1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. painting

Merrymeeting
Adult Education
Enriching Lives Through Community Education
Classes start soon!
Register Early!
46 New Courses!
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham
Brunswick
Harpswell
Topsham
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Keep until June
Welcome from
the Director
Dear Community Member,
In our catalog you’ll find a wide range of courses, workshops,
certificates and trips. We have brought back many of your
favorites and have added many new courses. We look forward
to serving you this coming winter and spring. We are here to
help so please call us 729-7323, email us [email protected]
or come visit us at 35 Republic Avenue in Topsham. Let us
know if there is a course you would like to see offered. Our
goal is to enrich your life with new skills, opportunities and
enjoyment!
Warmest regards,
Diana McCain
Director of Adult Education
On-line registrations accepted at Merrymeeting.org using a credit
or debit card. Also, you can fill out the registration form on page 31
and bring, fax 729-5609 or mail the form to Merrymeeting Adult
Education, 35 Republic Avenue, Topsham, ME 04086. Check, cash,
credit or debit cards accepted. Phone registrations accepted using
credit or debit cards, call 729-7323 ext. 1. REMEMBER, in order
to secure a seat in the class, payment MUST be made at time of
registration.
A $25 fee is charged for each returned check.
Who is a resident? R / NR
What discounts do you offer?
Discounts are only accepted via mail, in-person or by phone call. No
Discounts are possible with ONLINE registrations. Seniors ages 60
plus $10 off per course, Employees 20% off up to $20 off a course.
Employees include MSAD#75, Brunswick and Region Tech 10
High School. Exception: One night classes, trips & tours, Ed2Go
or where indicated.
Diana McCain, Director
Paul Elisha, Academic Counselor
Dawn Wheeler, Project Administrator
Carolee Tupper, Office Manager
Jinger Howell, Evening Secretary
Suzanne White, Evening Secretary
Are materials and books included?
Materials are not included in the registration fee unless noted.
Material fees are payable to the instructor at class. Materials are NOT
refundable. In many cases, books are included in the course fee.
Interested in Teaching an
Adult Education Course?
Do you have a hobby or skill you would like to share? Teaching
adult education is rewarding and fun. Come join us for an
informative evening of questions and answers. We will look at
what is popular, how to write an appealing course description and
how to create a dynamic first evening that will keep the students
coming back for more. Come with your ideas!
Instructor: Dawn Wheeler
Wed, starting Mar 25, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
FREE
Will I be sent a confirmation notice?
Confirmations are only sent to online registrants. Consider yourself
enrolled when you send in the completed registration form with the
proper payment. Some programs have limited enrollments. If you
register after the course is full, we will notify you and ask if you want
to be put on a waiting list or be refunded.
What are the cancellation and refund policies?
Merrymeeting Adult Education’s
Spring Student Art Show
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
6:00 to 7:30 P.M.
Adult Education Center, Topsham
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How can I register?
Residents are those people living in Bowdoin, Bowdoinham
Brunswick, Harpswell, or Topsham. However, anyone can sign up
for our courses and pay the Non-Resident fee. Register online and
avoid the non-resident fee!
Adult Education Staff
Please join us for an evening
showcasing the art work
of Merrymeeting Adult
Education’s art students!
FAQs
Acrylic Portrait by
Bill Stanton
Prior to the first class: If you cannot start a course, notify us five
business days prior to the first class and we will refund your fees
less a $2.50 withdrawal fee. Materials and books purchased by the
student or other personal expenses are not refundable.
No refunds for missed one night workshops or trips.
Course Cancellations: We reserve the right to cancel a class due to
low enrollment or other circumstances. If we cancel a class all fees
are refunded.
We do not process cash refunds. Processing refunds may take up
to fourteen working days. Checks are mailed to the student unless
otherwise requested.
ALSO  General Information, page 30
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
TABLE of CONTENTS
Arts & Crafts
Acrylic Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Apronology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Batik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Beaded Earrings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5
Euro-Leather Bracelet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Floor Cloths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Knitting Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quilting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sea Glass Earrings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sea Glass Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Silk Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Silver Jewelry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Stained Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Watercolor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Zentangle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Auto, Boating &
Motorcycle
America’s Boating Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coastal Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driving Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drivers Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine Motorcycle Safety Education . . . . . . . . . .
Marine Engine Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Certificates & Vocational
Behavioral Health Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bus Driver Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
National ServSafe Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Certificates in
Healthcare Training
Dental Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Group Exercise & Personal Trainer . . . . . . . . . . .
Hospital Billing & Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Transcription. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursing Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Support Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pharmacy Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phlebotomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential Medication Aide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College Transitions
Arithmetic & Algebra Accuplacer Prep . . . . . . . .
College Transitions Math & English. . . . . . . . . . .
Essentials of College Planning for Adults . . . . . .
How Colleges Choose Students. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer Training
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Blogging for Family History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Computer, Beginner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Computer, Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Computer Tutoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Digital Video: A Course for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . 8
In the Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
iPad and iPhone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
Learning LinkedIn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Microsoft Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Microsoft Word 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
MS Office Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Podcasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PowerPoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pinterest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Cooking
Cake Decorating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cheesemaking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Digital Dining: Sharing Recipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Greek Cooking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indian Cooking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
In the Dough – In the Know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Learn to Cook with Herbs & Spices . . . . . . . . . . 10
Diploma & Academics
Adult Literacy Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Critical Reading & Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Language Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HiSET Prep/Learning Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
US History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Writing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Finance & Business
ABC’s of Investing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Balancing Your Business and Your Life. . . . . . . . 22
Crafting and Managing a Stock Portfolio. . . . . . . 22
Evaluating Annuities for Retirement. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Export/Import Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Grants and Residencies for Creative Folks. . . . . . 23
Home Buying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
How to be a Consultant for Profit & Fun . . . . . . . 22
Jump Start a Home-Based or New Business . . . 22
Long-term Care Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Managing Your Income in Retirement. . . . . . . . . 23
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Eight Brocades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercise with Hip Hop and Video Dance. . . . . . .
Holistic Healing Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hula Hoop Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meditation and Stress Management . . . . . . . . . .
Pilates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reiki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stress Busting - Meridian Tapping. . . . . . . . . . . .
Tai Chi Easy with Tai Chi Walking . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tapping for Cravings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trim ‘N Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zumba Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Foreign Language
French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16
Sign Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Personal Enrichment
Assisted Dying: Understanding the Debate. . . . . 10
Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Backyard Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Beekeeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 12
Beer Making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Camera, Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chair Caning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cordwood Masonry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Crime Prevention & Travel Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Friday Night at the Forge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Genealogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Getting Paid to Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Grants and Residencies for Creative Folks. . . . . . 14
Home Maintenance Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Independent Publishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Living on Your Own. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Organic Gardening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RAD: Rape Aggression Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Staging Your Home for Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Soap Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Solar Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Teaching Students with Autism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Travel With Confidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Understanding Putin’s Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Want a Career Change? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Water Safety Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
What are Spirit Guides and Angels?. . . . . . . . . . 14
Wild Food Foraging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Writers’ Roundtable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Writer’s Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Writing About Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Music & Dance
Bachata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ballroom Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 20
Belly Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21
Hustle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Piano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Swing Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ukulele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
West African Drumming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Online Courses
Ed2go Online Career Certificate Programs . . . . . . 6
Ed2go Online Enrichment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trips & Tours
Boston Red Sox Baseball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Orleans Elegance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newport Mansions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saddleback Ski Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Francisco - Napa Valley & Monterey . . . . . .
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Hunting
Archery Hunter Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Crossbow Hunter Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Firearms Hunter Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Arts & Crafts
Abstract Landscapes Using Fluid Acrylics
This class is for the artist who has some experience with acrylic
paint. Fluid acrylics is a versatile medium that handles a little
like full bodied acrylics and a little like watercolor. Students will
explore the landscape working from pure abstraction towards
nature, painting with no preconceived notion of the results using
their intuition to develop the piece. Students are responsible for
their own materials. Please see the recommended materials list
available at merrymeeting.org
Instructor: Linda Murray
Fri, starting Feb 27, 9:30-12 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$91 / $96 NR
Acrylic Painting for Beginners
Acrylic painting may be just the tool you need to enjoy a colorfilled life, and it’s easier to learn than you may think! Through
a series of guided lessons and demonstrations, each student will
learn how to mix colors, arrange pleasing compositions, use
color theory and understand technical aspects of acrylic paint on
various surfaces. Don’t worry about prior skills – we will nurture
everyone in a supportive environment. Materials list is available
on merrymeeting.org.
Euro-Leather Bracelet
Make an ultra-hip Euro Leather bracelet with a huge selection in
colors, textures, finishes and clasps. Learn how to incorporate different
color meanings and symbolism into your bracelet for a personalized
piece of stunning jewelry. Workshop fee includes all materials needed
to make one basic bracelet with one charm. No discounts.
Instructor: ArtNightOut
Thu, starting Feb 26, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$36 / $41 NR
Wire-Wrapped Sea Glass Earrings
Impress your friends and family with handcrafted items that you’ve
made yourself. This is a great activity in which to spend a relaxing
time with friends. Learn basic wire-wrapping techniques to make
matching wire-wrapped earrings using pre-drilled cultured sea glass
available in a variety of colors. Workshop fee includes all materials
needed to make one pair of earrings. No discounts.
Instructor: ArtNightOut
Tue, starting Apr 28, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$36 / $41 NR
Basic Beaded Earrings
Acrylic Painting for Intermediates
Love gorgeous beaded jewelry? Let us show you the basic tools
and techniques needed to make attractive earrings in just minutes.
Choose from our large selection of high quality materials:
silver ear wires and head pins, faceted Czech crystal in all colors
and sizes. Learn basic and advance wire wrapping techniques.
Workshop fee includes all materials needed to make one pair of
earrings. No discounts
Would you like to refine your painting techniques using acrylic
paints? Instruction in still life, landscape, and portraiture will be
made available in a supportive environment. Continued emphasis
on observation and color mixing will enable participants to
achieve mastery in this vibrant medium. Some prior experience is
advised. Materials list is on merrymeeting.org.
Silver Jewelry
Instructor: Debra L. Arter
Wed, starting Jan 21, 9:30 am-12:30 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$91 / $96 NR
Instructor: Debra L. Arter
Wed, starting Jan 21, 1-4 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$91 / $96 NR
Geralyn Campanelli
“Water Lily”
Acrylic Painting
Instructor: ArtNightOut
Tue, starting Mar 10, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$36 / $41 NR
Come join this exciting class where beginners can easily learn to create
earrings, pendants, charms, beads, bracelets and rings. Experience
a new creative adventure and learn how easy and fun it is to make
beautiful items from Precious Metal Clay (PMC) or Art Clay Silver
(ACS). Working with Silver Clay is an exciting process where the
inexperienced can explore their artistic abilities and create unique one
of a kind items. Materials fee of $65 payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Penny Hartwell
Mon, starting Apr 6, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$55 / $60 NR / $65 material fee to instructor
Drawing, Learning to See
Drilled Sea Glass Necklace
Learn the secrets to drilling glass, stones and shells. Add colorful
beads and spirals using our easy wire-wrapped loop techniques to
create your own unique jewelry. Use our collection of sea glass,
beach stones and shells, or bring your own favorites. Workshop
fee includes all materials to make one pendant. No discounts.
Instructor: ArtNightOut
Thu, starting Mar 5, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$36 / $41 NR
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Using material from Betty Edwards, “Drawing from the Right
Side of the Brain”, students will learn five basic perceiving skills.
The process is demanding, engaging and deeply satisfying as
you integrate these skills and expand your awareness. Materials
discussed at first class, approximately $20-$25.
Instructor: Kathie Boldt
Wed, starting Jan 21, 9:30 am-12:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$106 / $116 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Combo Class B/W Continued Drawing and
Colored Pencil - Afternoon
Would you like to further develop your drawing skills? We will
work in black and white media, as in tonal drawing, as well as
working in color or readying to work in color. Perceiving color
relationships demands a depth of experience in seeing tones, so
you’ll become more skilled in thumbnails. Color theory will
come into play to advance the building of fine color perception.
