While at home we can keep learning and leveling up during this lockdown.
Hope you find these links useful!
All Ages
- Future Learn / A range of short, free online courses – Free, online courses Sociology courses – Free online study
- T.K.S.S.T – Smart videos for curious minds of all ages
- Infobase databases and video streaming collections
Higher Education
- Open Culture – 1,500 free courses from top Universities
- 450 Ivy League courses – Free online courses
- Open Learn – Free, online courses, Open university
- Cambridge University Press – ALL 700 textbooks are currently available FREE in HTML format
- Cambridge university – Higher education/Undergraduate courses and resources
- Eton College Online – Courses for teenagers
Learn a new skill
- Learn to play the piano – Free Apple App
- Teach yourself to draw – Advice / Where to start? / Drawing tricks! / Sketching-basics / How to get the proportions right – faces / How to draw faces
- Learn Guitar online – 3 months free lessons for Guitar, Fender, Base, Ukulele
- Teach yourself to sing – Free 14 day trial
- Music lessons with Myleen Klass – Also on Instagram
- Teach yourself to dance – BBC ballet classes / Tap dance / Salsa dance / Dance Physique (dance fitness) / Take dance classes with Oti Mabuse – Facebook / Learn to Body-Beat with daily classes online
- Tai-Chi – Learn the moves and method of Thai-Chi
- Craft projects – Sew, Knit, Crotchet, quilt, and fun for the family too!
- DIY and Crafts – How to grow food at home from food scraps
- Improve your memory – Videos and tips to help improve your memory
- Learn to touch-type – Learn how to type better and quicker
- Get creative with Digital Making at Home – New videos each week for 3 levels of experience
- Zooniverse – Digital volunteering opportunities
Languages
- FrenchTeacher.Net – Free French study packs
- BBC languages – Learn languages online free
- Open Culture – Learn 48 different languages online for free
- Milan Presse – French magazines available to download
- Learn 10 useful things to say in…
Science / STEM subjects:
- Periodic videos – Science-related YouTube videos
- Introduction to Engineering – YouTube videos
- U3A – Online courses for mature students
- Blocky games – Games to help beginners learn computer programming skills
- Scratch – Beginners computer programming games/projects
- Royal institute – Christmas lectures. A series of lectures presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an entertaining manner
- Amazon Future engineers – 20 hours free coding with Amazon, including Drone
Geography, Nature, History & Politics
- National Geographic
- Tutorful – Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources
- Project Noah – Global site where you can view and share wildlife
- Seterra – Free world geography, online quizzes
- Online film festival – Resistance in the Rainforest
- Geopolitics – podcast
- Kent Wildlife association – Simple ideas you can do in the garden to help wildlife
- World games – Geography games
- Wild Science – Podcast
- The relationship between humans and animals – podcast
- UK parliament – Politics, history, citizenship, etc. Written for children and young people, but lots of very interesting information, including how laws are made.
- Historical association – Learn about 20th Century history
- 13.8 billion years of history, online – Free online history courses
Virtual Tours, and Live Webcams
- NASA Live – Watch the earth from space
- Crystal Bay webcam – Lamai, Koh Samui, Thailand
- Fly over Italy – View Cinque Terre Coast by drone
- Explore Venice – Through multiple webcams
- Arctic Travel Experts – ‘Virtual lights over Lapland’ tour
- Future Learn – Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
- Expeditions App– Free virtual Reality Augmentation app for all ages, to take virtual trips around the world to hundreds of destinations.
- Virtual walks through woodlands – Experience nature online
Museums and Galleries
- Museums from around the world – Virtual, free online tours
- Access to 500 Museums & Art Galleries – Free, online
- Explore London’s top museums at home – Free online
- Explore London’s top art galleries at home – Free online
Animals
- Puppies: Puppy playroom / Puppy playground / Guide dog with puppies
- Kittens: Kitten rescue / Kitten sanctuary
- African animals: African safari / Tau watering hole / African elephant
- Gorillas: Gorilla Webcam
Zoos
- Edinburgh Zoo: Pandas / Tigers / Koalas / Penguins / Rock Hopper Penguins
- Houston Zoo: Rhinos / Chimps / Flamingos / Elephants / Leaf-cutter ants / Giraffes
Explore the Oceans (underwater cameras)
- Sharks in the Atlantic / The Cayman Reef
- Anacapa Island – underwater nature talks
- Wild dolphins, Bahamas / Orcas, Hanson Island, Canada
- Walrus Island / Sea Lions / Sea otters
- Aquarium – With a variety of aquatic animals
- Choose from a range of alternative, live webcams
Birds
Music
*Check the location/time zones of live-streamed concerts to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator
- BBC Classical music content – Culture in lockdown
- Rotterdam Philharmonic musicians – International musicians play together in a new way through lockdown
- Concerts online – Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home – list of live streaming concerts
- Free Opera – Dates confirmed until the end of March. Check the website via the link for future dates to be added
- Metropolitan Opera – Online, nightly streams
- Free classical orchestras – Live streaming performances
- Free Chamber music – Live streaming
- Berlin Philharmonic orchestra – Live streams and performance archive
- Announcements/lists – Worldwide performances being streamed
- Livestream concerts list – Artists and bands
- Bands and artists – Streaming performances
- Full-length concerts – Watch online free
- Celebrities performing – On social media
- Facebook Virtual Choir – Duet with a choir online
- Chris Martin (Coldplay) – Streaming on YouTube from his home
Arts and Culture
- Creative courses – Free online study
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals – Streaming free online
- J P Brewer – View classic paintings online
- Walter’s Museum – View some of the past, present, and future exhibitions
- Rob Biddulph – An artist posting draw-along videos via Twitter
- Google Arts and culture – Learn something new every day!
