Online Links

Check out the list below full of online reosurces and links to keep you busy and learning during lockdown.

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

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
Virtual Field Trips - Fun and wonderful websites that will show you different parts of the world

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
MyBayut - Explore Dubai’s food and culture

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 periodA range of short, free online courses Sociology courses T.K.S.S.T Infobase databases and video streaming collections Modern World History Ancient and Medieval History

Credits: 2-3degrees.com with special thanks to Hannah Chapman for compiling this useful list.

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