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Tuesday Adult Education Courses
Call 0852829409 or
email aded@bishopstown-cs.ie for more details
Scrabble Club
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Tutor: Denise
Course length: 8 weeks
Cost: €30
Start date: 29th Sept
Location:Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
Are you ready to spell out some fun? Whether you are a casual crossword fan, a word game lover, or just looking to meet new people, our local Scrabble Club welcomes you! We gather every week for friendly games, good conversation, and a bit of lighthearted competition. There is no need to worry about being a master of the dictionary—players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. We provide the boards, the tiles, and the tea, so just bring your love of words! Join us Tuesdays at 7pm at Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79.
Beginners Irish Sign Language
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Tutor: Denise
Course length: 8 weeks
Cost: €110
Start date: 29th Sept
Location: Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
Discover the beautiful, expressive world of Irish Sign Language (ISL) by joining our upcoming beginner classes! This course will give you the foundation language skills to understand Sign Language and communicate in ISL. Whether you want to communicate with a friend or family member, boost your career skills, or simply challenge your brain with something rewarding, our classes are the perfect place to start. No prior experience is needed—we welcome absolute beginners with open arms! Spaces are
Continental Knitting
Time: 8 pm to 9 pm
Tutor: Sara
Course length: 7 weeks
Cost: €80
Start date: 29th Sept
Location: Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
If knitting is a skill you’ve been meaning to master, in this course you will gain the basics of Continental Knitting to go forward with your knitting ambitions ahead of the long winter and be able to read patterns. Skills such as “Knit, Purl, Cast On, Binding Off” and reading basic patterns. But also other aspects such as weaving in ends and choosing yarn.
As a group you will make two small projects together and you will have the opportunity to start a project on your own.
The in class projects will be a cotton cloth and a hat.
For the first session you should bring cotton or cotton/bamboo yarn, not mercerised and knitting needles to go with the yarn.
West Knit
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Tutor: Sara
Course length: 7 weeks
Cost: €80
Start date: 29th Sept
Location:Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
This course will take you through a West knit shawl, from choosing your pattern, the yarn with pops, leftovers, busting your collection of yarn or buying something new. To reading and Knitting your project.
I will show you different shawls and color choices, and giving you an introduction to the magical universe of Steven West.
The first class will be finding the pattern you wish to knit and then a talk about how to choose your yarn.
If you have some yarn in your collection you wish to use please bring it along.
Charcoal Still Life for Beginners
Time: 6:30 – 8:30
Tutor: Anastasia Z.
Course length: 6 weeks
Cost: €70
Start date: 29th Sept
Location: Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
Discover the dramatic interplay of light and shadow in our expressive Charcoal Still Life Drawing Class. Step away from rigid lines and learn to see the world in rich tonal masses. Whether you are picking up charcoal for the first time or looking to deepen your observational skills, this hands-on workshop guides you through composition, value scaling, and tactile blending. Working from a thoughtfully arranged still life, you will use vine charcoal, compressed sticks, and erasers to carve form and depth out of the shadows. All you need is yourself for the first class and we can advise you on the Sketch pad you will need from the second class onwards. Join us for a relaxed, immersive session and let the timeless medium of charcoal transform the way you see and draw.
Couch to 3K
Time: 7:15pm to 8:00 pm
Tutor: Rebecca Milner
Course length: 6 weeks
Cost: €50
Start date: 29th Sept
Location: Bishopstown Community School T12 CF79
For anyone who would like to progress on to a quicker pace than walking or needs a kickstart after too good of a summer, our couch to 3k is for total beginners.
We will take in routes around the Bishopstown area making the most of the well surfaced circuits in the locality.
Beginner's Badminton
Time: 6:30pm – 7:20pm
Tutor
Vasala
Price
€40
Course Duration
6 weeks
Start date
29th September
Course Location
Bishopstown Community School
Ready to elevate your fitness and have a blast doing it? Step onto the court and experience badminton, the thrilling, fast-paced racket sport that is perfect for beginners! Blending lightning-fast reflexes with a fantastic total-body workout, badminton is easy to learn, highly energetic, and incredibly fun for all ages. Whether you want to sharpen your agility, burn calories, or enjoy some friendly competition, you will be serving, rallying, and smashing your way to success in your very first session. Grab your racket, grab a friend, and discover the ultimate rush of badminton today!
Beginner's Pickleball
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Tutor
Steve
Price
€40
Course Duration
6 weeks
Start date
29th September
Course Location
Bishopstown Community School
Discover pickleball, the wildly fun, fast-paced game that is sweeping the nation! Combining the best elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, pickleball is incredibly easy to learn, low-impact on the body, and highly social, making it the perfect sport for all ages and fitness levels. Whether you are looking to break a sweat, make new friends, or just try something new, you will be playing your first game and scoring points within minutes.
Beginner's Pickleball (2)
Time: 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Tutor
Steve
Price
€40
Course Duration
6 weeks
Start date
29th September
Course Location
Bishopstown Community School
Discover pickleball, the wildly fun, fast-paced game that is sweeping the nation! Combining the best elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, pickleball is incredibly easy to learn, low-impact on the body, and highly social, making it the perfect sport for all ages and fitness levels. Whether you are looking to break a sweat, make new friends, or just try something new, you will be playing your first game and scoring points within minutes.