniques that are used on all websites. You will make a FREE website during class that you can continue to use at no cost or you may choose one of the range of other options we will cover. We will explore all the essentials you need to know before placing your website online. No website or marketing experience needed.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 6pm-8.30pm Start Date: Wednesday 22 May Level: All Course Length: 4 weeks Course ID Number: B160 Course Fee: $125 Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil |
Relax with Art Journaling
Art journals are used for artistic inspiration, as a therapeutic technique, and to develop creativity skills. No art experience is necessary. Using an Art journal is relaxing, reduces stress, and can help your brain. This is a hands-on class where you will explore a range of creative and experimental techniques to make original designs for yourself. You will be using a journal you can take home and continue to enjoy. Never made any art? Join us and learn how to use some quick and easy-to-make art techniques. All materials provided.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3.30pm Date: Saturday 25 May Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B32 Course Fee: $75 Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil, all materials provided |
Create a Digital Montage
Create your own original montages using FREE online Apps that you can continue to use at home. Share your montages on your website, use in your marketing, sell them online, or give as gifts to family and friends. Explore how to combine photos with a range of professional and fun digital techniques. Develop your creativity in new directions and enjoy making your own digital artworks. This is a hands-on class where we will explore Digital Montage processes using Adobe Photoshop and some FREE Apps that you can continue to use at home. Basic computer skills are required, no art experience is necessary.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 6pm-8.30pm Start Date: Tuesday 28 May Level: All Course Length: 3 weeks Course ID Number: B138 Course Fee: $75 Requirements: Basic computer skills Additional Costs: Nil |
Mini Art Mural
Liven up your garden by painting your own original mini art mural onto corrugated iron. Ideal for your garden fence, shed or entrance-way. Explore your inner creativity with a relaxing day of painting. Bring along some simple designs or adapt one of ours. No experience needed. All materials provided. Visit the CEW Gallery to view examples from previous classes.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3pm Date: Saturday 15 June Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B24 Course Fee: $115 Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil, all materials provided. |
Find Your Ancestors
Experience the fun of finding your ancestors and relatives and learning their stories. Discover your own personal family history with easy-to-use online techniques that you can use for FREE at home. Explore easy family tree techniques that can help you find out more about your ancestors. Learn about DNA genealogy tests and the wide range online options available. Bring along the names of some of your ancestors and we will help you find some new family stories.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3.30pm Date: Saturday 22 June Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B132 Course Fee: $75 Requirements: Basic computer skills Additional Costs: Nil |
SEO Marketing
Get found on the internet! SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) helps Google and other search engines send visitors to you on the internet. Increase your visibility and get more visitors to your website, eBook, Blog and social media pages by using keywords, title tags, algorithms, page ranking etc. Businesses know that SEO is an essential part of their marketing budget, however we will explore how you can utilise a range of SEO techniques for FREE! This is a practical hands-on class where you can adjust your SEO settings on the day with the help of the tutor. Bring along your internet details OR learn the processes from our examples.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3.30pm Date: Saturday 29 June Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B130 Course Fee: $75 Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil |
Publish an eBook
Publish your own eBook for FREE on the internet. Easily control your eBook content, price, royalties, and marketing processes. Sell your eBook or share it for free through your own Website, Social Media, or online eBook stores. Choose between a wide range of book stores including Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, or Smashwords. Publish your own novel, interesting information about your favourite hobby, a practical business booklet, a book for children, inspirational eBooks, or any other book. This is a practical hands-on workshop where we will work through the entire eBook publishing process. You are welcome to work with your own manuscript or to use our examples. All the techniques covered can be completed for FREE online.
Venue: Kamo High School
Time: 9am-3.30pm Date: Saturday Level: All Course Length: 1 Day Course ID Number: B Course Fee: $ Requirements: Nil Additional Costs: Nil |
About CEW Night Classes and Workshops
All classes at Community Education Whangārei are at Kamo High School in Wilkinson Ave. To enrol in classes contact Shona at CEW (email, phone or drop in to her office at Kamo High School) or enrol online on the CEW website. Any queries about JPD classes contact Shona or email us here at Joyful Pear Design.
CEW email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz CEW phone: 09-435-0889 CEW website: www.cew.ac.nz |
About Shelley
Shelley Chappory owns Joyful Pear Design, a boutique teaching & design studio in Whangārei, where she offers design, private tuition and workshops. Shelley has been working in the Publishing & Training industries for over 25 years. She believes learning and upskilling can be an enjoyable experience. In her private time Shelley has been making art for over 40 years and been the family genealogist for over 20 years. Workshops include Graphic Design, Web Design, eBooks, Photoshop, Blogging, DIY Marketing, Art Journaling, Genealogy, DNA testing, and Mixed Media Art techniques.
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