Materials discussed at first class approximately $20-$25.
Instructor: Kathie Boldt
Tues, starting Jan 20, 2:30 pm-5:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$106 / $116 NR
Explorations in Zentangle Design
Explore this new-age meditative doodling craze. Learn the basics
and develop one or two finished pieces of art over the course of
three weeks. The teacher will introduce you to many different
doodling patterns, easy ways of shading, and how to incorporate
doodles into a piece of finished art. Students will also learn several
effective ways of using a lightbox to help their composition.
There will be an $8 materials fee made payable to the instructor,
which will cover everything needed for the class. If students
wish to bring their own drawing paper, pencils, 02 Micron pen,
and blending stump, they can waive the materials fee. FMI visit
mandyrussell.com
Instructor: Mandy Russell
Wed, starting Mar 4, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$58 / $63 NR / $8 material fee to instructor
Floor Cloths - Unique Rug Making
Join us for this old-time craft dating from the day when floor
cloths were made of sail and used to cover the floor for warmth.
Today they are made from canvas, paints, cloths and sealants and
used primarily for decoration. There is an artistic design element
and the whole process is so easy and fun that we encourage you to
bring your child or grandchild age 8 and over. This is a two night
class that will require some homework in order to complete. Bring
2 1/2 inch brush, pallet, and 2 paint brushes different sizes. A
$25 material fee is payable to the instructor. No discounts.
Instructor: Pam Gatcomb
Wed, starting May 13, 6-9 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$45 / $55 NR / $25 material fee to instructor
Silk Painting
Try your hand at painting on canvas and then jump right into
painting a picture on silk. No experience needed, the class
is designed for those just starting and those who have some
experience. Then make 3 silk scarves learning 3 different techniques
using vibrant silk paints, gutta resist, salt, and a PVC pipe.
Surprised? Come join the group as we explore this intriguing
medium. Painting on silk lends itself to many applications,
wearables, home furnishings, fine art and art quilts. Bring pallet,
three round brushes: small, medium and large. A $25 lab fee
payable to instructor.
Instructor: Pam Gatcomb
Wed, starting June 3, 6-9 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$65 / $70 NR / $25 material fee to instructor
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Quilting 101 with Memory Quilt Option
Learn to quilt! Perfect for the beginner or for someone looking to
expand their quilting knowledge. Students have the option of making
a T-shirt quilt, memory quilt or a traditional quilt. Throughout the
six weeks, students will learn many quilting techniques. Students will
practice stitch in the ditch and free motion quilting. They will also
learn how to bind their quilt with mitered corners. The instructor
will show how to transfer photos onto fabric for a memory quilt.
Expect a bit of homework! Students must bring their own sewing
machine and supplies, an extension cord and have basic knowledge
about using their sewing machine. Material list available on www.
merrymeeting.org. FMI visit www.mandyrussell.com
Instructor: Mandy Russell
Thur, starting Feb 5, 6-9 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$96 / $101 NR
Batik
Learn and/or increase your skills in Batik - the Asian art of
waxing, painting, and dyeing on cloth. As you create your
paintings you will learn basic and intermediate techniques using
amazing colors and shading. Everyone will make a Chinese-type
batik with real Indigo dye in a dye bath. Creating an Indonesian
batik will follow using antique tjap tools. We will also do
marbleizing on cotton. You will be able to make several paintings
during our time together. The instructor learned “batiking” in
Singapore and has many interesting stories to tell. Please bring a
small, medium, and large round paint brush and a paint pallet.
All other materials will be provided. No painting or drawing
experience is necessary. A $25 lab fee payable to instructor.
Instructor: Pam Gatcomb
Wed, starting Mar 25, 6-9 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$85 / $90 NR / $25 material fee to instructor
Apronology
Aprons used to be an essential part of every woman’s wardrobe. In
this 5-week course students will make several retro-style full length
aprons that flatter the figure (NO gathered waists!). The instructor
will guide students through the basic sewing construction of each
apron and then show several different and unique options for
embellishing. Students will be shown how to incorporate up-cycled
materials into their aprons like vintage trims and laces, old denim,
buttons, tablecloth linens and much more. Learn how to make your
own binding, transfer Grandma’s famous cookie recipe onto fabric,
apply an applique, and use a ruffle foot attachment! Students must
bring their own sewing machine and supplies, an extension cord and
have basic knowledge about using their sewing machine. Perfect for
those with little or a lot of sewing experience. $12 fee to instructor.
Instructor: Mandy Russell
Wed, starting Mar 25, 6-9 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$80 / $85 NR / $12 material fee to instructor
Merrymeeting Adult Education’s
Spring Student Art Show
Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.
Adult Education Center, Topsham
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Springtime Watercolors! Painting Outdoors
Online Courses
The colors of spring flowers, green grass and clear Maine skies!
Learn to watercolor paint indoors and out to create wonderful
memories of the season. No experience required! We will work
on structured exercises indoors and out to paint small and
medium sized paintings. Advanced painters may choose to work
from photographs they have taken. Materials list available on
merrymeeting.org.
Instructor: Debra Arter
Wed, starting May 6, 9:30 am-12:30 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$65 / $70 NR
Marie Stuckey
“Poppies”
Stained Glass
Stained Glass
Beautiful objects are created in this class every semester by
beginners. Create a stained glass window or lampshade using the
copperfoil technique. Learn acid etching and drilling. This is a fun
and rewarding course. Estimated cost of materials is $30 to $50
payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Penny Hartwell
Mon, starting Jan 26, 6-9 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$120 / $130 NR / $30-$50 materials to instructor
Watercolor Beginner
Come have fun and learn the fundamental tools and techniques
of watercolor painting. This class is designed for the true beginner.
We will learn to paint the elements of the landscape in an easy
step-by-step format. Classes will begin with a demonstration and
brief discussion of a new technique/subject. Students will learn
about the color wheel, mixing colors and some design elements.
There will be constructive critiques at the beginning of each class.
A recommended materials list is available at merrymeeting.org
Instructor: Linda Murray
Fri, starting Feb 27, 1-2:30 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$91 / $96 NR
Knitting Basics
Would you like to learn to knit or do you need a refresher course?
Rebekah has been knitting for over 50 years and will teach you
the basic skills needed for nearly every knitting pattern, casting
on, casting off, knit and purl stitches, how to read a basic pattern
and make appropriate yarn selections. (No class 2/16 Holiday)
Material list at merrymeeting.org
Instructor: Rebekah Younger
Mon, starting Feb 2, 6-8 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$46 / $51 NR
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Ed2go Online Enrichment
Interested in taking a course in the comfort of your home or office?
Merrymeeting Adult Education, in partnership with ed2go, offers
hundreds of online open enrollment classes.
Online classes are great for adults who want the convenience to
work on their own schedule. Go to ed2go.com/merry and find a
detailed description of the course, learn about any requirements,
meet the instructor, review the course outline and find out what
other students are saying!
Most courses run for six weeks (with a two week grace period at
the end). Courses are project oriented and include lessons, quizzes,
hands-on assignments, discussion areas and more.
Prices start at $95 per course. No discounts.
www.ed2go.com/merry
Most popular online courses:
• Creating Web Pages • Accounting Fundamentals • Intro to Microsoft Excel • Medical Terminology • Intro to QuickBooks
• Human Anatomy & Physiology
• A to Z Grant Writing
• Speed Spanish
• Grammar Refresher
• Medical Coding
• Microsoft Access
• Computer Skills
for the Workplace
Ed2go Online Career Certificate Programs
Interested in Career Certificate Programs? Ed2go has worked
with leaders in their respective fields to create career certificate
programs that provide students with valuable and effective webbased learning programs. They are designed to provide the skills
necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in-demand
occupations. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your
online learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns,
as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. Go to
Careertraining.ed2go.com/merry and browse the selection.
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Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Computer Training
Beginning Computer Skills
Do you sometimes feel as if the whole world is a computer and
you don’t know what to do with it? You’re not alone. This course
will enable you to work independently on a computer with
beginning skills in various software packages: Internet Explorer,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Thur, starting Mar 5, 6-9 PM for 4 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$79 / $84
Blogging for Family History
Blog writing can be an easy, enjoyable, and effective way to share
family history content with a large audience. This course offers a
starting point for creating and developing your own family history
blog using the platform provided by blogger.com. This course
will include writing assignments, which will provide content for
posting on the blogs. Bring a laptop if you choose, or a flashdrive
for saving files. A Gmail account is necessary.
Instructor: Craig Siulinski
Wed, starting Feb 4, 6-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$70 / $75 NR
In the Cloud!?!
What is “the Cloud”? Where is it? Why would I want to be there?
Is it secure? This session explores how to use “the cloud” personally
and professionally. We will look at topics ranging from photo
storage to writing and backing up in “the Cloud.” No discounts.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting May 4, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
Learning LinkedIn
LinkedIn: Social media gurus refer to LinkedIn as the Facebook
of the professional world. Come discover how you can use this
free, online social networking site to further your career goals,
connect with others in your profession online, and join in focused
discussion groups. No discounts.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting May 11, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
Computer Tutoring
Are you feeling left out of the digital world? Tired of calling
your niece every time you want to do something a little fancy
with this month’s PowerPoint presentation? Let us know what
you’d like to master and we will bring you together with one of
our expert tutors. You will be digitally efficient in no time! We
offer personalized one-on-one training to help you understand
your technology. Topics include: Basic computer information;
Facebook, Video, Social Media, Email and attachments; Working
with Photos: saving, sending, editing; Personal Media (MP3)
players & iTunes; Introduction to Mac, Windows, Microsoft
Office and others; Internet and internet providers; Backing up
your work and viruses. Call with your goals and we will match
you with an expert tutor that can help! 207-729-7323
Instructor: Various Computer Teachers
Ongoing
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35/hour
iPad and iPhone, Introduction
Would you like to become a pro or at least a semi-pro at using the
many functions of your iPhone and iPad? We will cover the basics
including settings, email, calendar, the camera and bookmarking.
Bring your fully charged device. This class is for Apple products
only. Come join us to explore the many possibilities of your
iPhone/iPad. No discounts.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting Mar 30, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
iPad and iPhone, Getting Beyond
the Basics - Intermediate You understand the basic operations, and now you want to
know more! In this hands-on session we will explore the hidden
secrets of the keyboard, how to manage the photo app, accessing
free books, great apps you just have to download, and any other
questions you may have about the hidden features of iOS7 and
iOS8. This class is for Apple products only. Please bring your fully
charged device. No discounts.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting Apr 13, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
Promote Your Business with Pinterest
If there is one sizzling social media platform right now it would
definitely be Pinterest. Get discovered by millions of people looking
for something to plan, buy or do. When people visit Pinterest,
they’re interested in discovering new possibilities and saving the
things they want to explore further. Learning how to tap into this
popular social media phenomenon can boost your business. We’ll
cover making your website Pin-friendly, how to organize your
content, branding your pins, engaging the community and more.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting Mar 2, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
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I learned so much in one night
about my new iPad! Very Informative.
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Computer Training, Con’t
Senior Computer Class, Intermediate
iPad and iPhones, Unleashing the
Full Potential - Advanced
Do you use the computer for emailing and writing letters? Are
you comfortable using the mouse and keyboard? Are you a senior?
Get ready to jump into the world of Facebook, an excellent way
to stay in touch with family and friends through photographs and
news updates. Have you downloaded a book recently? It’s easy. Do
you have pictures from your camera that you want to put on your
computer? Can you use a USB flash drive? We will learn all this
over a 4-week period. Discount included in price.
You’ve mastered the basics, are feeling pretty comfortable with
the possibilities presented in the intermediate session, and now
you are ready to dive off the high board of iPads and iPhones.
We will go deep into the settings, editing and organizing photos,
connecting with other devices, and discovering hidden features.
