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My name is Tom
And along with Kim, Mark and Lucie I run Laneway Learning
What we try to do is classes in anything and everything, that's what we say
Last week we had a class on Neuroplasticity
Followed by a class on zombie films
Tonight we have a class on Italian for beginners followed by a class on
The darker side of the Internet
So yeah, we try and mix it up
It just depends what people come to us
We have people emailing us all the time
saying "Hey I know this
or I know that and I'd love to share it"
We have a lady called Clare Burder who comes in
She runs her own wine tasting company and she's also got a wine label
and she is just a natural born teacher, she's absolutely fantastic
She's really great at explaining all the different things about wine
in simple ways without all the fancy words and things
and also I think it's fantastic value, she's got six different types of wine that you can taste
and it's $20.
I think it's what I like about Laneway Learning
Everybody who comes here has a passion for something
It's not like you work on it or you teach it at uni
It's just that you really love what you're teaching.
Light painting is
long exposure photography
You move different sorts of lights in front of the camera
and because of the long exposure the camera captures all the trails of the light
so you can write, you can paint, you can do
different effects, it depends on the tools you use.
I've learned about all the different
techniques about light painting and the history of it
All the different
tools that you can use, and it was
completely fascinating.
I thought it was wonderful.
I think what our classes offer which isn't that common
is a really cheap, fun and accessible introduction to a lot of topics.
Our observation is that
there are plenty of courses our there, but a lot of them last a long time
and they're quite expensive
and who knows whether they really want to invest $500
in machine knitting or
learning French.
What I think we offer is an introduction that helps them make up their mind.
There's a bit in it for everybody really
Anyone who wants to continue their learning, people who have enjoyed learning in the past
and now they're maybe in an office job, and they don't have that same opportunity anymore
and they want to learn a new hobby
a new skill. I think there's something in there for everyone.
It's cheaper than the movies
and anybody and everybody can come along
And I think we try and make learning as fun and as entertaining as possible too, so you know that when you come to one of our classes
you can have a beer
you can socialise
you can relax, you can eat dinner
whatever you wanna do
and you're still learning
and it's only $12