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Computers and Technology

Mindfulness & Sleep Meditation Smartphone Apps (CT12)

(3 remaining places)

Cost $0 (includes GST)

Date Wednesday 25-May-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
3 places remaining (Open)
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Date Wednesday 29-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
(Open)
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Thanks to recent advances in technology, smartphone apps can facilitate your mindfulness and meditation practice. In this 1-hour class, we survey the various free and paid mindfulness and meditation apps that are available (including sleep meditation apps), and discuss the pros and cons of the different types.

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Talks and Lifestyle

The Inquisitive Traveller - Mystical, Majestic, Historic Morocco (T31c)

Thursday, 26-May-2022

Open

Cost $10 (includes GST)
Date Thursday 26-May-2022
Single session
Time 1:30pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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The North African Kingdom of Morocco is at the intersection of Europe and Africa, a gateway to two millennia of history. It is a world of colour, diversity and wonder, with rich traditions and heritage very much alive. At the crossroads of the Western world and the Islamic world, it is African, but European; influenced by many cultures but tolerant and true to its own ethos. The Romans, Phoenicians, French, and the British, have left their mark and yet Morocco keeps its own Berber language, music and lifestyle. Hear the stories of Moulay Ismail - the Bloodthirsty, Mohammad V who led his country to independence in 1955, and the woman who founded the oldest university in the world in 859.

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Computers and Technology

Taming Your iGadget (CT2)

Tuesday, 31-May-2022

Open

Membership is required

Cost $80 (includes GST)
Date Tuesday 31-May-2022
4 weeks
Time 12:30pm (2 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
(Open)

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You received an iPad/iPhone for Christmas... now what? Is your iDevice at risk of becoming an expensive paperweight? Have you ever held your iPad and thought 'If only someone could show me how this all works"? Our very own Apple Genius Carlos Arevalo will show you how to get the most out of your iGadget, such as emailing, privacy settings, online purchase, bill payment, tailoring to personal preferences and all the cool things you can do within each application or feature. He has tips and tricks to share with you. Don''t have an iPad? SPLC will loan you one for the duration of this course! (Terms and Conditions apply).

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Computers and Technology

Kerbside Recycling Demystified (CT11)

Wednesday, 1-Jun-2022

Open (3 remaining places)

Cost $0 (includes GST)
Date Wednesday 1-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
3 places remaining (Open)

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Kerbside Recycling (a.k.a. the yellow-topped council bin) is a recycling initiative in which every household in Australia participates through their local council. However, we often wonder whether an item should or should not go into kerbside recycling. With the help of a locally-made smartphone app, in this 1-hour class we will help you demystify kerbside recycling! We will also help you install this app on your smartphone, so you always have a handy directory of what is/isn't kerbside recyclable. *This FREE class is funded by the federal government''s Be Connected initiative*

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Talks and Lifestyle

The Inquisitive Traveller - Russia from Rurik to Putin (T31d)

Thursday, 2-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $10 (includes GST)
Date Thursday 2-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:30pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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Judith Amey has been to Russia twice - to Siberia, and across the whole country on the Trans-Siberian train, to Moscow, St Petersburg and down the Volga River. During those travels she has been able to piece together a brief overview of Russian history while hearing the stories of Russian rulers and admiring the churches and other buildings they left behind.

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Computers and Technology

eBooks: 10,000 Library Books in Your Pocket (CT9)

Wednesday, 8-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $0 (includes GST)
Date Wednesday 8-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
(Open)

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Did you know that using your smartphone/tablet, anyone can access free eBooks from the WA State Library? What's more, if you are also a member of an interstate/overseas library (or know someone is) you can access these libraries too. Learn how to in this FREE 1-hour class! Please bring your device and your library card(s) to the class.