Bring your own iPhones and iPads fully charged. No discounts.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Mon, starting Apr 27, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$35 / $40 NR
iPhone and iPads for Seniors—Become the
Master of Your Digital Universe!
You own it, now let’s figure out how to use it! iPhones and iPads
are portals to the digital world where we can connect, create, and
continue to contribute to our community. This multi-part series,
taught by a senior, is hands-on and personalized to the needs
of the participants. Session 1: The basics - buttons, switches,
finger swipes, and critical settings. Session 2: Diving deeper
into settings. Session 3: The fun stuff - video conferencing, the
camera, and editing ad organizing photos. Session 4: Exploring
apps that organize, entertain, and keep us sharp. For those who
want to continue and delve deeper into the world of the iPad/
iPhone, please register for Session II. Discount included in cost.
Instructor: Jill Spencer
Session I
Mon/Wed, Apr 6, 1-3 pm for 2 weeks
Session II
Mon/Wed, May 4, 1-3 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$59 / $64 NR
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Podcasting: Creating & Improving
Have you thought about hosting your own
podcast or do you have one you feel can
use some improvement? This course will
give you all the basics and more. Working
through your own ideas will give you the
confidence to start broadcasting. The class
will include technology, formatting, styles,
marketing, advice, interviewing and more.
Instructor: Aaron Joy
Mon, starting Mar 9, 6-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$66 / $71 NR
Senior Computer Class - Beginner
New to the computer? Are you a senior ? This class is for you.
No skills are required. Learn basic computer skills, including the
Internet and email over a 4-week period. You will leave this class
with the confidence to receive and send emails, add attachments,
search the web efficiently and effectively, and Skype, a video
calling software which allows for face to face conversations.
Discount included in price.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Tue, starting Apr 28, 1-4 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$69 / $74 NR Discount included
Working with Digital Video:
A Course for Teachers Learn the basics of film-making,
editing, and presenting video
by shooting and editing short
films. The goal is not to become
great filmmakers, but rather to
gain an appreciation for what
constitutes modern digital
film-making and editing. We
will learn a set of tools and skills
that will help teachers be more effective
using video in the classroom. Course time will be devoted
to shooting and editing video, and watching and discussing
documentaries and technical features. Course requirement is a
MacBook laptop capable of running OS X 10.10, “Yosemite.”
Teachers in need of re-certification hours may add an additional
15 hours of video work for the full 45 hour certification portfolio.
Instructor: Leonard Krill
Tue, starting Feb 24, 2:45-5:45 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$165 / $170 NR no discounts
PowerPoint Presentations
Do your presentations meet your objectives? Bill Gates uses
PowerPoint, your co-workers know it and now it’s time you
learned to use PowerPoint, too. It isn’t hard to learn and the
rewards are great. Build a powerful presentation to get your
message across. Workshop provides a starting point for beginning
students to learn the best practices of PowerPoint presentations.
Prerequisite: Prior experience with a computer. No discounts.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Wed, starting Apr 29, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$30 / $35 NR
Microsoft Excel 2013 - Beginning
Want to learn spreadsheet skills? In this class students learn Excel
basics, entering and modifying data, navigating, moving, copying,
formatting and printing. Students also learn to use formulas and
functions. Come and learn some tricks to make the program
easier. Prerequisite: Basic computer knowledge.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Tue, starting Mar 24, 1-4 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$69 / $74 NR Discount included
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Wed, starting Apr 1, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$61 / $66 NR
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Microsoft Excel 2013, Intermediate
Learn more advanced topics to enhance your workplace skills.
Topics covered are Excel lists, working with logical and database
functions, and working with multiple worksheets and multiple
workbooks. Students need to be familiar with Excel, formulas and
functions and have taken an Excel, Beginning class. Prerequisite:
Excel, Beginning or prior experience with Microsoft Excel.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Wed, starting May 6, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$61 / $66 NR
Microsoft Excel Functions
Most users only scratch the surface of Excel’s functionality.
There are over 350 functions available but you may use only
the simple ones such as Sum and Average. If you would like
to expand your Excel power, this course covers over 50 of the
most useful functions in Excel. We’ll cover ‘If ’, “Lookup” and
a variety of Text functions. This hands-on class offers easy to
understand practical examples for all users and is appropriate for
all current versions of Excel. An understanding of Excel basics is
a prerequisite to take this class.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Mon, starting Mar 9, 6-9 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$55 / $60 NR
Microsoft Word 2013 - Beginning
This is the popular word processing program installed on many
Windows computers. Word 2013 is a powerful word processor
which produces a wide variety of documents. Learn basic word
processing concepts and skills; create, edit, print documents
and make them look professional. Prerequisite: Basic computer
knowledge.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Wed, starting Feb 4, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$61 / $66 NR
Microsoft Word 2013, Intermediate
Now that you know Word basics, notch up your skills to
a higher level. This course investigates different types of
documents in this intermediate class. Work with tables,
newsletters, mail merge and other forms. Prerequisite: Word,
Beginning or prior experience with Microsoft Word.
Instructor: Sarah Juenemann
Wed, starting Mar 11, 6-9 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$61 / $66 NR
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MS Office Applications Certificate
of Professional Development Do you have basic computer experience but need more training
and skills in Microsoft Office Applications? You’ll learn how to
get the most out of your computer and be more employable
upon completion of this 40-hour certificate course. Students
will gain valuable experience in 2010 & 2013 Microsoft Office
Applications including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Experience using a computer in a Windows environment is
necessary along with familiarity with keyboard and mouse.
Instructor: Vince Seidl
Tue & Thur, starting Mar 10, 6:00-8:30 for 8 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$185 / $190 NR
Cooking
Cake Decorating for the Beginner
Have you ever wished you could decorate a cake for family and
friends? Learn the basics of design, construction, borders and
flowers with Susan, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University
of Culinary Arts. Students learn the various icing types and its
proper use, basic color theories, free-hand design and creating
stencils. Students need to bring a cake for the final project.
Material fee is included. No discounts.
Instructor: Susan Taylor
Tue, starting Mar 24, 6-9 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$90 / $95 NR
Digital Dining: Sharing Recipes
With Your Family and Friends
Sharing food is a social event and in today’s world sharing is often
done digitally with images and video. Bring your smart phones,
tablets, and digital cameras as we explore ways to share some fun
recipes together. Don’t worry, you can choose which end of the
camera to be on! You’ll leave with recipes, resources, and a full
stomach. Recipes will be from one or more of Chef Chris Toy’s
dozens of classes. $10 food fee included. No discounts.
Instructor: Chris Toy
Thur, starting Apr 2, 6-8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$40 / $45 NR
Eat Greek!
Greek cooking offers an incredibly rich and diverse array of
foods that are the culmination of literally thousands of years of
living, cooking, and eating. Join Chris Toy and learn to make
pita bread, hummus with tahini, lamb and vegetable kabobs, rice
pilaf and for dessert, rizogalo! Bring an empty stomach and empty
containers for your leftovers to bring home. A $10 food fee is
included. No discounts.
Instructor: Chris Toy
Thur, starting May 7, 6-8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$40 / $45 NR
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Cooking, Con’t
Hands-On Indian Cooking
Fundamentals of Cheesemaking
Naan! Chutneys! Curries! Food is an inherent part of culture and
India has a lot to contribute. Their foods are natural and nourishing
while being delicious and rich in spices. Join Chris and learn
to cook some of India’s legendary cuisine and take home these
wonderful recipes. Come hungry and bring containers to take extra
food home with you. A $10 food fee is included. No discounts.
In this four-hour course, students will have a hands-on
experience in making a variety of cheeses. We will start with the
making of chevre and feta cheese using local goat’s milk. From
there, students will make jack cheese using cow’s milk, then
use the whey for ricotta. Time permitting, mozzarella cheese
and butter will also be made. Samples of the cheese will be
presented with some apples and crackers during the course. At
the end of the course, students will take home feta, ricotta, and
chevre cheese. Along with the cheese, students will also receive
muslin cloth, mesophilic starters for making cheese, and all the
recipes. This course will be taught with the focus of being able
to make cheese using common kitchen equipment. Supplies to
bring: 3 large empty yogurt containers. Please specify whether you
are registering for Session I (March 7) or Session II (May 2). No
discounts.
Instructor: Diana Mosher
Session I
Sat, Mar 7, 9-1 pm for 1 week
Session II
Sat, May 2, 9-1 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$60 / $65 NR
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In the Dough – In the Know!
Who can resist the smell of freshly baked bread? In this onenight class we will learn how to mix, knead, proof and shape
basic yeast dough. Participants will learn how to make cloverleaf,
butterflake, crescent and caramel rolls. We will make whole wheat
dough, with a savory filling. Each student will go home with
warm samples plus dough to shape and form the next day. All
baking levels welcome. Bring an apron, rolling pin, cutting board
and plastic covered tub or container for dough. A $7 food fee is
included. No discounts.
Instructor: Debra L. Arter
Tue, starting Feb 10, 5-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$37 / $42 NR
Learn to Cook with Herbs & Spices
Food is always better when properly seasoned. You’ll enjoy cooking
a lot more once you’ve mastered the herb and spice basics. The food
will taste better, smell better, and will impress your guests. This
class will introduce participants to the names and origins of herbs
and spices, as well as how to use them to season everyday meals.
Chef Susan Taylor will provide tastings using common herbs and
spices. A $10 food fee is included. No discounts.
Instructor: Susan Taylor
Tue, starting Apr 14, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Region Ten Tech
$40 / $45 NR
Chris was knowledgeable but
totally relaxed – made cooking easy,
fun and yummy.
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Instructor: Chris Toy
Thur, Mar 12, 6-8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$40 / $45 NR
Personal Enrichment
Assisted Dying: Understanding the Debate
The ethically-charged question of hastening one’s own death often
prompts extreme reaction. Important concerns arise from every arena.
Information is abundantly available and much of it convincing. What
do these laws really provide? How is one to sort it all out? Is it possible
to accept differing points of view and hold to a personal truth while
allowing others their version? With straightforward information and
candid discussion, there is a clear path to understanding the assisted
dying debate. This workshop makes it possible for participants
to explore their own perspectives while challenging themselves to
experience others’ points of view. No Discounts
Instructor: Valerie Lovelace
Session I
Wed, Jan 21, 6-8 pm for 5 weeks
Session II
Wed, Mar 11, 6-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$30 / $35 NR
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Astrology: Understanding Your Birth Chart
How do zodiacal signs affect human experience? Is an Aries
headstrong? Mercury in Gemini, naturally distracted? Virgo,
persnickety? With your chart, a bit of celestial geometry, a touch
of natural philosophy and a little mythology, we’ll explore this
ancient path of self-discovery. Needed: date, time and place of
birth; curiosity and imagination. Materials - useful, but not
essential: colored pencils and clear ruler; notebook or 1/2” binder.
Essential: Birth Chart, preferably ‘Whole Signs’ (Can bring own
chart or provide instructor with birth information and she will
calculate and print chart for $5)
Instructor: Phyllis Hill
Wed, starting Mar 11, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR
Backyard Poultry
In this class, learn the three ‘P’s of having chickens. Raising
chickens is easy if you Plan, Prepare and Pick the right breed for
yourself. Come talk about what you’ll need, where to find it and how
to maintain your flock through the year. We will cover hatcheries
versus breeder raised birds, bantam or large fowl, your needs, their
needs of housing and food, basic health/first aid for chickens, which
breed and how many chickens might be right for you. No discounts.
Instructor: John Favreau
Sat, starting Mar 7, 10 am-12 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$50 / $55 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Basic Water Safety Course
This course is designed for daycare/child providers or any
individual taking care of persons on or around a body of water.
Covers “throw don’t go method”, wading assists, pool safety and
checklist, beach and lake safety. DHHS State of Maine approved.
3 year certificate. No discounts.
