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Welcome to our first ever SUMMER PROGRAM! ~ Elyse Socker, Program Assistant You asked. We listened. This year we are offering a small selection of classes primarily during the month of July. A few classes will be held at Camden Hills Regional High School, but many of the offerings will be outdoor experiences, including a number of nature trips. We are so excited to be able to give people an opportunity to participate in our program when the weather is nice and the days are long! All classes will be available for online registration, by phone, or by mail (a registration form can be found on our website). We will not be in the office every day (we love the summer, too!) so feel free to leave a message or send us an email if you don’t catch us in. Thanks! Call or check us out online. Feel free to forward this eNewsletter to all of your family, friends, and neighbors. To save money, we will not be printing a brochure for these summer classes.
Summer | 2019
~Nancy Nickerson, Adult Education Coordinator Happy Days of Summer! Are you feeling off-balance, considering a career change? Need help finding the resources out there? Perhaps workforce certificate training is in your future and you aren't sure you're ready. Our office can help you navigate those uncharted and unsteady waters. I'll be at the Adult Learning Center at the Bus Barn this summer on Tuesdays through Thursdays (more details on page 7). I am excited to be able to provide HiSET test prep and tutoring in all five subject areas, plus English Language Learning, and any other academic needs you may have during the summer months. Please don't hesitate to give me a call at (207) 236-3358, ext. 4319.
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Enriching Lives . . . Strengthening Community
Keep your eyes open for some NEW classes coming this fall-winter! ~Beverly Shejen, Evening Secretary Beginning October 1st, I’ll begin teaching a “Quilting Beginner Basics”, where you will be learning the methods of fabric prep, rotary cutting, sewing uniform quilt blocks as well as machine quilting and binding techniques. We will be creating a sampler lap quilt that should be ready for your holiday gift giving! Barbara Bragg will begin a “Shaping Space Sculpture” class where a wide variety of materials and sculptural techniques will be used to create three dimensional designs. Come and have fun using your creativity while trying something new! Marc Bubar will introduce you to the “Acoustic Guitar”. Besides learning strumming, picking, and chords, he will teach you the basic parts of your guitar and how to tune it. No experience is necessary to come and work up to playing a song of your choice. Louis Carrier will teach you to “SketchUp for Builders and Homeowners”. Using a 3D computer modeling application, this course will cover the basics of how to SketchUp for basic architectural and interior design. Come and explore how to put your plans into visual reality. Jenn Dean will help you discover how to “Write for an Online Audience” and find online writing work including strategies for promoting yourself and building a portfolio. Jacinda Martinez will show you how to “Grow Garlic Successfully” starting at the beginning with the all-important foundation so that it survives and thrives into the next season as well as the anatomy of your garlic. Gary Roberts will help you to identify common Maine birds with his new class “Birding by Sight, Sound, Song and Habitat”. Come and discover where your backyard birds build their nest, the color of its eggs, as well as what they eat and how they are adapted to their habitats and the changing environment. “Basic Vocal Techniques for Singers” will be taught by Paul Whiton. This will include basic sight singing, stage deportment. You will get an overview of the necessary skills to sing songs stylistically by breathing, attacking, resonance, diction, voweling, interpretation, as well as overcoming performance anxiety.