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Talks and Lifestyle

The Inquisitive Traveller - Festivals & Religions of the World (T31e)

Thursday, 9-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $10 (includes GST)
Date Thursday 9-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:30pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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Judith has been fortunate to coincide her travels with some of the many festivals around the world. She is also interested in learning about different beliefs. Throughout the world and for millennia, religious ceremonies and festivals have helped people deal with unexplained aspects of the natural world, and to cope with life's hardships. They also, very importantly, bring communities together. Using mostly her own photographs Judith will share her experiences of Nyepi in Bali, Oberammergau in Austria, the date fair in Morocco, and Diwali in India. She will also share a little of the religious practices of the Sikhs of India, the Amish of the USA, and the life of Buddha.

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Computers and Technology

Online Courses from Experts, Celebrities and Universities (CT13)

Wednesday, 15-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $0 (includes GST)
Date Wednesday 15-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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Thanks to video streaming technology we can all do online courses provided by experts, celebrities and universities worldwide. In this FREE 1-hour workshop, we will explore and discuss the different types of free and paid online courses available, and show you how to access them. If you have a tablet or laptop, bring it along, and you soon will be up and running, attending an online course from home, in a cafe, or out the backyard!

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Talks and Lifestyle

The Inquisitive Traveller - Uniquely Remarkable Christmas Island (T31f)

Thursday, 16-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $10 (includes GST)
Date Thursday 16-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:30pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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Judith Amey explores Christmas Island- its name alone is intriguing and stirs interest. A remarkable island full of natural wonders including three kinds of unique crabs. Geologically an extinct volcano mostly under sea level, the island displays a curious amalgam of cultures, history and industry.

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Computers and Technology

Storing & Organising Your Documents on 'The Cloud' (CT10)

Wednesday, 22-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $0 (includes GST)
Date Wednesday 22-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:00pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 5
(Open)

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You've probably heard of friends storing and organising photos, bills, tax documents etc. on ''The Cloud''. You might have also heard of major corporations moving their operations to ''The Cloud''. In this FREE 1-hour class, you will learn you can use The Cloud to safely store and organise your documents digitally, and have them instantly accessible across your devices.

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Talks and Lifestyle

The Inquisitive Traveller - Irkutsk in Siberia and Harbin in North China (T31g)

Thursday, 23-Jun-2022

Open

Cost $10 (includes GST)
Date Thursday 23-Jun-2022
Single session
Time 1:30pm (1 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 3
(Open)

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Judith Amey takes us to Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia with a fascinating history. A place of exile for intellectuals, artists, and nobles who revolted against Tsar Nicholas I in the early 19th century. Their influence is still very palpable in the city's architecture and aesthetics. It is close to Lake Baikal, the largest, deepest, and oldest freshwater lake in the world; home to more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, Next we visit Harbin, the biggest city in Northeast China, is now home to one of the four biggest ice and snow festivals in the world. You will marvel at the world record-sized snow sculptures, as well as ice buildings, palaces, monuments, and statues some 50 metres tall.

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Club Activities

ICA (CA5)

Tuesday, 28-Jun-2022

Open

Membership is required

Cost $70 (includes GST)
Date Tuesday 28-Jun-2022
12 weeks
Time 1:00pm (2 hr)
Venue SPLC Room 2
(Open)

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Our International and Current Affairs Club will continue in the same successful self-managed discussion group format. Participants may volunteer to present a pre-programmed subject during the first hour followed by a casual discussion on current topics for the second hour. A rotating chairperson will facilitate each session and club members may invite occasional guest speakers, as approved by the group (FULL - NO NEW ENROLMENTS - Please contact us if you would like to start a new group).

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2022 covid-19 Updates

On 13th December 2021, the government announced that 'businesses may choose to have proof of vaccination requirements as a condition of entry to protect their staff and patrons'. Given this option, as SPLC patrons are mostly for seniors and the elderly, as of Term 1 2022 South Perth Learning Centre is requiring anyone entering our premises to be double-vaccinated.

We will advise you shortly of how this requirement will be managed.

Welcome to the South Perth Learning Centre

We aim to provide a focal point in the South Perth area for the social and educational interaction of all adult members of the community.

Our objectives are to create a welcoming environment in which people can develop their personal and community lives in a friendly neighbourhood context.

Our courses and activities include arts & creativity, club activities, language classes, computer & technology classes, cooking classes, health & wellness classes and more! Please visit our Programme page for a complete list of activities.

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