Instructor: Joe Seely/Mike Seely
Sat, starting May 16, 12-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$60 / $65 NR
Wild Food Foraging
This 4-hour course will include walking the woods to find edible
wild food along with detailed descriptions of habitat and structure
of the plants. Please contact the school to learn more about the
specific location of the walk. David has been foraging for over fifty
years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Society and the
North American Mycological Assoc. Supplies to Bring: notebook
and pen to take notes, a GPS if you have one, basket, mesh or
other bags, wax or brown paper bags, knife, bug repellent and
hat, water or other refreshment and a snack, gloves, waterproof
boots (preferred), tall socks so you can tuck your pant legs.
Optional: backpack, field guide, magnifying glass. Please specify
whether you are enrolling for Session 1 5/31/2015 or Session II
6/28/2015. No discounts.
Instructor: David Spahr
Session I
Sun, May 31, 1-4 pm for 1 week
Session II
Sun, Jun 28, 1-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$45 / $55 NR
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Beer 101 – Making Great Beer at Home
Do you love craft beers but hate the cost? Learn how
to make your own at home and save money. The
owners of Richmond Home Brew Supply will teach
you how to cook wort, utilize hops for bittering,
flavoring and aroma, cool wort efficiently and safely,
maintain good sanitation, select appropriate yeast
strains, racking, understanding specific gravity
readings, priming, bottling and kegging. We will use
a beer kit with this class. Everyone will take home
several bottles of beer at the end of the course. All
materials are included in the course fee. Participants
must be at least 21.
Instructor: Steve & Sylvia Johnson
Thur, starting Mar 26, 6-8 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Richmond Home Brew Supply, 52 Main Street, Richmond.
$55 / $60 NR
Cold Process Soap Making - Beginning
Learn the basics of making soap in your own kitchen, combining
lye solutions with oils to create a chemical reaction called
saponification. We will talk about scenting, cutting, storing and
packaging your new soaps, as well as the benefits for using real
homemade soap on your skin. Supplies to bring: safety glasses,
instant read thermometer, stick blender* (if you have one), 2
medium bowls,* 2 rubber spatulas*, kitchen scale (if you have
one), 8 oz olive oil, 6 oz canola oil, 1 oz essential oils of your
choice. Wear old clothes. *Equipment used for soap making
should not be used for cooking. Materials provided by instructor
included in cost. No discounts.
Instructor: Laurel Lopez
Fri, starting Mar 20, 6-7:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$60
Cold Process Soap Making Continuing/Advanced
Top Bar Hive Beekeeping 101 –
A Weekend Intensive
Learn to keep bees using completely natural methods and
sustainable top bar beehives. Yes you can keep bees without using
chemicals, and yes, it takes less time than chickens. You will learn
everything you need to know to keep bees using top bar hives.
Please bring brown-bag lunch. Continental breakfast served at
class. No discounts. Suggested text: The Thinking Beekeeper
Instructor: Christy Hemenway
Sat & Sun, starting Mar 7 & 8, 8:30 am – 4 pm for 1 weekend
Location: Classroom upstairs at Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Topsham
$170 / $175 NR
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Now that you’ve learned the basics, let’s take soap to the next level!
Using the cold process method you’ll create naturally unique soaps
for a variety of uses. Learn to add color and scents with different
techniques. We’ll discuss additives, layering, swirling and more.
You will leave with 5 or 6 bars of soap along with your own mold
to make more at home. Supplies to bring: safety glasses, instant
read thermometer, stick blender* (if you have one), 2 medium
bowls,* 2 rubber spatulas*, kitchen scale (if you have one), 8
oz olive oil, 6 oz canola oil, 1 oz essential oils of your choice.
Wear old clothes. Materials provided by instructor included in
cost. *Equipment used for soap making should not be used for
cooking. No discounts.
Instructor: Laurel Lopez
Fri, starting Mar 27, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$60
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Beekeeping Course
This complete 8-week course, conducted over seven consecutive
Wednesday evenings followed by one full Saturday in the field
with the bees, will give students the knowledge and skills they
need to get equipment assembled, get bees, and manage them
through the entire first season including harvesting the first honey
crop. Discussions will include the flowering plants that benefit
honeybees, races of honeybees and their attributes, the lifecycle of
the honeybee, and the diseases and pests that affect the honeybee.
Hands-on will include installing bees in the hive and assembling
equipment. Evening segments will be conducted in the classroom
and the final class will be held in the field on Saturday-date to be
determined.
Instructor: Rick Cooper
Wed, starting Feb 18, 6-7:30 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Longbranch School
$275 / $285 NR
Digital Camera Basics I
Confused by all those icons on your point and shoot digital
camera? You’ve taken some pictures but don’t know how to view,
print or email them to family and friends? We’ll cover the basics
of digital photography for point & shoot cameras. Learn how to
transfer your images to a computer, flash drive or CD, upload
them to the web or email them to friends. We’ll work with Picasa,
a free Google software program for PC’s to catalogue and edit
images. Students should bring their digital camera with manual,
USB cable and notebook to the first class. Be sure your camera
batteries are charged and you have a blank memory card too. This
class is for PC users ONLY!
Instructor: Rebekah Younger
Thur, starting Jan 29, 6-8:30 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR
Digital Camera Basics II
So you know how to take an automatic picture with your digital
camera, download it into the computer and email it to friends.
But what are all these other buttons on the camera for? Learn
more about the features of your camera while learning more
about light, angle of view, subject, etc. to get the best shot. Each
student will be encouraged to create a visual presentation of
work completed either as a slideshow or collage. Prerequisites:
Digital Camera Basics or the ability to download, print and
email your photos and working knowledge of your camera at
least in Auto Mode. Some experience with Picasa photo editing
software or its equivalent is essential. Students should bring
their digital camera with manual, USB cable and notebook to
each class. Be sure your camera batteries are charged and you
have a blank memory card too.
Instructor: Rebekah Younger
Thur, starting Mar 12, 5:30-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR
Independent Publishing for Maine Writers
Are you ready to independently publish your book? The
new advances in printing technology have created a boom in
independent publishing. Many first time authors as well as
previously published authors are choosing to self-publish. Now
is the best time to finish your manuscript and learn about the
publishing options available. This class will guide authors through
the steps needed to publish responsibly, effectively and learn to
avoid the many pitfalls in the fast-changing world of independent
publishing. You will find out about self-publishing, the
importance of editing, eBooks, marketing plans, and the technical
assistance you need to get your book in print. No discounts.
Instructor: Jane Karker
Thur, starting Feb 5, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$20 / $25 NR
Getting Paid to Talk
Have you ever been told you have a great voice? From audio
books and cartoons to documentaries, commercials, and more,
this class will introduce you to the growing field of voice over.
Learn what the pros look for, how to prepare, and where to find
work in your area! We’ll discuss industry pros and cons and play
samples from working voice professionals. In addition, you’ll
have an opportunity to record a short professional script under
the direction of our teacher. This class is lots of fun, realistic, and
a great first step for anyone interested in the voice over field. For
more info please visit: voicecoaches.com/gptt. No discounts.
Instructor: Jenny Marcotte
Wed, starting Jun 3, 6:30-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$35 / $40
Friday Night at the Forge
Join us for our Friday Night at the Portland Forge and learn
the fundamentals of blacksmithing. This course and the price is
for a group class of 4 students. You will learn: Forge set-up basic
tools & techniques, oil finish on a completed piece of work, tool
control, the characteristics of the iron & how to plan and execute
a project. Bring: Long sleeve shirts and pants that are made of
natural fibers and naturally flame retardant, safety glasses, leather
work gloves, and hearing protection is recommended. Choose
your Friday Night between 3/20 and 5/15. Call 729-7323 to set
up your Friday night at the Portland Forge.
Instructor: Sam Smith
Fri, starting Mar 20-May 15, 6-9 pm for ongoing weeks
Location: The Portland Forge in the Old Port at 58 Fore St, Bldg 16.
$185 / $195 NR
Solar Electricity 101
This workshop will cover the basics of how Maine Grid Tied
solar systems use the sun and CMP’s power grid to lower electric
bills and lower heating/cooling costs. We’ll cover key decisions in
siting and selecting systems and options for using the electricity
generated. Topics will include costs, sizing, controls, and what to
look for in an installer. There will be opportunity for individual
questions and answers.
Instructor: Chris Toy & Sam Zuckerman
Thur, starting Feb 26, 6-8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$30 / $35 NR
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Genealogy I - Beginner-Getting Started
The popular television series, Who Do You Think You Are,
highlights the genealogy of famous people, but what about the
rest of us? This course will guide you on a path to researching
and documenting your ancestral past. The course will cover both
online and in-person strategies for doing the work of genealogy, and
will very likely reveal fascinating family facts and stories. Topics to
explore include : Immigration, Census, Directories, Newspapers
and Churches. Appropriate ways to cite and source information
will be addressed as well. Notebook with dividers, flash drive for
saving files, required. (Laptop if desired. Class will be held in a
computer lab), $5 Material fee payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Craig Siulinski
Tue, starting Feb 3, 6-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$70 / $75 NR
Genealogy II - Advanced Topics
This course will explore research strategies in more depth.
Continued practice in finding records and using online resources
will prepare students to be skilled at researching family histories.
This course will include exposing participants to the various
options of sharing the work of their research with family
members. Topics to explore include: census, newspapers,
directories, military, church, land, maps, and immigration. One
or more classes may include researching at a library or repository,
possibly the Maine State Library in Augusta. In addition, the use
of several Google apps pertinent to genealogy will be presented.
Notebook with dividers, flash drive for saving files required.
(Laptop if desired, class will be held in a computer lab), $5
Material fee payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Craig Siulinski
Tue, starting Mar 24, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$85 / $90 NR
Living on Your Own. You can do it!
Would you like to have the knowledge and skills necessary to live
without over spending? Have you already spent your paycheck
before you got it? There are many of us who could use some
insight on how to live successfully; to manage money and be
smart consumers. Some of the topics covered will be credit,
checking/savings accounts, online banking, budgeting, and car
buying. This class will give you the confidence and knowledge to
handle your money wisely. Free to adult ed. diploma students.
Waivers available from the director for those unemployed or on
fixed or low incomes.
Instructor: TBA
Tue, starting Feb 24, 6-8:30 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$30 / $35 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education is a proud member
of the Maine Adult Education Association.
www.merrymeeting.org • (207) 729-7323
Grow Your Own Organic Garden!
Interested in learning how to grow
your own vegetables in a sustainable
manner? We’ll talk about the basics of
soil science and how to enrich your
soil to produce healthy high-yielding
plants. The course will also cover
the fundamentals of making and
using compost, the principles of crop
rotation and how to incorporate green
manures to manage nutrients in the
garden and methods for dealing with
pests. We will send you home with free
seeds! All are welcome. No discounts.
Instructor: MOFGA
Wed, starting Apr 8, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$10
Introduction to Chair Caning
This is a hands-on two-part class where individuals bring their
own chair. We will focus on the natural cane form (Ratten Palm
tree) of chair caning. You will learn about materials, tools,
and techniques for restoring broken seats. The first session, the
student should bring their chair for evaluation and preparation
by the instructor. Afterward, there will be an overview of caning
fundamentals. In the second session, the students will bring their
chair and continue work on their project. A material fee ($5-$10)
will be determined during the evaluation of the chairs. Two classes
March 29 & April 12. No discounts.
Instructor: Dana Cary
Sun, starting Mar 29, 1-3 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Longbranch School
$75 / $85 NR
Introduction to Cordwood Masonry
Cordwood Masonry, also known as firewood construction, is
an alternative building technique that results in an attractive,
insulated structure that is very inexpensive to build. In this fourhour class, students will get a one hour overview presentation on
cordwood masonry followed by a three hour hands-on experience
where students participate in the building of a cordwood
structure. No discounts.
