The course is pefect for beginners and more advanced mosaic makers. A perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of mosaics. Learn how to make classic and contemporary mosaics on this six-day residential mosaic workshop in Greece using local stone and marble. The Lagou Raxi Hotel in the mountains of Pelion provides a wonderful backdrop for this relaxing, informative holiday in an unspoilt area of Greece. June 25 – July 2, 2022 Saturday Arrival of participants. Experienced students will meet in the studio to prepare their materials and substrates and to finalise their designs. Meet & Greet for the whole group. Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and an overview of contemporary mosaics. Welcome Dinner at the hotel. Sunday Getting started. Discussion of the commonly used approaches to mosaic making with an overview of mosaic tools, materials and techniques. A look at the ‘classic’ mosaic rules and the fundamental skills needed to make a direct method mosaic including how to cut and lay the tesserae and design principles. Students work on a practice coaster. All students finalise their main design and prepare their substrates. Students start work on a 30cm by 30cm mosaic on Jackoboard which is suitable for indoor or outdoor hanging. Afternoon: visit to one of Pelion’s remote and beautiful beaches and Byzantine mosaic relics. Monday Students continue with their own pieces with Helen’s support and direction. Tuesday Students continue with their own pieces with Helen’s support and direction. Afternoon: As before and a PowerPoint presentation on the art of Andamento – the visual flow of the mosaic. Wednesday Students work at different paces so those who are ready may already have started on their second or even third piece. The other techniques covered during the week are mosaics on mesh and using found materials such as pebbles and shells with tile adhesive. Afternoon: As before and a PowerPoint presentation on Contemporary Mosaics. Thursday Students continue with their own pieces. Those who are ready will seal and grout their main mosaics. Demonstration of how to grout. Demonstration of how to apply a mesh mosaic to a fixed surface using tile adhesive. Afternoon: Excursion to visit some Pelion monasteries or other sites of interest. Friday All students finish their main piece and/or their extra mosaics and prepare for an informal exhibition of the week’s work in the studio. Exhibition, group photo and farewell dinner. Saturday Departure of participants, or a rest over the weekend*. * There is a possibility to continue using the studio, tools and materials unsupervised over the weekend for a small extra charge. Please ask if you would like to stay for extra nights and/or make sure of the studio space WHAT’S INCLUDED? Six days of tuition (four six-hour days and two half days of four hours) and transport for related excursions Coffee and tea throughout the day Accommodation Materials* Excursions Time for rest and relaxation on the beach, by the pool or in the village square A full cooked breakfast, five three-course dinners and two lunches (half-board) Flights are NOT included, however there are direct flights to Volos Airport: from London Gatwick on Wednesdays and Saturdays and from Brussels, Amsterdam, Munich, Duesseldorf and Vienna on some other days. (see www.volosairport.gr/en) Alternatively there are regular flights to Athens, Skiathos or Thessaloniki. Lagou Raxi can advise on the easiest/most economical transfers from your chosen airport and will help participants to share taxis if convenient. PRICES PER PERSON INCLUDING TUITION + ACCOMMODATION (HALF-BOARD) MATERIALS* AND EXCURSIONS The 20 spacious and comfortable bedrooms are all named after local beaches. Free WiFi throughout. Single room: E815 Twin double occupancy: E700 Triple double occupancy: E765 If you would like to bring family member(s) or friend(s), NOT participating in the courses, please contact us for the prices of different combinations including double rooms and suites. *There is a E50 supplement per person for materials.
We are excited to announce the Online version of the Step by Step Course. It will include live demonstrations of the process that you will then follow. Unique opportunity to be guided step by step and experience meditative practice of icon painting.
Unleash the power of English Language to inspire, motivate, and challenge your world view. Embark on our IGCSE English Language course, devised to boost your capability to read, engage with and critically analyse a spectrum of texts. Dive deep into the 20th and 21st-century textual influences and understand how writers impact their readers. Gain proficiency in crafting clear, concise and compelling narratives across diverse styles and text formats, including letters, reports, and interviews. Aiming for accessibility, our course offers a stimulating learning experience suitable for all learners. An English Language IGCSE qualification is a valuable asset across various career paths, given the essential role of written and verbal communication in human connections and comprehension. IGCSEs are a revered qualification in the UK and globally, serving as a significant educational stepping stone for school-leavers. This self-paced, online course adheres to the latest CAIE IGCSE English Language syllabus, allowing you to learn at your leisure and convenience. With unlimited tutor support, a clear induction, and meticulously structured assignments, you'll acquire the knowledge and skills required to excel in the exam. For those undertaking final exams in the UK, we guarantee access to one of our exam centres. Your enrolment includes: Dynamic content based on the latest course specification Fast track option for 2022 exams Access to our partnered exam centres (guaranteed exam venue) Unlimited tutor support, including study plan assistance Exam pass assurance (support until you pass) English Language is a vital skill for careers requiring comprehensive English proficiency and effective written and verbal communication. About the awarding body Awarding body: CAIE Our course code: X803 Qualification code: 0990 Cambridge Assessment International Education is the world's leading provider of international education programmes and assessments, reaching over 8 million learners in more than 170 countries. ⏱ Study Hours Anticipate between 120 and 150 hours of study time, plus additional time for assignment completion. 👩🏫 Study Method Our interactive online learning platform offers diverse media resources, including videos, quizzes, and activities. Materials can be printed for those who prefer physical copies. 