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25 Keelson Dr, Rockport 207-236-7800, opt 5 adult.education@fivetowns.net
Paint the Farm Plein Air Wonderful vistas, buildings, and plants make this farm a stunning background for this fun Plein Air painting class overseen by oil painting teachers Sandy Clement and Linda Leach. Standing easels, stools, painting supplies, a surface to paint on (canvas, watercolor paper, etc.) of any size, and bug spray should be among the materials brought with you for this one day class. A box lunch is included in the fee. Please let us know of any dietary restrictions at least 1 week before class. Instructor: Linda Leach and Sandy Clement Date: Saturday 7/6 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Deer Foot Farm, Appleton Fee: $79 Plein Air with Vincent Carducci This class will meet at three nearby outdoor locations, practicing composing for contour relationships, line, passage, color harmonies, handling of the brush and building the surface. Oil paint suggested, but acrylic or watercolor welcome. 12 x 16" or similar sized canvases or canvas panels appropriate. See our website for materials list. Vincent Carducci's paintings and prints are in corporate and private collections across America. He has taught in a wide variety of venues, including workshops, arts councils and universities. Instructor: Vincent Carducci Date: 3 weeks, Saturdays, beginning 7/13 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: local, to be determined Fee: $45 (senior rate not available for this session) Click to register for courses online at fivetowns.coursestorm.com Chilled Summer Soups and Cold Sides Celebrate the bounty of summer with this hands on class. Beat the heat with cool soups and sides using seasonal ingredients. Wow your guests and family with some new recipes. Make this a summer to remember. Instructor: Jeffrey Space Date: Wednesday, 7/10 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 231 Fee: $19 (plus $15 for ingredients to be paid to instructor) What to do with Your CSA Share Wondering what to do with your Commonly Supported Agriculture? Then this class is for you! We will cover different cooking techniques for various vegetables plus discuss ways to preserve your share for later use. Instructor: Jeffrey Space Date: Wednesday, 7/17 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 231 Fee: $19 (plus $15 for ingredients to be paid to instructor) Gluten-Free Baking Learn to make incredible products - flatbreads, quickbreads, cakes, cookies, and yeast breads without gluten (products may contain dairy, eggs, or starches). Carol Pelletier has decades of experience as both a chef and a teacher and has been gluten free for 10 years. Fee includes 3 weekly sessions plus all ingredients. Instructor: Carol Pelletier Date: 3 weeks, Tuesdays, beginning 7/16 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 231 Fee: $125 (includes all ingredients)
Driver’s Education Driver’s Education courses return to Camden Hills Regional High School in 2019, making it simpler for students and families to organize this important right of passage. This course meets the state required 30 hours of classroom lecture and 10 hours of driving time. Students must bring proof of birth date (such as copy of birth certificate or other ID) and a blue or black ink pen to the first class. Students must turn 15 before the first class. Fall sessions which meet 3:00-6:00 p.m. will begin 9/9/19, 10/7/19 (no class 10/14), 11/4/19, and 12/2/19. Instructor: Roy’s Driver & Rider Education Date: Meets Mon/Tue/Thur for 10 classes Session 1: 7/8 to 7/29 Session 2: 8/5 to 8/26 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Lecture Hall Fee: $525 To register call Roy’s at 784-6245 or visit www.roysdriving.com
Italian for Beginners The focus in this class will begin with pronunciation, grammar, common expressions and idioms. We will practice ordering at a restaurant, and everyday conversation about shopping, cooking, work and travel will follow. Repetition and role-playing in conversation brings to life the structured information of the book. Students will need to order Learn Italian the Fast & Fun Way by Marcel Danesi, from an online source such as Amazon before class. The 3rd edition is preferred but earlier editions are also good. Instructor: Vincent Carducci Date: 3 weeks, Monday & Tuesday, beginning 7/15 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 221 Fee: $55 Spanish for Beginners Beginner’s Spanish focuses on basic elements, giving emphasis to development of spoken language skills. One goal will be ‘thinking on one’s feet’—viable self-expression. Classroom practice spans the gamut from the traditional through situational exercises and ‘total physical response’ techniques. Paul Garcia a taught at secondary and university levels for twenty years, and now earns his living as a translator and interpreter. He has lived and worked in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain and Argentina. Instructor: Paul Garcia Date: 3 weeks, Monday & Wednesday, beginning 7/15 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 235 Fee: $55 (Textbook fee of $15 is payable to the instructor at the first class.) Japanese I, Beginning From the start, students will learn to read and write Hiragana, the Japanese alphabet. With this understanding of pronunciation, students will be able to transcribe any word, or phrase that they hear. Concurrently, basic conversation, then basic grammar is presented, in such a way that students will be able to converse, write and read Hiragana. 