Instructor: Pete Feeney
Sat, starting Jun 6, 12-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Longbranch School
$65 / $75 NR
Safe, Warm and Dry: Basement to
Rafters Home Maintenance Basics
Join us for this essential home maintenance course. We will
learn the basics of heating systems, plumbing, electricity, roof
and foundation, and building structures essential to keep your
house safe, warm and dry throughout the seasons. Interactive and
presented in layman’s terms, this course will give both new and
veteran homeowners an exciting overview of the art of budgetconscious home maintenance.
Instructor: Marty Hiat
Mon, starting Feb 23, 6:30-8:30 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$45 / $50 NR
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Simplifying Grants and Residencies
for Creative Folks
Have you dreamed of securing funding for a project or an
artist-in-residency for your own work? Grants and fully-funded
residencies for individuals are available. This class explores
learning about the application processes, qualifications, moving
through the fear of being judged and you really do not have to
have “connections”. Laura Lee Perkins, MS has been awarded 11
grants and 5 artist-in-residencies for her creative projects in music
and writing. No discounts.
Instructor: Laura Lee Perkins, MS
Tue, starting May 5, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$35 / $40 NR
The Art of Writing About Music
Do you write about music or would you like to learn how to
begin? Whether its writing reviews, articles or interviews, this
workshop will teach you how to strengthen your writing leading
to stronger and more focused outcomes and better audience
connection. Become the marketing tool musicians will love! No
discounts.
Instructor: Aaron Joy
Mon, starting Mar 2, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$35 / $40 NR
Contemplative Photography: Seeing with Fresh Eyes
Learn what great photographers have always known: strong
images start with clearing your mind of preconceived notions to
see the world with fresh eyes. Each week we will work with an
aspect of visual perception; color, texture, light, space and form
in innovative ways. Materials: digital camera, flash drive, cable
to connect camera to computer and journal. Prerequisite: know
how to transfer their images to the computer and email them, be
familiar with the automatic features of their camera. Optional text
– The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing with Fresh
Eyes by Andy Karr & Michael Wood, Shambhala Publications.
Instructor: Rebekah Younger
Thur, starting Apr 30, 5:30-8 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR
RAD: Rape Aggression Defense
We’re offering a great opportunity for women of all ages and
abilities to attend a self-defense class. The course includes lecture,
discussion and self-defense techniques, all of which are facilitated
by certified R.A.D. Instructors. These instructors are supported
by a network of dedicated professionals who honor one another’s
students through their unique Lifetime Return and Practice
Policy. Taught by Officer Coreena Behnke, Portland City Police
Officer. Bring a friend!
Instructor: Portland Police Officer Coreena Behnke
Sat, starting Mar 21, 9 am-1 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$50 / $55 NR
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Refuse to be a Victim: Crime
Prevention & Travel Smart Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to empower you to be a
proactive and responsible participant in your own and your
family’s safety and security. Learn about common weaknesses
that criminals may take advantage of and a variety of corrective
measures that are practical, inexpensive, and easy to follow.
Strategies include home security, carjack avoidance techniques,
travel awareness, abduction avoidance/hostage survival, active
shooter response and use of personal safety devices. Material fee of
$12 to be paid to the instructor. No discounts.
Instructor: John Gardner
Tue, starting Mar 24, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$25 / $30 NR
What are Spirit Guides and Angels?
Do you ever feel you have an angel on your shoulder? In this fun
and interactive class we will discuss the role of angels and spirit
guides in our lives, how we can access them, and how they help us
each day. No discounts.
Instructor: Jeannie Sullivan
Wed, starting Feb 25, 6-8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$25 / $30
Teaching Students With Autism:
Strategies for Success
We’ll discover the neurobiology behind these disorders and the
way it affects students’ behavior, learning, and thinking. Most
importantly, you’ll learn creative, easy, low-budget strategies to
help these kids succeed in the classroom and beyond. Develop
the skills to counter these students’ social awkwardness, sensory
sensitivities, meltdowns, problems with homework completion,
language reciprocity issues, and violent fixations. For more
information or to register go to ed2go.com/merry.
Instructor: Ed2Go
Session Start Dates: Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar, Apr, May TBA for 6 weeks
Location: Online at www.ed2go.com/merry
$95
Staging Your Home for Sale
Is it time to sell your
home? Would you like
to maximize your home’s
sale-appeal? Come join us for
a workshop on ‘Staging Your
Home’ and learn the steps
of what to do before you sell
to get the highest value from
your home. Presenters and
guest speakers will also be on hand to answer questions
from how to choose a paint color and apply it, to how
to determine a selling estimate for your home. But most
of all; where to spend a little money and get the biggest
returns. Instructor: Deborah Johnson
Thur, starting Apr 16, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$10 / $15 NR
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Travel With Confidence
Do you enjoy traveling? Or would you enjoy traveling if you: had
someone to travel with? knew how to plan your ideal trip? had
more confidence? had more money? had a guarantee that nothing
would go wrong? In this class you will challenge negative beliefs
and learn new skills to plan and own your trip. We will also cover
practical ideas for traveling safely and frugally, whether to the
next town or around the world. Learn how to be a confident and
friendly traveler, whatever your journey.
Instructor: Anne Funderburk
Tue, starting Feb 24, 6-8 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$35 / $40 NR
Want a Career Change?
Most people change jobs up to seven times before they settle on
a career that is their passion. The thought process and work that
goes into finding a new and better career is hard to undertake
alone. In this workshop we will use assessment tools and
exploration guides to find those careers that match who you are
in regards to your interests, personality and values. From there we
identify the steps of the path that will take you to the career that
you can confidently call your own. Further one-on-one career
counseling is made available to those who are interested after the
course.
Instructor: Paul Elisha
Thur, starting Feb 26, 6-8 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$20 / $25 NR
Understanding Putin’s Russia
Through Film and Literature
Come travel with Professor Knox, retired Bowdoin College
Russian language teacher, to meet the Soviet and Russian women
and men from the avant-garde of the 1920’s, through the Stalin
era of forced common good, to Russia today. We will explore such
themes as purges and suppression of private space, expanding
borders, film as mass propaganda, rise of nationalism, the fall
and rise of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Last
but not least, the evolution of Russia into a new economic and
military giant, the rise of Vladimir Putin and the censorship and
oppressions of the Great Empire Syndrome will be explored.
Weekly film and prose readings will address these themes.
Instructor: Jane Knox
Tue, starting Jan 27, 6-8:30 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$79 / $84 NR
Writers’ Roundtable
Thinking of writing short fiction? A novel? Come to the Writers’
Roundtable to meet and talk with other writers: we’ll talk about
what we write and why; wrestle with theme, plot and structure;
share ways to develop characters and dialogue; struggle with fact/
truth/fiction; explore voice. And we’ll end it all by reading some
of our work.
Instructor: Deborah Gould
Mon, starting Feb 23, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$30 / $35 NR
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Writer’s Workshop
Are you an “out-of shape” writer in need of exercise? Then this
course is designed for you. Six weeks of writing prompts, points,
and practice through hands-on, in-class production. Learn tips,
strategies, and techniques for making your short story, poem,
script, or memoir fit for publishing.
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Thur, starting Jan 29, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR
Writer’s Workshop, Continuing
Don’t stop flexing that writer’s pen now! The regimen continues
with more exercise. Practice does make perfect! Continue
polishing that short story, poetry, novel, script, or memoir with
hands-on, in-class production.
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Thur, starting Mar 19, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR
Foreign Language
French I
Voulez-vous parler francais? Learn French essentials or revive
French learned from decades ago! Along the way, get tips on travel
and culture from your teacher, who has lived and traveled in
France and Francophone countries. Students are responsible for
ordering their own book prior to the start of class: Barron’s E-Z
French, 2010 edition. ISBN: 978-0-7641-4455-4
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Mon, starting Jan 26, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR
French II
Don’t stop now! The journey continues with the book, Barron’s
E-Z French. Learn the lingo and cultural tidbits for travel,
eating out, going shopping, and the holidays in French-speaking
countries. Continuez a explorere et apprendre! Students are
responsible for ordering their own book prior to the start of class:
Barron’s E-Z French, 2010 edition. ISBN: 978-0-7641-4455-4
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Mon, starting Mar 16, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR
French III
You already know the basics. Now move on to more intensive
listening comprehension, reading, and conversation on a variety
of topics. Sharpen your French skills for that next trip abroad or
just for the fun of it. Students are responsible for ordering their
own book prior to the start of class: Barron’s E-Z French, 2010
edition. ISBN: 978-0-7641-4455-4
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Wed, starting Jan 28, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR
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Sign Language Continued Beginner
French IV
Have you always wanted to learn American Sign Language?
This is a great beginner class. You will start with building a basic
vocabulary. With this vocabulary you will work on forming
meaningful sentences by learning how to put signs together. You
will soon be able to communicate with one another in the class
without voice! The goals of the course are to know fluently the
ABCs, numbers 1-31, basic understanding of American Sign
Language history in the United States, deaf culture vs. hearing
culture, the importance of facial expression and how to introduce
yourself using sign language. $20 textbook - The American Sign
Language Phrase Book 3rd Edition.
Parlons ensemble! Practice your conversational skills for travel
and discussion about the news, literature, movies, and culture.
Press your French pedal to the metal! Students are responsible for
ordering their own book prior to the start of class: Barron’s E-Z
French, 2010 edition.
ISBN: 978-0-7641-4455-4
Instructor: Laurie Notch
Wed, starting Mar 18, 6-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR
Spanish I - Beginning
When you take a beginning Spanish class with Merrymeeting
Adult Education you will have the rare opportunity of learning
from an exuberant and highly qualified native speaker from
Mexico. Lucrecia will offer opportunities to develop skills in
grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling and conversation.
You’ll learn about Spanish culture and useful phrases when
traveling to a Spanish speaking country. Books will be distributed
the first evening or you may come to our office to pick it up
prior to the first class. Add $15 to registration for the book:
Conversational Spanish Fast & Easy.
Instructor: Lucrecia Morales Gilman
Wed, starting Mar 18, 6-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR / $15 book
Spanish II - Intermediate
If you have taken Beginning and Continuing Spanish, this
intermediate course is for you. By using an audio-visual method,
students develop comprehension of Spanish and the ability to
speak it in a relaxed setting. You’ll also learn unique accents from
different Spanish speaking countries and learn about culture,
history, food, geography, etc. You’ll learn additional tenses to
express yourself correctly while conversing in Spanish. Add $15 to
registration if book is needed. Book is: Easy Spanish Reader with
CD.
Instructor: Lucrecia Morales Gilman
Thur, starting Mar 19, 6-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR / $15 book
Spanish III - Conversational
We will continue using the audiovisual method to increase
comprehension of the spoken language. Also, students will
learn about Latino American culture and will engage in relaxed
conversations. Class will watch films, read short stories and sing
songs from Spanish speaking countries. Students will learn about
Latino American legends. Add an additional $23 at registration if
book needed. Book: Leyendas Latinoamericanas.
Instructor: Lucrecia Morales Gilman
Tue, starting Mar 17, 6-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$76 / $81 NR / $23 book if needed
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Instructor: Nancy Andersen
Wed, starting Feb 25, 6-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$76 / $81 NR / $20 book if needed
Our instructor is a wonderful,
excellent teacher. I have learned so much
in 6 weeks and have been able to share sign
language with my students.
Trips & Tours
Boston Red Sox Baseball
Play Ball! Save time, hassle and the cost of parking and reserving
your tickets. We’ve done it for you with a relaxing ride in a deluxe
motor coach to Fenway Park and great Infield Grandstand seats
overlooking the 3rd baseline! The date is Sunday, July 26, 2015
with the Red Sox VS Detroit Tigers in Boston. Trip includes
a comfortable deluxe coach ride from Topsham or Freeport to
Fenway Park and back along with a great Infield Grandstand seat.
You will be viewing the 3rd baseline under the overhang in the
blue seats just outside of the 3rd base bag! Cost per person is $149!
Alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the bus and children ages
10 or older are welcome if accompanied by their parent. Call
729-7323 to register. This is a day game. Limited number of tickets.