- British Museum – Free videos about the history of cultures
- BBC Radio 4 – The History of the world – podcasts
- 50 things that made modern economy – Podcasts
- Marquee TV – Streaming arts and culture
- Teaching history – 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources and information to inspire you
- Exploration of the day – Artistic website connecting people globally
- Drama Online – Online theatrical performances
- Black history – Telling the story of the black British experience
- BFI free collection of films
Musicals and Theatre
- 10 best Broadway shows – Watch Broadway shows online for free
- 76 free Musicals and theatre productions – Stream music and theatre
- Wind in The Willows – How to stream the West End performance free
- National Theatre – Streaming shows on YouTube every Thursday
- Open culture – 1,150 Free movies to watch online
Literature Online
- Mindful poetry moments – A collection of reflective poems
- Kindle Unlimited – 2 months free access
- Gutenburg – Download free books
- Listening books.org – For people with Parkinson’s Disease, visual impairment, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, mental health difficulty or learning difficulty such as Dyslexia, which impacts the ability to read or hold a book
- Solomon Kingsnorth – Books in PDF, Word and audiobook format
- Read great literature online – Free ebooks, poetry, classic literature
- Read Free Literature – Free online books, also includes study guides
- 50,000 free ebooks – Free ebooks arranged by genre
- Open Library Access – Free online library
- Audible – Free for this period and available in 6 languages
Sports
- BBC Sport – Shares the greatest sporting moments
- A Question of Sport – on BBC Radio 5 live
- Football on the BBC – updated regularly
Miscellaneous & Entertainment
- Free colouring/relaxation images – To download and print
- Free Photography Challenge – YouTube
- Take part in making a Coronavirus time capsule / Make your own Time Capsule – Available in other languages / More ideas here
- Life Story Hub – Inspiring creative communication with the young and old using the arts
- NASA’s complete media library – NASA photos and videos
- Podcasts – Free to download
- A HUGE list of fitness classes – taking place online
- Jamie Oliver – Recipes, cooking tips, and ingenious hacks whilst many of us are staying at home
- James Dyson foundation – Challenge cards – how many can you complete?
Fun and Games
- Fun, accessible, activities and games for people with disabilities
- Kahoot – Online quizzes to do with friends and family
- Board Game arena – Play board games online free
- Active bingo cards – Ideas for movement breaks
- Roll20 – Build your own game, or play games with others online
Work from home / Professional growth:
- Latest free stuff – UK site (if you are outside of the UK, google ‘latest free stuff’ and add your location)
- Black Young Professionals – An information site for black students and professionals
- Indeed – A job searching website
- iDEA – An international programme that helps you develop/demonstrate your digital, enterprise and employability skills for free
- The impact of Covid-19 on young people – An online webinar on how Covid-19 has effected young people and highlights the in-balance of power.
- Entrepreneurship Insight Event – Listen to a panel of entrepreneurs speak about their journey and providing tips for success
- Earn money from watching videos – Watch videos and do surveys for money from Swagbucks
- How to make money at home – Advice and tips on how to make money at home through the corona virus pandemic
- Virtual internships – Find virtual internships to develop your skills online
Mental Health and Well-being
- WeMeditate – Live streamed, guided meditation sessions
- Learn4MentalHealth – How to stay calm
- 10 minute mind – Mindfulness and meditation free trial
- Tips for coping at home – YouTube video by Professor Susan Young
- How to reduce high anxiety – Past pleasant memories (article)
- Free online daily meditation – Daily meditation online
- Improving mental health – WHO (World Health Organisation) advice
- Coronavirus and your wellbeing – MIND guidance
- 9 ways to stay positive – advice on positivity in uncertain times
- Dealing with Coronavirus anxiety – Blog from Anna Mathur, Psychotherapist
- Support group on Facebook for adults – Sensory support group for adults
- Elderly telephone number – Helpline for elderly people
- Online courses to improve mental health – Courses and worksheets
- Mindfulness and meditation – Tips to improve your mental health
- Autistic Health and Wellbeing – A space for autistic people to share the things that they have found helpful and healing
- 5 ways to improve your well-being – MIND advice
- Mental health self-help – Advice and tips to improve mental health
- Bereavement counseling
- Get Sober – Free, online support for anyone struggling with alcohol addiction and staying sober during this period
- After Cancer – Advice, and support
Prayer Resources
*Check the location/time zones of live-streamed masses to calculate the UK start time. Time Zone calculator
- Spiritualism – English version
- Spiritualism – Spanish version
- Catholic Mass – Streamed online
- Masses from around the world – Streamed online
- God stories today – Telling the stories of ordinary people – YouTube
- Jehovah’s Witnesses – Online readings, videos, bible studies
Alternative lists of free resources, support, advice, and information for families – please do share the links for these with others.
- School closures: Resources, information, and activities for families to support Home Learning
- Support, advice, and resources for families of children with: speech, language, and communication needs & special educational needs and disabilities
- Afrotech Digital Grant – Finance support for families
- Grants2US – All types of financial support
- Chatterpack – A website offering educational resources designed for people with disabilities
Special thanks to Hannah Chapman compiling
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