Our tutors are all still actively working in the industry, which leads to up-to-date knowledge and the luxury of having many big-name guest lecture visits.
Because we were used to Newport's summer hurly-burly, the weekend itinerary we had jammed together from the Christmas in Newport Web site included a concert of carols, a lecture, visits to four mansions, a holiday baking class and a "Messiah".
Mast climbing (for the brave ones), the Captain's stories, how to make a real sailors knot lecture, visits to the engine rooms were a few I would recommend.
Lectures, visits from composers, breakfast seminars and home-based recitals keep the group active.
Curious by nature and highly social, she expanded her knowledge along the way by reading, attending lectures, visiting nurseries, touring gardens and joining garden groups.
The Michael and Irene Ross Program in Jewish Studies includes new offices, conference space and a library, and supports scholarships, publication of a newsletter, and a wide range of activities, including conferences, lectures, visiting professorships and student and faculty trips to places of significance in Judaism and Jewish culture.
On a weekday, they might make the 45-minute journey from their home in north London to the center of the city, listen to an afternoon concert, attend a lecture or visit a museum, and then have an early supper before returning home.
The 12-day trip costs £1,630 excluding flights but including lectures, a visit to the Northern Lights Planetarium in Tromso.
The notable exception to that US influence, however, is the former cricketer Imran Khan, who delivered a long lecture to visiting US politicians about the iniquities of US policy.
