The Mid-Maine Adult Education Waterville office is open and scheduling academic enrollment appointments for the Winter/Spring 2021 semester. Please call our office at 873-5754‬ or email us at adulted@aos92.org to schedule an appointment with Brenda Holt our Academic Student Coordinator.
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Living W21

with Paula Raymond

Jan
25

January 25th to May 17th, 2021

$49 More Info

This fifteen-week class explores a general overview of developing healthy living habits in both food consumption and hygiene for today and for the future. The first half of the class will focus on nutrition, meal planning and shopping on a budget along with actual hands-on practice. We have partnered with SNAP-Ed to provide nutrition facts and evidence-based research throughout this portion of the course. The second half will focus on the maintenance of personal, house, organ, and neighborhood hygiene and the benefits that come from these practices. Limit 10 students.  No class Feb. 15, Apr. 19.

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Microsoft Word 2013 W21

with Linda Davis

Feb
2

February 2nd to March 16th, 2021

$54 More Info
One of the most basic skills needed in any job is writing reports and letters using Microsoft Word. In this course, you will gain the foundational skills you need to make the most of this powerful program that PC Magazine ranked as one of the “strongest and most intelligent programs ever written.” Through hands-on instructions, you will learn how to add and edit text, move words from one part of your document to another, work on two or more documents simultaneously, and format your text. You will also see how to modify the appearance of your document using page margins, line spacing, inserting pictures, columns, and tables. Microsoft shortcuts will be emphasized to save, retrieve, copy, organize, and print your documents. You will also learn how to run the integrated grammar and spelling checker and the thesaurus. By the time you’re done with the step-by-step lessons and hands-on activities in this course, you’ll be able to use Word confidently at home or on the job. Students will need to bring a thumb drive to class. Limit nine students
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Sunrise Snowshoe AYCC

with Maggie Brown

Feb
3

February 3rd to 24th, 2021

Free More Info

Come and enjoy the fresh Maine winter air with an early morning or early evening snowshoe at Quarry Road! This class is FREE and is being offered through the Alfond Youth Community Center. Participants must be 18 or older, able to snowshoe over 1 mile, and bring your own equipment. Call the AYCC at 873-0684 for questions or to register at least 1 day prior to each class.   Limit 50 students.

 

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Sunset Snowshoe AYCC

with Jeanine Libby

Feb
4

February 4th to 25th, 2021

Free More Info

Come and enjoy the fresh Maine winter air with an early morning or early evening snowshoe at Quarry Road! This class is FREE and is being offered through the Alfond Youth Community Center. Participants must be 18 or older, able to snowshoe over 1 mile, and bring your own equipment. Call the AYCC at 873-0684 for questions or to register at least 1 day prior to each class.   Limit 50 students.

 

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Be a Hero: Become a Foster Parent via Zoom Messalonskee W21

with Kasey McDonough

Feb
17

February 17th to June 16th, 2021

Free More Info

This one-session course will cover issues relevant to becoming a foster parent in Maine. Policies and procedures that apply to foster and adoptive parent licensing, and how to access available resources and supports will be covered. Once you have completed the session, you will be asked to answer ten questions. When you have finished answering correctly, you may request an application for licensure. The session is available in two formats and is open to Maine residents over the age of 21. The first option is to join a group “at home Watch Party on Zoom,” which is followed by a question and answer period. This happens on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. The second option gives you the opportunity to watch a video at your convenience via an emailed web link. Limit 25 students.

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Bee Keeping for Beginners Messalonskee W21

with Mark Reifschneider

Feb
24

February 24th to March 24th, 2021

$5 More Info
This beginner beekeeping course will educate those interested in getting started with BEES and BEEKEEPING. Topics of discussion will be assembling bee equipment, installing a nuc, controlling swarming, and dealing with varroa mites. Other topics will be how and when to harvest HONEY, split hives, and winterize the bees. A $55 material fee is payable to the instructor at the start of class. The fee will cover the cost of the book and membership for one year to the Somerset Bee Keepers Club. Assignment of a mentor will be available. This is a corona virus low risk activity for you and your family; however, during the in person class masks and social distancing will be required. Limit 25 students.
Waiting list available