$149 per person Go Red Sox! No discounts or refunds.
Newport Mansions - Inspiration and Elegance
Join us for an exciting trip to the Newport Mansions! Come see
how the very wealthy lived and you’ll find a world of exceptional
elegance and inspiration in architecture, art, interior design and
landscapes. Participants will explore 250 years of American history
at three historic properties, located on 80 acres of gardens and
parks. This is a journey back in time to one of America’s Premier
collections of historic house museums. We’ll tour three of the
mansions in Newport including The Breakers, The Elms and The
Rosecliff. Our tour departs the Merrymeeting Adult Education
parking lot at 6:00 am, makes a brief stop for more passengers at
the Freeport High School parking lot, and will arrive in Newport
at approximately 10:00 am. Trip includes round-trip deluxe motor
coach transportation, snacks and water and admission. There will be
a break for lunch. The coach will stop for a dinner break on the way
home (meals not included). No refunds after April 1st. No discounts.
Sat, starting May 30, 6 am - 8:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
$118 per person
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Spotlight on New Orleans Elegance
Step into a cultural melting pot in the “Jazz Capital of the
World”- New Orleans! This soulful city abounds with rich history,
mouth-watering Cajun and Creole cuisine, and an incomparable
soundtrack. Tour highlights include French Quarter, New Orleans
School of Cooking, Swamp Tour, and Court of Two Sisters. 5
Days * 6 meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 dinners. Included: Round trip
air from Portland Intl Airport, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges.
Hotel Transfers. Not included in price: cancellation waiver and
insurance of $100 per person. All rates are per person and subject
to change until booked. $2299 BOOK NOW SAVE $100 per
person! Call 729-7323 for complete details. No discounts.
Instructor: Collette Vacations
Sep 28 - Oct 2
Location: $2,299
Fitness, Health &
Wellness
Exercise with Hip Hop and Video Dance
A little bit of everything– cardio and toning, and easy-to-follow
dance steps as you get lost in the music! Class will also have
exposure to choreography, incorporating all the fun moves you’ll
learn in a judge-free zone. You’ll be a video vixen or fox in no
time. Beginner and advanced beginners all welcome.
Instructor: Elizabeth Haskell
Tue, starting Feb 3, 6-7 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Maine Dance & Fitness Studio
$75 / $80 NR
Spotlight on San Francisco featuring
Napa Valley & Monterey
Come join us for a beautiful getaway to San Francisco, Napa
Valley Wine Train, Monterey, and its 17 Mile Drive where you
will view one of the most breathtaking coastlines in the world.
5 Days* 6 meals: 3 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners. $2299
BOOK NOW SAVE $100! Included in price: Round Trip Air
from Portland Intl Airport, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges.
Hotel Transfers. Not included in price: cancellation waiver and
insurance of $100 per person. All rates are per person and subject
to change until booked. No discounts.
Instructor: Collette Vacations
Oct 11 - Oct 15
Location: $2,299
Saddleback Ski Trip
Beat the winter blues with an action-packed day at Saddleback
Mountain in Rangeley! Take advantage of this great opportunity
(and an unbeatable price!) to ski or ride Saddleback’s 2,000-foot
vertical drop. Explore the newly expanded glades of Casablanca,
the wide open terrain of Tight Line, Silver Doctor and Blue Devil.
Skiers and snowboarders of all levels are welcome! Enjoy lunch
at the lodge or bring your own. Relax and enjoy the scenery as
you travel by coach bus from Freeport to Rangeley. This is one
adventure you definitely won’t want to miss! This trip is open to
all, but children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Trip includes transportation, lift ticket, driver’s tip and snack bag.
Lessons and rentals are available at the mountain (not included
in price). Depart Freeport High School 6:45 am sharp; return
Freeport High School 7:30 pm. Registration deadline is February
20th. No discounts.
Date: Sunday, Mar 8, 2015
Ski/Ride - $79
Transportation Only - $44.00
We’re going to Mexico!
Save the date - January 2016. Join
us for a one week getaway to Merida,
Mexico, and be greeted by our wellloved Merrymeeting Adult Education
Spanish instructor, Lucreica Gilman, who
winters in the area. Contact us and have
your name added to our call list. 729-7323. Limited
spaces. More information about this trip will follow.
www.merrymeeting.org • (207) 729-7323
Hula Hoop Dance
Hula hooping is a fun, low-impact, cardio workout that strengthens
your core and tones your whole body. You will learn on-body and
off-body skills, using your arms, legs, and various parts of your
core to spin the hoop while you burn 420 calories an hour! Hoops
will be provided for use during class time and are also for sale. No
dance or hoop experience necessary -- all levels are welcome.
Instructor: Amanda Walden
Wed, starting Apr 1, 6-7 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$59 / $64 NR
Introduction to Holistic Healing Energy
Ever wonder what Holistic Healing is all about? Join us on
a journey to learn more about alternative health care that
integrates the whole person in the healing process: body, mind,
emotion, spirit and life force (chi) energy. It is considered safe,
non-invasive and with no negative side effects. It utilizes natural
healing techniques and remedies. You will learn about different
holistic energy modalities such as Reiki and Primus Activation
Healing Technique. You will also participate in a relaxing guided
meditation at the end of each class that will leave you feeling
balanced and calm.
Instructor: Jeannie Sullivan
Tue, starting Mar 3, 6-8:30 pm for 3 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$58 / $63 NR
Meditation and Stress Management
Have you wondered what meditation is all about? This beginning
class will explain meditation and its benefits and teach you how
to establish your own practice. In addition to meditation and
breathing techniques you will be introduced to practical skills
for managing and reducing stress. Please bring a cushion for the
meditation. Ann Kimmage is a certified, experienced yoga and
stress management instructor.
Instructor: Ann Kimmage
Session I
Thur, starting Jan 22, 4-5 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Thur, starting Mar 26, 4-5 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$60 / $65 NR
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Fitness, Health &
Wellness, Con’t
Pilates
Pilates is a wonderful way to stretch, strengthen, and tone the
body by building a strong core for overall fitness and health. This
class teaches you how to practice or modify basic Pilates exercises
to meet your personal goals and needs. Bring a mat, a towel, and
dress in loose clothing.
Instructor: Dennis Kimmage
Session I
Wed, starting Jan 21, 4-5 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Wed, Starting Mar 25, 4-5 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$60 / $65 NR
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Tai Chi Easy with Tai Chi Walking
We will continue practicing the Yang style movements from the
Fall semester and begin learning Tai Chi Walking. This slow,
controlled style of walking is great for balance and stability. Once we have practiced the leg work, we will concentrate on
coordinating the Tai Chi Easy arm movements with the new leg
sequence. If you are not familiar with the Tai Chi Easy form,
feel free to join us if you are a quick learner. Wear comfortable
clothing and bring a water bottle.
Instructor: Diane Doiron
Thur, starting Jan 29, 1-2:15 pm for 12 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$96 / $101 NR
The Eight Brocades, Continuing
Practice with the Eight Brocades will continue this semester. We
will also learn new movements and stances while continuing to
relieve stress, improve our physical coordination, increase our
body awareness and energy awareness, improving our overall
health and fitness. We will challenge our brains and our bodies
while learning spiraling qigong. Please feel free to join us if you
have never done this form before and feel you are a quick learner.
Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
Instructor: Diane Doiron
Tue, starting Jan 27, 1-2:15 pm for 12 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$96 / $101 NR
Classes Fill Quickly!
Register Today at merrymeeting.org
or call 729-7323
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Reiki
Reiki is a non-toxic, non-invasive adjunct used by many in health
care practices and has no known contra-indications. Reiki energy
is an ancient energy utilizing the natural order of priorities as it
assists living things to heal and balance. Mary Maverick, owner
of Midcoast Massage and Reiki Center, is of the 7th generation
of Reiki practitioners in the lineage of Mikao Usui. You will
receive your lineage chart showing your 8th generation position.
Instructor: Mary Maverick, LMT, RMT $20.00 material fee
payable to instructor for framed certificate, lineage chart and
informational packet. No discounts
Level I Introduction to Usui Reiki (Shoden) including a brief
history of the art, instruction on accessing Universal Energy for
self-treatment, hand positions, body scanning method, genealogy
chart, introduction to chakras and attunements. This class is a
combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on experience. Level
I is a pre-requisite to Level II.
Instructor: Mary Maverick, LMT, RMT
Reiki Level I
Sat, starting Mar 7, 9-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$150/$160 NR /$20 material fee to teacher
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Level II The second level greatly increases power and versatility.
This class is for directing the flow of energy toward healing others.
You will receive the Level II attunements, three symbols, their
meaning and instruction on how to use them. I will provide
instruction on beaming and distance healing along with the basic
guidelines on treating people, plants and animals. You will learn
cleansing and protection techniques that will allow you to keep
your focus as you engage.
Instructor: Mary Maverick, LMT, RMT
Reiki Level II
Sat, starting May 2, 9-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$180 / $190 NR / $20 material fee to teacher
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Stress Busting - Meridian Tapping
Do you suffer from stress and anxiety? “Tapping”, EFT, or
Meridian Tapping uses a combination of Chinese acupressure
and Western techniques to unlock your brain’s stress response and
open your body’s healing response. This two hour workshop will
take you through all nine tapping points and teach you how to
address the root of the problem. You will understand how the
brain attaches emotions to trauma and how we are hardwired to
react to events in our lives. Best of all you will learn how to use
this technique to improve your life. These techniques can easily be
done at home. No discounts.
Instructor: Carol Richards
Thur, starting Feb 12, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$30 / $35 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Tapping for Cravings
Do you crave chocolate, cakes, cookies, bread? Are cravings
stopping you from achieving your weight loss goals? Does food
control you? Do you want a simple, easy way to control your
cravings? Something you can do yourself at home? Join me for
a two hour workshop on EFT or Meridian Tapping. Using a
combination of Acupressure and Western techniques you can
control your cravings! Bring a notebook, pen or pencil and, if
possible, the food item you crave.
Instructor: Carol Richards
Thur, starting Feb 26, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$30 / $35 NR
Trim ‘N Tone
Experience these fun, different, low pressure workouts that will
leave you feeling trim and toned! Each class varies slightly to tone
your muscles, gain strength and flexibility and work your core.
Interval classes include dance aerobics, free weight toning, step
aerobics, abdominal work, circuit training and stretching. Each
class is taught so students can choose the workout level that’s best
for them, whether they are a beginner or a veteran exerciser! Work
at your own level to meet your individual goals. Bring a mat or
towel, hand weights and water.
Instructor: Karen Peltola
Session I
Tue/Thur, starting Jan 27, 6-7 pm for 8 weeks
Session II
Tue/Thur, starting Apr 7, 6-7 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat Middle School
$70 / $75 NR
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Yoga for Men
The benefits of yoga for men
and women are similar: more
flexibility, strength, and stress
relief. But men are built
differently and lose flexibility
faster. The practice in this class
recognizes men’s upper-body
strength and promotes elasticity
in tight areas for men like the
shoulders, hips, and back. Bring a
mat and dress in loose clothing.
Instructor: Dennis Kimmage
Session I
Wed, starting Jan 21, 5:15-6:15 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Wed, starting Mar 25, 5:15-6:15 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$60 / $65 NR
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Yoga With Ann
Stretch, flex, breathe and relax for optimum well-being. Yoga is
a wonderful way to re-balance and feel grounded. Join this class
with an experienced instructor who brings out the joy of yoga and
tailors yoga to your individual needs.
Instructor: Ann Kimmage
Session I
Thur, starting Jan 22, 5:15-6:15 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Thur, starting Mar 26, 5:15-6:15 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$60 / $65 NR
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Yoga with Dennis
Yoga increases flexibility, strength, range of motion, and
endurance while it also reduces stress. My classes focus on simple,
safe, and doable yoga postures for a healthier body and lifestyle.
Give yoga a chance and discover how good it makes body and
soul feel. Bring a mat and dress in loose clothing.
