2020 Workshops
Community Education Whangārei
Term Four 2020
2020 Workshops
Workshops
Community Education Whangārei (CEW) Kamo Whangarei
Upskill or explore computer and art techniques with short workshops at Whangārei's community education CEW. CEW is based at Kamo High School and provides a range of classes during the school year. Some are short Saturday workshops with all the materials provided (a great bargain). Some are computer based courses that run over 3 or 4 weeks, for one night a week. The school term classes are scheduled at the beginning of each term and are listed in a booklet at Whangarei libraries, can be viewed on the CEW website, or they can be emailed directly to you. Let us know if there's any classes you'd like to have added. Check out our upcoming workshops below...
To enrol in a workshop contact CEW: email cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone 09-435-0889.
DIY Online Marketing
Starts Tuesday 18 May, 6-8:30pm
Explore how to do your own online marketing on a tight budget. In this hands-on workshop you will explore FREE online techniques that can help you make your own publicity and business items. Learn a range of DIY marketing options including SEO, Content Marketing, Websites, Blogs, and Social Media.
No marketing or business experience needed.
No marketing or business experience needed.
"You don't need a corporation or a marketing company to brand you now: you can do it yourself." ― Ray Allen
FOUR TUESDAY NIGHTS
$55, Course ID B65
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Digital Collage
Saturday 22 May, 9am-3:30pm
Unleash your creativity and explore mixed media art beyond the traditional canvas. Create your own original collage using the computer and supplied images. No drawing ability or art experience necessary. Explore creating digital artwork to illustrate your book or website, to gift to family and friends, to add to your portfolio or just for fun! Basic computer skills required and a knowledge of Photoshop is an advantage but not a prerequisite of this course.
“A picture is a poem without words” ― Horace
ONE SATURDAY
$35, Course ID B125
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Make a Family Tree
Starts Thursday 27 May, 6-8pm
Make an online family tree on Ancestry which you can share with family anywhere in the world. This is a hands-on class for beginners. Continue your FREE family tree online anytime, anywhere! Bring along some family names or use our examples of your ancestors and we’ll see what we can discover…
"In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future." — Alex Haley
THREE THURSDAY NIGHTS
$30, Course ID B127
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Start an Art Journal
Saturday 29 May, 9am-3:30pm
Explore the benefits of art journaling. Use your art journal as a means of relaxation, to collect ideas & samples, for artistic inspiration, to explore art techniques or to develop your creativity. Creating art can also help ease anxiety & art journals can act as mood or vision boards. Art journals are a handy alternative to traditional journals if you can’t put your feelings into words. Try out a range of creative techniques in an artist quality journal you can take home & continue to enjoy. Not an artist? You don't need to be - no art experience needed & all materials provided.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ― Thomas Merton
ONE DAY WORKSHOP
$50, Course ID B32
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Start a Blog
Saturday 12 June, 9am-3:30pm
Blogging is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family, or customers, from the comfort of your own home. Create a FREE Blog for fun or use it as part of your business marketing. Quickly and easily share stories, images and videos online. In this hands-on workshop we will explore blogging techniques while creating a quick free blog you can continue using at home or your office. Bring along your own text & images or use our examples.
“Inspiration comes from doing.” ― Robert Genn
ONE DAY WORKSHOP
$30, Course ID B126
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Photo Editing
Starts Tuesday 15 June, 6-8:30pm
Explore how to adjust your photos, including how to easily resize images, change the colours, adjust the darkness/lightness, add text, & save your images for a range of uses. Using Pixlr, a FREE high quality image manipulation program, learn how to keep your images for the future, how to make images for printing or the Internet, & where to find resources on the web. General computer skills are essential. Optional: bring along your own images.
“Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries.” ― Neville Brody
FOUR TUESDAY NIGHTS
$50, Course ID B135
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Publish your own eBook
Starts Thursday 17 June, 6-8:30pm
Explore how you can publish your own eBook from the comfort of your own home or office. In this hands-on workshop we will explore FREE online techniques including publishing eBooks for sale on Amazon and creating eBooks for your website. Bring along your own writing our use our examples.