10 Kanji will also be taught, a great base to appreciate the beauty of the language, and begin gaining vocabulary. Instructor: Eva Morris Date: 3 weeks, Monday & Wednesday, beginning 7/15 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 225 Fee: $79 (Materials fee of $20 is payable to instructor at first class)
Canoeing Scarborough Marsh Maine Audubon's Scarborough Marsh Nature Center sits on the edge of the Dunstan River which meanders through Maine's Largest saltmarsh. Scarborough Marsh is a state owned Wildlife conservation area and one of the State's hottest birding destinations. We will arrive at the nature Center at noon, eat lunch and take a short walk/talk and learn about saltmarsh ecology. At 1:30, Maine Audubon's Scarborough Marsh Director, Linda Woodward, will join us for a flat water canoe tour Participants should bring a bag lunch, footwear appropriate for a day at the marsh, and bug spray. Transportation by school bus. Instructor: Gary Roberts Date: Wednesday 7/24 Time: Departing CHRHS at 9:30 am , returning approximately 6:00pm. Location: Scarborough Marsh Fee: $99 pp. Registration is limited to the first 12. Exploring Appleton Bog Preserve The Nature Conservancy's Appleton Bog Preserve contains the northernmost Atlantic White Cedar swamp, and it's fen contains many plants species that are unique to this environment, including heaths, reeds and sedges, sundews, pitcher plants and orchids. The bog and its surrounding woods also offers excellent birding. Join Maine Guide Gary Roberts and the Nature Conservancy's, Nancy Sferra as we explore and learn about this unique habitat. Participants should wear appropriate clothing and footwear, and bring water and bug spray. Transportation by school bus. Instructor: Gary Roberts Date: Wednesday 8/21 Time: Departing CHRHS 12:00 noon and returning approximately 4:00 pm. Location: Appleton Bog Preserve Fee: $45 pp, or $75 for parent and 1 child. Registration is limited to the first 15. Hiking at Maine Audubon’s Borestone Mountain Sanctuary Borestone Mountain sits at the beginning of the Appalachian Trail's Hundred Mile Wilderness. This 6 mile moderately strenuous but kid-friendly hike traverses past three spring-fed mountain lakes and several spectacular views before reaching the mountain's twin peaked summit. The summit offers a 360 degree views of Maine's northwoods, including Onowa and Greenwood Lakes, Barren Mountain Ledges, and the highest railroad trestle bridge in the State. Participants should bring a bag lunch, appropriate hiking shoes, and water for an approximate 4 hour hike. Transportation by school bus. Instructor: Gary Roberts Date: Wednesday 6/26 Time: Departing CHRHS at 8:00 am , returning approx 6:00 pm. Location: Borestone Mountain Sanctuary Fee: $99 pp, or $175 for parent and 1 child. Registration is limited to the first 12. Click to register for courses online at fivetowns.coursestorm.com
Adult & Community Education Staff David Watts, Director Elyse Socker, Program Assistant Nancy Nickerson, Academic Coordinator / Instructor Beverly Shejen, Evening Secretary
Antiques and Fleas Fridays Leave the summer driving to us as we head up and down the midcoast in search of treasures! We’ll travel together by bus from the CHRHS parking lot, spend approximately 2 hours in the morning at one location, then take a break for lunch, and head out for 2 more hours before heading back home. Transportation for these day excursions is by school bus. Registrations are limited to 25 so that there is plenty of room on the bus to spread out and bring home your items. Trips run rain or shine, and we’ll adjust our stops for more inside or outside time based on the weather. So grab your shopping buddies and join us! Session 1 - Searsport area Stops may include the Antique Mall, Treasures & Trash Barn, Pumpkin Patch Antiques, and Captain Tinkham’s Emporium, with others possible as time allows. We’ll grab lunch at the Anglers Seafood Restaurant. Cost of lunch is not included in the trip fee, and you may order anything off the menu. Session 2 - Wiscasset area In the morning we’ll stop at the famed Montsweag Flea Market and/or Wiscasset Antiques Mall, depending upon the weather. We’ll then head into Wiscasset village, where you’ll be able to enjoy lunch on your own at one of the numerous establishments that are popular with locals and tourists alike such as Red’s Eats, Sarah’s Cafe, Creamed Baking Company, or Sprague’s Lobster. Take