HUMANITIES
FINDING MY VOICE: BUILDING MY SELF-ESTEEM
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomUsing humanistic theories, we will explore self-esteem levels through held values, feelings, levels of respect and behaviours. The concept of an inner-critic and 'imposter syndrome' - influence and impact will
INTRODUCTION TO GARDEN HISTORY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course offers an introduction to garden history through the ages. It will examine trends in design, plant collecting, inspiration and socio-political contexts within and around gardens. Beginning with ancient
EGYPT’S FEMALE PHARAOH: HATSHEPSUT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe exceptional reign of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut (c. 1473-58 BCE) produced some of Pharaonic Egypt's most distinctive art and architecture. This course examines the historical context for Hatshepsut's time,
FINDING MY VOICE: HOW I RELATE TO OTHERS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis session offers an introduction to understanding how individuals behave in relationships. Using Transactional Analysis concepts, we will explore how learned behaviours become repeated and how we can begin to
SCOTTISH BORDERS HISTORY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMinibus fieldtrips exploring the rich and layered history of the English and Scottish borderlands. Visit historic sites in the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria. A journey though time
FROM MINING TO MOUNTAINEERING: INDUSTRY AND CULTURE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course explores the cultural and environmental history of the English Lake District, and investigates how perceptions of the region have influenced modern ideas and attitudes about the natural world.
FULLY BOOKED: MYTHICAL RINGS: THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomStone circles have always stimulated the imagination and generated debate. This course will explore the long history of the study of these ‘mythical rings’, including attempts to understand how they
PRE-RAPHAELITISM: DREAMS OF AN EARTHY PARADISE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFollowing on from last year’s course on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, we look at some of the later Pre-Raphaelite pictures which proved to be the perfect vehicle for the dreams and
NORWEGIAN ART: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom19th century Norway was culturally impoverished by 600 years of foreign control, but by the mid-1800s art was becoming a potent expression of national pride, culminating in the realism of
CINEMA, ART AND HISTORY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will be a wide ranging look at the history of cinema in Britain and the USA with three evening screenings and individual sessions on great directors, different genres