Instructor: Dennis Kimmage
Session I
Mon, starting Jan 26, 5-6 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Mon, starting Mar 23, 5-6 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$60 / $65 NR
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Zumba Gold
Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves
and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant, as well
as those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Have fun while getting a workout! New Location: Maine Dance
& Fitness Studio, 10 Main Street, Topsham.
Instructor: Elizabeth Haskell
Mon, starting Jan 26, 11-12 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Maine Dance & Fitness Studio
$75 / $80 NR
Music & Dance
Ballroom Dance - Beginner
Students get a unique opportunity to learn both Latin and
American Ballroom in one class! Latin Ballroom is one of the
hottest dance crazes to hit the U.S.; it’s fun, romantic and a great
form of exercise. Cruises, nightclubs, weddings, reunions and
parties are always more fun when you are dancing, and American
Ballroom Dance is a perfect ice breaker. At any social event, the
sight of a great dancer moving to a captivating beat is simply
irresistible, and now you
too can step into that
light with confidence. No
partner or prior dance
experience necessary.
In Sessions I and III
students learn all the
basics in Foxtrot, Swing,
Mambo and Merengue.
In Sessions II & IV
students learn all the
basics in Waltz, Rhumba,
Cha Cha and Tango. All
sessions are held for 6
weeks on Wednesdays at
ABSolutely Fit Center,
9 Cumberland Street,
Brunswick from 6:30 to
7:30 pm. No discounts
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Session I
Wed, starting Jan 14, 6:30-7:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Wed, starting Mar 11, 6:30-7:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session III
Wed, starting May 6, 6:30-7:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session IV
Wed, starting Jun 17, 6:30-7:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$61 / $66 NR
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Music & Dance, Con’t
Ballroom Dance - Intermediate
Students continue to learn American and Latin Ballroom in
this intermediate dance class. Students that have some ballroom
and Latin dance experience are welcome - so get ready to
perfect your existing dance steps and build confidence with
each class. Students continue to learn all the moves in Foxtrot,
Swing, Mambo, Merengue, Waltz, Rhumba, Cha Cha and
Tango. No partner necessary. All sections are held for 6 weeks
on Wednesdays at ABSolutely Fit Center, 9 Cumberland Street,
Brunswick from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Session I
Wed, starting Jan 14, 7:30-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Wed, starting Mar 11, 7:30-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session III
Wed, starting May 6, 7:30-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Session IV
Wed, starting Jun 17, 7:30-8:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$61 / $66 NR
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Register for Ballroom Dance and pay half
price for West Coast Swing, East Coast
Swing, Dance the Bachata or Dance the
Hustle. Please call the office to qualify for
the discount. 729-7323
West Coast Swing Dance
West Coast Swing (WCS aka Push or Whip) is a partner dance
with roots in Lindy Hop. It is characterized by a distinctive
elastic look that results from its basic extension-compression
technique of partner connection, and is danced primarily in
a slotted area on the dance floor. The dance allows for both
partners to improvise steps while dancing together, putting
West Coast Swing in a short list of dances that put a premium
on improvisation. It is the smoother, sexier version of the swing
dance family. It is characteristically highly musical and can
adopt many nuances from other forms of dance. This makes
West Coast Swing a highly versatile dance form.
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Wed, starting Jan 14, 5:30-6:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$60 / $65 NR
East Coast Swing Dance
Are you ready to be cool? If so, the Swing is a “must learn”
dance. The dance was created by dance studios including the
Arthur Murray dance studios in the 1940s, based on the Lindy
Hop. For those who want to learn only Swing, we will be
reviewing the foundation and adding more moves, including the
triple step. It will be more technical than the foundation class.
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Wed, starting Mar 11, 5:30-6:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$60 / $65 NR
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Back to the 70’s: Learn to Dance the Hustle
Join us for a blast from
the past! The Hustle is a
catchall name for some
disco dances which were
extremely popular in the
1970s. Today it mostly
refers to the unique partner
dance done in ballrooms and
nightclubs to disco music.
The dance is designed to
be highly dynamic, flashy,
and powerful though the
foot-work of the dance is
quite simple and the pattern
structure is attainable relatively quickly.
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Wed, starting May 6, 5:30-6:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$60 / $65 NR
Dance the Bachata
A simple but sensuous dance originating from the Dominican
Republic, the colorful roots of Bachata are reflected both in its
romantic motions and its accompanying music. Today, this suave,
passionate form of dance enjoys popularity all over Latin America
and beyond, having gained popularity across the western world.
Bachata is relatively easy for newcomers, but also allows dance
masters plenty of freedom to flaunt their skills.
Instructor: Barbara Charles
Wed, starting Jun 17, 5:30-6:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: ABSolutely Fit Center
$60 / $65 NR
Beginning Voice
Do you limit your singing to when you’re in the shower? Break
out and join Randy Lindsey to learn how to project your full
power and resonance. Singing is intensified or exaggerated speech
and we convey information, emotion and magical moments when
we sing. We will work on vocal concepts such as: matching
pitch, breathing singing scales and intervals, projection, and
pronunciation. Material fee included in course price.
Instructor: Randy Lindsey, M.M.A.
Mon, starting Mar 9, 7:30-9 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat Middle School
$90 / $95 NR
Beginner/ Intermediate Guitar
Dig that guitar out of the closet! Bring your brand new guitar
or an old one! Come learn to play with New England guitarist/
singer Randy Lindsey. We will focus on fundamentals, technique,
strumming chords, playing songs, and maintenance. If you already
play, get ready to expand your knowledge and skills. Learn about
theory, finger-picking and improving you technique. Bring a guitar
(preferably with new strings), paper and pencils, enthusiasm and
lots of questions. Material fee included in course price.
Instructor: Randy Lindsey, M.M.A.
Mon, starting Mar 9, 5:30 – 7:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat Middle School
$90 / $95 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Just Once Guitar for Busy People
Belly Dance with Josephina - Free Trial Classes
Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it
difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you’ll learn enough
about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment
and you won’t have to take private lessons! This crash course
teaches some basic chords and will get you playing along with
your favorite songs right away. Topics include: how chords work
in a song, how to form the three main types of chords, how to
tune your guitar, basic strumming patterns, how to buy a good
guitar & things to avoid and how to play along with simple tunes.
Bring your acoustic guitar to class. Required materials fee of
$29 for workbook and practice DVD will be collected in class by
instructor. For more information go to justonceclasses.com. No
discounts.
Authentic Belly Dance, or raks sharqi, is an ancient form of dance.
Raks sharqi means “dance of the east” in Arabic. Belly dance
celebrates every body type and every stage of life. The dance is
proud and powerful and soft and sinewy with elegant and isolating
movements emanating from the core. It’s the Pilates of dance. And
so much fun! Please wear comfortable clothing, similar to what you
might wear to a yoga class that will allow for free movement and the
ability to see your movement. Hip scarves make it even more fun.
You can dance barefoot or in a pair of comfortable dance shoes.
Zils (finger cymbals) will also be used in class and are available for
purchase from the instructor. Please register for the one night Free
Trial Class. Specify Session I or Session II.
Instructor: Don Pride
Mon, starting Feb 23, 6:30-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$25 / $30 NR / $29 material fee to instructor
Instructor: Josephina Gasca
Session I
Mon, Jan 5, 6-7 pm for 1 week
Session II
Mon, Mar 16, 6-7 pm for 1 week
Location: People Plus
Free
Just Once Piano for Busy People
Introduction to West African Drumming
You don’t need years of weekly lessons to learn piano. In just a
few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you
years of musical enjoyment. How do we do it? While regular
piano teachers teach note reading, piano professionals use chords.
And you can learn all the chords you’ll need to play any song
in this one week. Any song. Any style. Any key. If you can find
middle C and know the meaning of Every Good Boy Does Fine,
you already know enough to enroll in this workshop. Required
materials fee of $29 for workbook and practice CD is collected in
class by the instructor. No discounts.
Instructor: Don Pride
Mon, starting Mar 23 6:30-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$25 / $30 NR / $29 material fee to instructor
Loved the class! I am ready to
start up again and dust off my piano.
Just Once Piano
Belly Dance with Josephina
Authentic Belly Dance, or raks sharqi, is an ancient form of
dance. Raks sharqi means “dance of the east” in Arabic. Belly
dance celebrates every body type and every stage of life. The
dance is proud and powerful and soft and sinewy with elegant
and isolating movements emanating from the core. It’s the Pilates
of dance. And so much fun! Please wear comfortable clothing,
similar to what you might wear to a yoga class that will allow for
free movement and the ability to see your movement. Hip scarves
make it even more fun. You can dance barefoot or in a pair of
comfortable dance shoes. Zils (finger cymbals) will also be used
in class and are available for purchase from the instructor.
Instructor: Josephina Gasca
Session I
Mon, starting Jan 12, 6-7 pm for 8 weeks
Session II
Mon, starting Mar 23, 6-7 pm for 8 weeks
Location: People Plus
$96 / $101 NR
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Do you love the hypnotic beats from
West Africa but feel you don’t have
rhythm? Drumming is one of the oldest
community-building activities on the
planet. It’s fun, good for creating new
neural pathways in the brain and you don’t
have to be especially coordinated or have a
musical background to really enjoy yourself!
You too can learn to drum! We will be playing
an exciting rhythm, straight from the villages
of West Africa. Learn the accompaniment and
traditional solos on the djembe , as well as
proper playing techniques. Bring your djembe
or ashiko. A very limited number of drums
are available for rental. Call 319-7433, well
prior to the start of the course. Rental fees are a
flat, $30 for the full course and a credit card is required for drum
rental. Class taught by Barbara & Eric vanBok of Resounding
Rhythms.
Instructor: Barbara & Eric vanBok
Tue, starting Feb 24, 6 pm-7:30 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$90 / $95 NR
Ukulele Extravaganza
We are offering a 6 week continuation of the ukulele classes from
the fall of 2014. The 6:00 class will be a continuation of the 6:307:30 beginner class, while the 7:00 class will be a continuation of
the 7:30-8:30 intermediate class. The students in these sessions
must have been in either the beginner or intermediate class this
past fall or any other beginner/intermediate ukulele class through
Merrymeeting Adult Education. The 6:00 session will continue
with the book “Ukulele in the Classroom Book 1” and the 7:00
session will continue with the book Ukulele in the Classroom Book
2”. No new materials will be needed for either of these classes.
Please sign up for either Session I. (6-7 pm) or Session II. (7-8 pm).
Instructor: Margery Landis
Session I
Mon, starting Jan 26, 6-7 pm for 6 weeks
Session II
Mon, starting Jan 26, 7-8 pm for 6 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat Middle School
$74 / $79 NR
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Finance & Business
Balancing Your Business and Your Life
Would you like to learn how to work smarter not harder? Would
you like more time to spend with family and friends? Learning
how to have a successful business and a balanced life takes work,
but the rewards are great. What is your vision and direction for
your business? How can you support your business to reach its
full potential yet not burn yourself out in the process? You will
learn in this course the six most common reasons that make
businesses fail and what the signs are that lead up to business
failure. The instructor will bring real world experience he
acquired while consulting for businesses.
Instructor: Mike Duck
Thur, starting Jan 29, 6-7:30 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$30 / $35 NR
ABC’s of Investing
How do we put our money to work so that it earns more for us
without overexposing ourselves to risk? This 4-week course will
explain investing concepts for beginners, from what a stock is
and how to evaluate it to tax shelters and annuities. The goal is
to learn the fundamentals so you can make wiser decisions with
your savings and learn how to execute a plan for long-term goals
like retirement.
Instructor: James Nylund
Mon, starting Mar 9, 6-8 pm for 4 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$65 / $70 NR
Crafting and Managing a Stock Portfolio
Are you a moderately experienced investor with interest in
individual stock-picking? Come explore prudent ways to craft,
monitor, and manage a portfolio. How many stocks is enough
to be diversified? You will learn about market cap, screening,
sectors, domestic vs. international, growth vs. value, tactical
weightings, and dividends. How might a stock portfolio fit into
your overall portfolio? We will also talk about the importance of
measuring performance and benchmarking.
