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School for Seniors

The Wesley School for Seniors allows people over the age of 60 years to attend a unique school right at the heart of the Sydney CBD.
Situated at the Wesley Centre on 220 Pitt Street, the Wesley School for Seniors provides a safe haven for people to sustain their mind, body and soul with a variety of leisure and learning activities.

The School has been operating since 1969 and is the largest and longest running school of its type in New South Wales.

The school currently has an average of five hundred and fifty students per term and offers about a hundred courses, which are held five days a week, Monday to Friday.

Terms

Enrolments are held during the last two (2) weeks of the term.

The term fees at present are $45.00 per term for a maximum of six (6) classes. Each term takes between 8 and 11 weeks.

The School has four (4) terms a year, following the NSW School calendar, although each term finishes one week ahead.

Term 3 Enrolment will be from 15 June — 25 June 2010.

Courses

Wesley School for Seniors offers a cross section of courses, in order to keep the mind and body healthy. These include:

  • Languages: French, Spanish, German, Latin, Mandarin, Greek, Japanese and Italian. 
  • Dancing: Belly, Ballroom and Latin, Line, Tap, Square, English Country, Scottish Country, American Contra and Polynesian. 
  • Music: Choir, Singers, Karaoke Sing-a-long, Classical Music, Recorders and Music Theory
  • Arts: Art for Beginners (mostly oil), Water Colour, Drawing, Quilling, Origami and Parchment Paper Art. 
  • Physical Well-being: Gentle Exercises, Exercises, Stretch Exercises, Guided Mediation, Indoor Bowls 
  • History: Australian, Classical, Egyptian and Church
  • Christianity and Faith: Introduction to Christian Studies and Alpha Program
  • Table Games: Table Tennis, Chess, Mah-jong, Scrabble and Double 9 Domino 
  • Card Games: Rubber Bridge and Canasta 
  • Craft: Knitting, Appliqué, Quilting, Crochet, Tunisian Crochet and Needlecraft
  • English Language: Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare, Speech and Expression, Voice in Action, Much Ado About Something, Effective Speaking and Forum, Debating, Public Speaking, Players (Acting), English — Basic Conversation, English Poets and Acting Workshop 
  • Other Interests: Sudoku, Movies, Cryptic Crossword Puzzles, Philosophy, Famous People and Places and others.

A small fee is charged for first time Visitors to try our classes. Only new students are eligible.

Contact:

Roslyn Rajasingam
Phone: (02) 9263 5416; 9263 5348
Fax: (02) 9017 8086
Mobile or SMS: 0402 998 681
Email: SFSSydney@wesleymission.org.au

Assessments

Commonwealth Carelink Centre: 1800 052 222

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