📆 Course Duration Enrolment is open, with the course commencing on 01/09/21. You'll receive logins to MyOxbridge before the start date, with access to learning materials and two years of unlimited tutor support from the official start. 📋 Assessment Enrolment for Summer 2022 examinations is now open. Two GCSE standard written exams are required: Paper 1: Reading: 2 hours, 80 marks, 50% of IGCSE. This exam includes structured and extended writing questions based on three reading texts. Paper 2: Writing: 2 hours, 80 marks, 50% of IGCSE. This exam involves extended writing questions and a composition task. Guaranteed exam space in one of our UK exam centres is provided. Assignments throughout the course aid your progress, with tutor feedback provided, though these do not contribute towards your final grade. There is no coursework required. 👩🎓 Course Outcomes Successful completion results in a GCSE in English Language, issued by CAIE. We've selected syllabus (0990) as it is best suited to distance learning. ℹ️ Additional Information Difficulty - Level 2 Entry requirements - A strong command of both spoken and written English is assumed. The course includes reading and analysing texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Therefore, this course may not be suitable for non-native English speakers. If in doubt, reach out for guidance. Course Content Explore persuasive and descriptive texts, delve into discursive and narrative texts, and unravel argumentative texts. Strengthen your comprehension and summary skills while examining classic works, such as Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' and George Orwell's '1984'. Develop your critical reading, evidence-based answering, note-taking, and paraphrasing skills. Deconstruct news articles, identify author bias, recognise linguistic devices, and express your thoughts and ideas fluently.
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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is appropriate for anyone who wants to create applications or modules to automate and simplify common tasks with Perl. Overview Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert web development, PHP practitioner, students will learn to: Create a working script that gets input from the command line, the keyboard, or a file Use arrays to store and process data from files Create formatted reports Use regular expressions Use the appropriate types of variables and data structures Refactor duplicate code into subroutines and modules What is available in the standard library Use shortcuts and defaults, and what they replace Introduction to Perl Programming Essentials is an Introductory-level practical, hands-on Perl scripting training course that guides the students from the basics of writing and running Perl scripts to using more advanced features such as file operations, report writing, the use of regular expressions, working with binary data files, and using the extensive functionality of the standard Perl library. Students will immediately be able to use Perl to complete tasks in the real world. Session: An Overview of Perl What is Perl? Perl is compiled and interpreted Perl Advantages and Disadvantages Downloading and Installing Perl Which version of Perl Getting Help Session: Creating and running Perl Programs Structure of a Perl program Running a Perl script Checking syntax and warnings Execution of scripts under Unix and Windows Session: Basic Data and I/O Numeric and Text literals Math operators and expressions Scalar variables Default values Writing to standard output Command line arguments Reading from the standard input Session: Logic and Loops About flow control The if statement and Boolean values Using unless and elsif Statement modifiers warn() and die() The conditional construct Using while loop and its variants Using the for loop Exiting from loops Session: Lists and Arrays The list data type Accessing array elements Creating arrays List interpolation Arrays and memory Counting elements Iterating through an array List evaluation Slices and ranges Session: Reading and writing text files File I/O Overview Opening a file Reading text files Writing to a text file Arrays and file I/O Using the <> operator Session: List functions Growing and shrinking arrays The split() function Splitting on whitespace Assigning to literal lists The join() function The sort() function Alternate sort keys Reversing an array Session: Formatting output Using sprintf() and printf() Report formatting overview Defining report formats The write() function Advanced filehandle magic Session: Hashes Hash overview Creating hashes Hash attributes Traversing a hash Testing for existence of elements Deleting hash elements Session: References What is a reference? The two ways to create references References to existing data References to anonymous data Dereferencing scalar, array, and ash references Dereferencing elements of arrays and hashes Multidimensional arrays and other data structures Session: Text and Regular Expressions String length The substr() function The index() and rindex() functions String replication Pattern matching and substitution Regular expressions Session: Raw file and data access Opening and closing raw (binary) files Reading raw data Using seek() and tell() Writing raw data Raw data manipulation with pack() and unpack() Session: Subroutines and variable scope Understanding packages Package and Lexical variables Localizing builtin variables Declaring and calling subroutines Calling subroutines Passing parameters and returning values Session: Working with the operating system Determining current OS Environment variables Running external programs User identification Trapping signals File test operators Working with files Time of day Session: Shortcuts and defaults Understanding $_ shift() with no array specified Text file processing Using grep() and Using map() Command-line options for file processing Session: Data wrangling Quoting in Perl Evaluating arrays Understanding qw( ) Getting more out of the <> operator Read ranges of lines Using m//g in scalar context The /o modifier Working with embedded newlines Making REs more readable Perl data conversion Session: Using the Perl Library The Perl library Old-style library files Perl modules Modules bundled with Perl A selection of modules Getting modules from ActiveState Getting modules from CPAN Using Getopt::Long Session: Some Useful Tools Sending and receiving files with Net::FTP Using File::Find to search for files and directories Grabbing a Web page Some good places to find scripts Perl man pages for more information Zipping and unzipping files
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