City Lit
Encyclopedia
City Literary Institute (popularly known as 'City Lit') is an adult education college based in central London
, offering 3,000 part-time courses. It was established in 1919, with the purpose of educating London's workforce after the war. Currently, roughly 23,000 students a year take part in evening, daytime and weekend courses.
wanted to strengthen non-vocational education. They approved the opening of five literary institutes: Plumstead
and Woolwich
, Marylebone
, Dalston
, Peckham
, and City Literary Institute.They took their first students in September 1919. At the time, it was a radically different approach to adult education. Their first four classrooms were leased from a teacher training college. City Literary Institute is now the sole survivor of London’s Literary Institute movement and is popularly known as City Lit.
, drama
, dance
, comedy
, creative writing
, history
, philosophy
, languages, computing
, counselling, music
, health
and fitness
. They also offer specialist areas including education for deaf adults, courses for adults with learning disabilities and work in stammering therapy.
It also provides professional training for the film and television industries, with courses in journalism and screenwriting.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, offering 3,000 part-time courses. It was established in 1919, with the purpose of educating London's workforce after the war. Currently, roughly 23,000 students a year take part in evening, daytime and weekend courses.
History
In 1918 after the war, the London County CouncilLondon County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
wanted to strengthen non-vocational education. They approved the opening of five literary institutes: Plumstead
Plumstead
Plumstead is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. Plumstead is a multi cultural area with large Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, in similarity to local areas such as Woolwich and Thamesmead...
and Woolwich
Woolwich
Woolwich is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.Woolwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created...
, Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
, Dalston
Dalston
Dalston is a district of north-east London, England, located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
, Peckham
Peckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
, and City Literary Institute.They took their first students in September 1919. At the time, it was a radically different approach to adult education. Their first four classrooms were leased from a teacher training college. City Literary Institute is now the sole survivor of London’s Literary Institute movement and is popularly known as City Lit.
Courses
City Lit's courses include artArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, languages, computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
, counselling, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
. They also offer specialist areas including education for deaf adults, courses for adults with learning disabilities and work in stammering therapy.
It also provides professional training for the film and television industries, with courses in journalism and screenwriting.