Participants gathered around a table during a HerPress class session. — From Dikan’s image archive

Learning at Dikan

Dikan’s education programmes help people develop skills they can apply in their work. Learning and practice create opportunities to investigate questions, exchange ideas and develop work of their own.

Learn alongside others

People bring knowledge as well as questions. At Dikan, learning creates opportunities to exchange perspectives, develop skills and pursue work of your own.

Inquiry, practice and exchange

Investigate

Engage with sources, consider their context and develop questions that matter to you.

Develop

Connect understanding with practical skills and the patient development of your own work.

Exchange perspectives, recognise what others bring and contribute knowledge that people can question and build on.

People and learning

Everyone brings something to learn from.

Questions, experience and the exchange of ideas are part of learning at Dikan.

A place for different starting points

Dikan’s community includes learners, researchers, educators, creative practitioners and people exploring a subject for the first time. The knowledge and experience people bring matter to how we learn and to the work we produce.