September 2016
Mosaics course a huge success
Book a spooky halloween course On 25 October Teach Me is dusting off the cobwebs to unveil a spooky course when participants can make a halloween hat, chocolate halloween novelties and much more. Arranged as two half day sessions people can come from 9.30am until 12.00 noon or from 1.00pm until 3.30pm. Each session costs just £25.00 and includes lots of chocolate and all materials. The course is held in Teach Me’s dedicated studio at 3 Cockreed Lane, New Romney, Kent TN28 8JH.
The participants in the latest mosaics course voted the day a huge success. Each member of the group managed to complete three or four stunning pieces to take home to admiring family and friends. Techniques learned included direct and indirect methods, plus glass mosaics and decorative plates. Tutor Yolanda Houston was full of admiration for the quantity and quality of the work produced, stating that when she had attended mosaics courses in the past, she had been lucky to take one piece of work away with her! Come along and learn the art of the chocolatier and get to eat what you make! Participants will learn how to make truffles, moulded novelties and chocolate bars. They will also use pretty transfer sheets to put beautiful surface designs onto their chocolate. Finally, they will get to design their own chocolate wrappers. The course is held in the studio at 3 Cockreed Lane, New Romney, Kent TN28 8JH. Call 01797 364366 or 07770 347616 for more details.
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Teach Me Stained Glass Teach Me stained glass courses bring out the artist in you if you have never used stained glass before. If you are more experienced, we’ll help you develop style and techniques to improve your work.
Paint your own Christmas cards Teach me Painting courses bring out the artist in you if you have never painted before. If you are more experienced, we’ll help you develop style and techniques to improve your work. Learn to paint a scene in a day then have it reproduced as your very own Christmas cards. Classes are small so that you are able to work at your own pace and receive help as you progress to complete your masterpiece! You will learn about paint, how this can be applied in numerous ways. Develop your work of art with friendly encouragement, tips and ideas.
Children’s Liver Unit gets art materials The Children’s Liver Unit at Kings College Hospital in London gratefully received hundreds of pounds worth of art materials donated by Teach Me. Teach Me’s Yolanda Houston had undertaken a corporate mosaics day and decided to donate her fee towards buying the art supplies. Children from all over the UK, plus Greece, Cyprus and Ireland are treated at the unit.
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Places available: 6 per course Course Duration: 1 Day Cost: £65 per person per day Age Range 12 yrs to adult Level: Beginners and Intermediate
Description Learn to create a Stained glass panel in a day in a friendly environment. Classes are structured so that you can receive help as you progress during the day to complete your masterpiece! You will learn about the different techniques used to create a small stained glass panel using lead cam. You will learn how to draw a simple design, stretch lead, cut glass and solder towards creating your final piece.
Get ready for a creative Christmas Get ready for Christmas and create something special for friends and family. The course includes decorating a fruit cake and making a stunning topper either an Angel, or a snowman, you get to choose! We will also be making gifts in jars, sweet treats and finishing off your gifts with beautiful packaging and much more – check out the website to book your course. The course will run on two separate days but include the same content. You take what you make! Learn to make and decorate a stunning cake in a friendly environment. see a demonstration of making the perfect tea time treat or party centre piece that you will be proud of. You will learn about the different techniques used to create a celebration cake using roll out icing (no piping!)
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Teach Me Silver Clay
Getting great baking results – demonstration on mixing a simple cake batter and filling. How to cover a cake to obtain a smooth, professional finish, using fondant icing. Perfect finishing – decorating the board Model your angel cake topper. Cake tasting! Course Materials – Included All Tools All ingredients, board and boxes Buffet lunch Afternoon tea
Time to get shabby Teach Me shabby chic courses bring out the artist in you if you have never worked in this medium before. If you are more experienced, we’ll help you develop style and techniques to improve your work. Learn to shabby chic furniture in a day in a relaxed environment. Classes enable you to work at your own pace and receive one to one assistance as you progress to complete
your masterpiece! You will learn about Chalk paint, how this can be applied over numerous surfaces with little or no preparation. Transform a piece of furniture (either your own or a piece we can provide). You will learn the different finishes that can be achieved using wax, stencils or decoupage. You will see the different products on the market and also how to make your own chalk paint.
Treat a loved one to a voucher Buying a Teach Me Voucher makes the perfect gift for your crafty friends and family. You can buy them for a specific session or for any course of the recipient’s choosing. To order your voucher simply visit www.teachmecourses.co.uk and click on the link.
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Teach Me silver clay courses bring out the artist in you even if you have never worked with silver clay before. Silver clay jewellery makes a prefect personalised gift, whatever the occasion. The pieces you make, once fired, are 99.9% solid silver that can even be hallmarked. What is silver clay? This amazing compound of fine particles of silver which are mixed with a non-toxic organic binder and water to form a compound similar to regular clay. However, once the clay has dried and has been fired using a kitchen blow torch what you then have is something truly amazing – a bespoke piece of pure silver jewellery. The Silver Clay Course covers the step by step process of making an individual item using very simple techniques that you can repeat simply in your own home after the course. During the course you will learn how to set up your work area, how to use basic tools, rolling, creating textures and firing. Everything you make you will take home and is included in the course using the 10grams of silver clay provided. Price of just £85.00 for the course includes 10grams of silver clay that can produce two small pieces in Silver such as a pendant or a charm and a pair of earrings.
Hen parties
School inset days
Need to get your wedding plans off to a great start? Why not come along and make some bespoke items for your special day. We will tailor make your event for your guests and discuss personally what it is you would like to achieve – from small silver bespoke gifts for bridesmaids or charms for the bride to remind her of her special day to chocolate favours or table centrepieces to match your theme. From just £65.00 per head we can cater for up to 6 – 8 people depending on what you want to accomplish during the day or weekend. Prices will vary depending on what you choose. Generally courses are run in our studio where you will be welcomed and catered for throughout the day or weekend if you wish to stay over on our accommodation package (subject to availability). Lunch, tea and complimentary wine is all included!
Teach Me offers a range of subjects that can be undertaken to offer a creative element to inset days for staff. Either creating something as individuals and experimenting and embarking on trying something new or creating amazing team building projects from canvas to mosaics. Inset days are tailored for you with all materials being provided to work within your budget – creativity doesn’t need to be expensive to produce astounding results.
Corporate Events
Teach Me offers a range of subjects that can be undertaken to offer a creative element for corporate events. Either creating something as individuals and experimenting and embarking on trying something new or creating amazing team building projects from canvas to mosaics. The days are tailored for you with all materials being provided to work within your budget – creativity doesn’t need to be expensive to produce astounding results.
Teach Me can also organise school projects working with the children to produce works of art, such as the mosaics pictured below that was organised in collaboration with waste treatment company Veolia.
Teach Me gets Children’s University accreditation Teach Me has been recognised as a destination for pupils pursuing the Children’s University graduation. Teach Me is authorised to award learning credits for extra-curricular tasks undertaken. Children that gain sufficient credits can qualify at a graduation ceremony. The Children’s University encourages 5-14 year olds to try new experiences, develop new interests and acquire new skills. The Children’s University (CU) Trust is a charitable trust that provides exciting and innovative learning activities and experiences outside normal school hours. It celebrates achievement and rewards participation through its certificates. Raising children’s aspirations is important to the university and it aims to develop the understanding that learning can be “a satellite navigation system to better places in life”. Children record their progress in learning passports and Teach Me provides ample opportunities for children to progress along the Children’s University journey.
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