your time and visit the numerous antique shops and other stores in the village during the afternoon before heading home. Cost of lunch is not included in the trip fee. Trip leader: Elyse Socker Date: Session 1 - 7/19 Session 2 - 7/26 Time: Leave 9:00 a.m., arriving back in Rockport between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. Location: Leaving from CHRHS student parking area Fee: $49 Strawbery Banke Historic Village and New Hampshire’s Premier Fall Festival PLAN AHEAD and be sure to add this to your fall “must see” list! Our annual fall trip will combine both the historic 10-acre living history museum of Strawbery Banke and the premier fall festival of New Hampshire in one location. Strawbery Banke offers visitors 300 years of history through its many restored buildings and the stories of the families who lived and worked there. Costumed role players, interpreters, and demonstrations by the numerous crafts people in Strawbery Banke offer a day to be remembered by visitors enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of an earlier time. New Hampshire’s premier fall festival held on the grounds of the museum is a traditional New England country fair complete with demonstrations by a shoemaker, gun maker, canvas rigger, horner, tinsmith, quilters, and weavers to name some of the occupations you will observe. Livestock exhibits and demonstrations by a sheepherder, animal wrangler, shepherds and herding dogs, and a rabbit warden will complete the day. Food and beverages are available at the Cafe located at the Welcome Center at Strawbery Banke or by taking a short walk into Portsmouth. Fee includes transportation and entrance to the fair and exhibits. Meals not included. Transportation provided by Northeast Charter and Tours. No refunds after 9/21. Trip Leaders: Marlene Hall and Barbara Hendricks Date: Saturday, 10/5 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: Departure from Camden Hills Regional High School, with pick-ups at MVHS in Waldoboro, Great Salt Bay School in Newcastle, and the Park & Ride in Yarmouth. Rest stop at Kennebunk Plaza. Fee: $85
Tick Talk! Deer ticks (black-legged ticks) are a major threat to the health and sanity of midcoast residents. Incidences of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are becoming more and more prevalent. The instructor will discuss factors that affect tick populations, their life history, and other information that will help participants in their struggle to enjoy the outdoors without becoming tick hosts. Emphasis will be on avoidance techniques. And tick myths will be exposed. Bob Emmons was Professor of Plant Science at the State University of New York, Cobleskill, for 31 years. His major teaching areas were entomology, plant pathology, and integrated pest management. He is the author of a college textbook on grasses for which he is paid a disappointing amount of money in royalties each year. He has written for Horticulture magazine and The New York Times garden section. Instructor: Bob Emmons Date: Wednesday, 7/10 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 221 Fee: $19 Saving Your Family History ~ a crash course for seniors! This program is a series of three 4-week courses offered through local Maine Adult Education partners that will help you get started transforming your photos and diaries into modern form. Series 1: Learn the basics of technology - scanning, using a flash drive, dealing with public computers and transferring things to your own device, and editing Photos Series 2: Storing pictures, describing, labeling. Learning how to access and store photos in an online environment. This is done in a private online area. Series 3: Creating text and narrative. Telling the story behind the photos. This summer, we are offering Series 1 at two convenient locations and times. Registration is limited to the first 8 people. Instructor: Lena Faber Date: 4 weeks FiveTowns: Mondays, beginning 7/8 Rockland: Wednesdays, beginning 7/10 Time: FiveTowns: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Rockland: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: FiveTowns, CHRHS, Rm 327 Rockland, RSU 13 Adult Ed, McLain Bldg Fee: $50 Adult Learning Center The Learning Center is open to all adults in need of academic instruction and guidance. Hours vary by day, and we will try to meet you on your schedule. Our staff provides individualized instruction in the areas of: High School Equivalency HiSET Prep Accuplacer Prep ESOL, English Language Learner training Workforce credential or certification tutoring and prep General English and math tutoring for anyone pursuing college or career education College and Career advising All services at the Learning Center are FREE of charge. If you or anyone you know could use any of these services, please contact us. Instructor: Nancy Nickerson SUMMER HOURS Day/Time: July 9 through August 15 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: 7 Lions Lane, Camden (the “Bus Barn”) Get Your Summer On!