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
FOUR THURSDAY NIGHTS
$50, Course ID B129
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Mini Art Mural
Saturday 19 June, 9am-2pm
Liven up your garden by painting a mini art mural onto corrugated iron. Ideal for your garden, shed or entranceway. Explore your inner creativity with a relaxing day of painting. Bring along your own design or adapt one of ours. Not an artist? You don’t need to be, no experience necessary. All materials provided.
“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” ― Pablo Picasso
ONE DAY WORKSHOP
$95, Course ID B24
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
SEO: Get Found on the Internet
Saturday 26 June, 9am-12:30pm
Improve the SEO of your website and social media. Explore how to quickly update your SEO in simple easy steps. Use the benefits of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) to help people easily find your website and social media. If you have a business or would like more people to find you on the internet then come along and find out how SEO can be your key to success.
“On a broad scale, I see SEO becoming a normalized marketing tactic, the same way TV, radio, and print are traditionally thought of as marketing tactics.” ― Duane Forrester
ONE SATURDAY MORNING
$40, Course ID B132
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Start a Facebook Page
Saturday 3 July, 9am-3:30pm
Facebook is a handy way to stay in touch with friends, family or clients and customers, from the comfort of your own home or while out and about. In this hands-on workshop we will step through the processes and create a FREE Facebook page. Topics will include how to manage your privacy settings. Use Facebook to help market and grow your business. Bring along your own images and text or use our practice examples.
“We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.” ― Erik Qualman
ONE SATURDAY WORKSHOP
$30, Course ID B130
To book email: cew@kamohigh.school.nz or phone: 09-435-0889
Workshop Feedback
"Totally enjoyed the day. Shelley was fantastic, very helpful and approachable. Would recommend to others." - Michele
"Shelley was very helpful and informative. Excellent range of subject matter. Very in depth understanding of the subject. I liked all of it!" - Adrianne
"Course was great and Shelley was a great tutor. Achieved so much more than I thought I would and can now go on to publish something that looks great, works and I am proud of." - Maree
"It made web design seem accessible and achievable." - Susanna
"A good time was had by all. Shelley is an experienced, encouraging & helpful art tutor." - Bryan
"Really good class. Shelley was friendly, organised, patient and helpful. I had no idea what to expect but I enjoyed it and it was a great relaxed and supportive class." - Di
"Thank you for a great day on Saturday, really enjoyed the workshop. It has fired up my enthusiasm for painting again, have so many new ideas whirling around in my head." - Viv
"Just completed Shelley Chappory's nightclass on Writing your Own eBook. I recommend this and any class Shelley takes as she is warm, friendly, patient and doesn't mind answering lots of questions. CEW is lucky to have her as a teacher." - Suzanne
"This class was a real highlight for me and I can recommend it to anyone. I thought that I couldn't 'do art', and this was the first art class that I have ever done. Shelley made it easy and fun." - Jill
"Shelley easily explained things and took her time explaining in detail. Encouraging & helpful." - Mags
"Very enjoyable day with friendly Shelley. It was a great introduction to the art of watercolour in a new, modern way of working." - Joy
"I loved Shelley's watercolour pastel workshop. She was just great!" - Diana
CEW Nightclasses & Workshops
Community Education Whangarei
All classes at Kamo High School, Wilkinson Ave, Whangarei
Private Tuition
Whangarei, Northland, NZ
Want an hour or two of upskilling? Want to learn on your own device? Learn about new techniques, and resources that can help you with your projects, in the comfort of your own home. Explore technical jargon and what the options really are. Topics include: Websites,Blogs, eBooks, Photoshop, Computer Use, and Graphic Design.
Private Tuition Rates: $60 per hour.
About Shelley
Tutor, Designer, Artist
Shelley has been passionate about art, design, and publishing since childhood. She's worked at a range of design businesses including a busy Magazine house in Auckland, Advertising studios, the in-house marketing department at Telecom, and her small graphic design studio with her husband (for private tuition and design). In the late 90s she helped setup (and teach) the NZQA classes for the private tertiary school Media Design School in Auckland. Now Shelley teaches privately in Whangarei, designs, and teaches a range of workshops at CEW. She particularly enjoys helping folks explore modern technology opportunities and discover their own inner creativity.
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