Genealogy for Beginners Learn how to gather and organize information in your own family history search. This three-part class will lead participants through the basic process of uncovering and sorting through the wealth of genealogical information available on the internet and from other sources. Dorothy Prescott is a member of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants and is familiar with many local lines of descent. Instructor: Dorothy Prescott Date: 3 weeks, Mondays, beginning 7/15 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 222 Fee: $39 Medicare 101 Questions about Medicare? Join Anna Moorman and Jo-Ann Neal for this informational seminar. They will answer your questions including what Medicare does and does not cover, when to enroll, the difference between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement Plans, and which plan is best for you. Anna and Jo-Ann will be available for a question and answer session following the presentation. Anna Moorman and Jo-Ann Neal of Allen Insurance and Financial are licensed insurance agents specializing in Medicare. Instructor: Anna Moorman Date: Monday 7/15 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Location: CHRHS Rm 245A Fee: $10 Click to register for courses online at fivetowns.coursestorm.com CNA & Medical Assistant training cohorts are now forming for the fall. Please call our office for more information. Try Something New . . . Bring a Friend! Foraging for Wild Edibles & Mushrooms Learn about edible and medicinal wild plants and fungi. We will be examining commonly found "spring things" including nutritious greens, their uses, and their niche in the local ecology. Class will meet near the windmill behind school. David Spahr is a naturalist, photographer and forest farmer who has collected, photographed, and eaten wild mushrooms for 35 years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and maintains a web site devoted to the subject, mushroom-collecting.com. He is currently writing a book on foraging. Instructor: David Spahr Date: Saturday 7/20 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: CHRHS, meet at the windmill Fee: $25
~David Watts, Director As the fiscal year comes to an end, I want to thank the Five Town communities for their welcoming support during my transition. The Midcoast is a magical place. And the people here are caring. I work with a dedicated staff who have a heart for the difficult work that we do. We have accomplished much over the past 12 months, and we truly are a team! And the community members I've met and CSD staff that I work with make coming to work worth it. I thought I'd share with you some of the accomplishments and information I provided to the school board for our end-of-year report. Adult Education Academic by the numbers INTAKES College / Adult Transitions intakes 19 Bolduc Correctional Facility College Transitions 25 HiSET 15 English Language Learners 6 Knox County Homeless Coalition Intakes 20 IET CNA Intakes 33 TOTAL completed intakes since September 2019 118 Currently enrolled students: 41 Business Skills & Workforce training enrollments: 118 Adult Education Highlights This is our second year working as part of the Midcoast Adult Education and Career Development Hub (Midcoast AECDH 7), a four-county region from Brunswick to Belfast. Eight Adult Ed directors meet regularly to plan and develop programming to serve learners through the Hub. Our academic students range in age from 18 to 64. IET/CNA Program: Throughout the spring, we worked on identifying qualified candidates for a slightly different program in Knox County. We completed intake and assessments on 33 adults. At the beginning of May, we started this low or no-cost Integrated Education and Training/CNA program with 10 students. This has been a collaborative effort with the Knox County Homeless Coalition, Genesis Healthcare, and Workforce Solutions to provide math and English skills training contextualized within the healthcare training, training. We have developed a plan for Nancy Nickerson to provide weekly instruction on-site at Hospitality House, working with case managers to develop learning plans for the clients. We hope this model will make it easier for adult learners to access education services and reduce barriers. We have begun working within Bolduc Correctional Facility to provide College Transitions services and pre-training for post-secondary certificate work. Nancy Nickerson completes intakes, proctors the CASAS exams, and tutors the men in math and reading that is contextualized for their identified career pathway. We have completed our first Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training, with students attending 275 hours of training, including job shadows at PenBay Medical Center. We have made a concerted effort to offer new workforce training opportunities in business sectors identified by the Maine DOL, specifically Information Technology, Finance and Healthcare. We have also begun to increase and focus additional offerings supporting Financial Literacy. Community Education Program Highlights TOTAL Registrations: 1,600+ We offered 130 live classes in the Fall semester and 157 classes in the winter/spring semester. Over 70% of our offered classes generated sufficient enrollment to run. New class offerings - 30 in fall 2018; 37 in winter/spring 2019 18 of our fall class offerings had full rosters. We were able to add an additional 4 sessions to accommodate students on the waiting lists. For our winter/spring semester, we had over 25 full classes and added 4 additional sessions to accommodate students on the waiting lists. Several of the trips we offered sold out this year. We are working collaboratively with multiple adult education programs from Cumberland through Knox Counties to create more opportunities for our citizens. We have brought Driver’s Education back to CHRHS, making it easier for families to access this critical training. Thank you for your continued support. If you ever have any ideas, or wish to volunteer to help with any of our programs, please call. Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education Enriching Lives . . . Strengthening Community
Thank you for a great year!