Instructor: James Nylund
Thu, starting Feb 12, 6-8 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$45 / $50 NR
Evaluating Annuities for Retirement
If you own an annuity, are considering purchasing one, or are
simply curious to learn more about them as a potential solution
for part of your portfolio, you will want to attend this course. We
will discuss the benefits, the disadvantages, the typical fees, and
the myriad of optional riders, as they’re called. There are fixed
annuities and variable annuities, and this class will cover both but
focus mainly on the more complicated of the two, variable. We
will cover how to determine if they are right for you and what to
do if you change your mind. We will address your questions all
along the way! No discounts.
Instructor: James Nylund
Mon, starting Mar 2, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$35 / $40 NR
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Export/Import Basics
Join the exciting international business arena…it’s easier
than you might imagine. Potential business partners abound
throughout the world. Learn the “how-to” information you
need to get started. Find partners, products, and customers
overseas. You will learn about the nuances of different cultures,
government regulations and documentation, use of freight
forwarders and custom brokers, free trade zones, legal “grease”,
distribution methods, and how to get paid safely. Attendees will
receive a detailed workbook and sources of free government
assistance. No discounts.
Instructor: George Krassner
Thur, starting Mar 19, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$45 / $50 NR
How to be a Consultant for Profit & Fun
Capitalize on your expertise! Opportunities in the consulting
profession continue to expand. You’ll learn field-proven tools
to succeed as a consultant. Topics covered include how to find
clients, write winning proposals, prepare bulletproof contracts,
set fees and invoice clients, build a referral network, build the
authority image, use low-cost/no-cost marketing techniques
and avoid giving away information for free. Learn insider tips
& pitfalls to avoid. Attendees receive comprehensive workbook
with strategies for success. No discounts.
Instructor: George Krassner
Tue, starting Mar 10, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$45 / $50 NR
Jump Start a Home-Based or New Business
This soup-to-nuts how-to program will give you hands-on
tools to successfully grow and maintain your business and learn
critical pitfalls to avoid. Topics include business forms and
business plans, safety-net strategies, protecting cash flow in
tough times, red-flag criteria and hot-buttons for success, market
research and handling competition, low-cost/no-cost marketing
techniques, legal tax deductions and practical advice you can
use immediately. You’ll receive a comprehensive workbook and
valuable handouts. No discounts.
Instructor: George Krassner
Tue, starting Mar 24, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$45 / $50 NR
Long-term Care Insurance: Who Needs It?
About 7 out of 10 people over the age of 65 will require longterm care at some point. With people living longer, protecting the
financial assets you spent a lifetime accumulating is critical to seeing
that your retirement income plan and your estate and gifting plans
are not thrown off-track. Asset protection and preservation is of
utmost importance. Long-term care insurance is not appropriate
for everyone, but those with significant savings may want to learn
the pros, cons and potential solutions. No discounts.
Instructor: James Nylund
Thu, starting Jan 15, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$35 / $40 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Managing Your Income in Retirement
Drivers Education
This workshop is designed to help retirees and pending retirees learn
some options and smart strategies for managing and maximizing
retirement income. Primarily we will look at distribution strategies
from investment accounts, options for income-generating
investments, potential allocation models, and withdrawal rates to
sustain a long retirement. We will explore steady guaranteed income
vs. fluctuating income, fighting inflation and weathering market
volatility. No discounts.
Are you 15 years of age or older and want your State of Maine
permit and prepare for your driving exam? We offer driver
education courses to help build strong, safe, and confident drivers.
Students are awarded an instructional permit upon successful
completion of the course with a grade of 80% or better. Full
payment is required at the time of registration. Download and
print the registration packet at merrymeeting.org or pick one up
at the Student Affairs Office at Mt. Ararat High School or the
main offices at Brunswick High School, Region 10 Technical
High School or Merrymeeting Adult Education. An occasional
evening class may be necessary due to instructor availability. Total
hours of instruction is 40 hours; 30 classroom and 10 driving.
Only employee discounts allowed.
Instructor: James Nylund
Mon, starting Jan 12, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$35 / $40 NR
Simplifying Grants and Residencies
for Creative Folks
Have you dreamed of securing funding for a project or an artist-inresidency for your own work? Grants and fully-funded residencies
for individuals are available. This class explores learning about the
application processes, qualifications, moving through the fear of being
judged, and you really do not have to have “connections”. Laura Lee
Perkins, MS has been awarded 11 grants and 5 artist-in-residencies for
her creative projects in music and writing. No discounts.
Instructor: Laura Lee Perkins, MS
Tue, starting May 5, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$35 / $40 NR
Home Buying
Are you interested in buying a home?
Receive valuable information on how to: obtain a
mortgage, select a home, evaluate your credit, types of
mortgages, how to close the deal and beyond. Participants
must attend all four sessions to receive a letter of completion.
Participants are asked to bring a calculator, pencil and notebook to
class. Single $30, couple $50. No discounts. Non refundable. To
register call: (207) 882-5177, Coastal Economic Development.
Instructor: Coastal Enterprises Inc
Mon/Wed, starting Mar 9, 6-8:30 pm for 2 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$30 / $50 couple
Auto, Boating &
Motorcycle
Driving Dynamics
Maine Driving Dynamics offers all drivers the opportunity to
improve their defensive driving abilities. This five-hour course
includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues,
driver habits and attitudes and the basic elements that constantly
challenge drivers on Maine’s highways. Our course is taught by a
certified Maine Driving Dynamics instructor. Those completing
the course receive a three-point credit on their driving record.
Must attend both evenings Tuesday Feb. 24 and Thursday Feb.
26. Those 15-64 years of age pay $40 and those 65+ pay $10.
Instructor: Bureau of Highway Safety
Tue/Thur, starting Feb 24, 6-8:30 pm
Location: Brunswick High School
$40
www.merrymeeting.org • (207) 729-7323
Instructor: Terry Goan
Classes run three days a week, generally right after school, with the
possibility of an occasional evening class.
Session I
Jan 12, Mt Ararat High School
Session II
Feb 23, Brunswick High School
Session III
Mar 23, Mt Ararat High School
Session IV
Apr 27, Brunswick High School
Session V
Jun 22, Mt Ararat High School
$460 / $485 NR
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Maine Motorcycle Safety Education
This course is the Maine Motorcycle Safety Education Course
(MMSEC). Students will participate in the 8 hour curriculum.
Topics include learning motorcycle controls and function,
appropriate safety gear usage and road rules. Displays of riding
gear and a motorcycle are also available. This is classroom
instruction only (not hands-on). Upon successful completion of
the test students will qualify for a Maine
motorcycle permit. Those students
under 18 must bring written parental
permission. Those under 18 not
in possession of a
driver’s license must
also bring proof of
completion of driver’s
education course. No
discounts.
Instructor: John Reeves
Session I
Sat, starting Mar 7, 8-5 pm for 1 week
Session II
Sat, starting Apr 4, 8-5 pm for 1 week
Session III
Sat, starting May 2, 8-5 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$75
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America’s Boating Course
Learn the basics of boating: rules of the road, navigational
lights and buoys, use of compass for bearings, marine charts
and introduction to piloting. Course meets the requirements of
most states for a recreational boating license. Course is taught
by experienced members of the United States Sail and Power
Squadron. Book and plotting tools are included. No discounts.
Instructor: Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron
Tue, starting Mar 3, 6:30-8:30 pm for 7 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$90 / $95 NR
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Auto, Boating &
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Basic Coastal Navigation (Piloting)
Coastal Navigation (Piloting) is the first of the navigational classes
focusing on techniques for piloting a boat in coastal and inland
conditions. The course emphasizes planning and checking along
with the use of GPS for determining position, and introduces
digital charting along with traditional charting, compass and
dead reckoning skills. Piloting, labeling, use of the compass, aids
to navigation and a host of related topics are included in this
approach to coastal and inland piloting. There is an extra cost of
$15 for navigation tools payable to the instructor if the student
doesn’t already have them. No discounts.
Instructor: Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron
Thur, starting Mar 5, 6:30-8:30 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$95 / $100 NR
Marine Engine Maintenance
Developed by the US
Power Squadron, the
Engine Maintenance
course stresses the
diagnosis of modern
systems in a way that
reinforces the common
aspects of how engines
work while also teaching
the basics of engine layout
and operation. Covered are
basic mechanical systems such
as drive systems (propellers), steering
systems, engine controls and gasoline inboards,
outboards, and diesel engines. The EM course covers repairs
that do-it-yourselfers can perform, teaches how to diagnose
problems that might be beyond your ability to fix, and how to
share information with your mechanic so the right repairs get
performed. Also taught are solutions you might use to emergency
problems that could occur while afloat and away from a repair
facility. Due to the need to order books, registration deadline is
February 18th. No discounts.
Instructor: Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron
Wed, starting Mar 4, 6:30-8:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$95 / $100 NR
Hunting
Archery Hunter Education
An archery education course will provide a student with a wealth
of knowledge regarding equipment, proper hunting methods,
responsibilities, and general safety. Most classes will have some
outdoor exercises. Passage of a final exam is required. You must
attend both Wednesday and Sunday in order to receive your
certificate.
Instructor: Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Wed/Sun, Mar 11, 6-9 pm, Mar 22, 8 am-4:30 pm
Location: Mt Ararat High School/Adult Ed Center
$10
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Crossbow Hunter Education
To be eligible to purchase a crossbow hunting license, any
person (16 years of age and older) must hold a valid license to
hunt big game (either a big game hunting license or an archery
license) and must submit proof of having successfully completed
an archery hunting education course and a crossbow hunting
course or evidence of having previously held adult archery
and crossbow hunting licenses. A resident or nonresident 10
years of age or older and under 16 years of age may hunt with
a crossbow if that person holds a valid junior hunting license
(no crossbow license required). With a valid crossbow hunting
license, a person may hunt bear with a crossbow during open
season on bear and may hunt deer with a crossbow during the
open firearm season on deer. The crossbow hunting license may
not be used to hunt deer during the archery season, muzzle
loading season or expanded archery season. FMI go to:
www.maine.gov/ifw/education/safety/crossbow.htm
Instructor: Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Wed, starting Apr 8, 6-9:30 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$10
Firearms Hunter Safety
Prepare for a safe hunting season with this excellent hunter
safety course. Upon completion, students receive the certificate
needed for a hunting license. Course is designed for ages 10 and
above. Students under age 12 must have a parent or guardian in
attendance. Limited to 25 participants. Students must attend
both classes, complete required homework and pass a test to
be eligible for certificate of training. Students must bring their
lunch for the Sunday session held at the Adult Education
Center. NO FIREARMS ALLOWED.
Instructor: Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Tue/Sun, starting Mar 3, 6-9 pm, Mar 15, 8 am-4:30 pm
Location: Mt. Ararat High School/Adult Ed Center
$10
Certificates in
Healthcare Training
Personal Support Specialist
Want to start a rewarding career? The Personal Support Specialist
(PSS) is designed for unlicensed entry-level workers. Successful
completion of this course satisfies DHHS training requirements
for direct care workers who plan to seek employment in assisted
living programs, residential care facilities, adult day services
programs and home care settings. It is the latest in training
programs developed to teach the skills, knowledge and values
that are needed by staff in the health care and human services
fields. This course will introduce participants to real work
situations and better prepare them for working in the human
services field. All materials are included. A certificate will be
issued upon satisfactory completion.
Instructor: Lorraine Berté RN
Tue, starting Jan 27, 4-9 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$310 / $320 NR
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Certified Nursing Assistant
Would you like to become a Certified Nursing Assistant? This
State approved 180-hour course consists of classroom time, lab
practice and clinical work. Time is spent on the aspects of caring
for patients and residents, diseases and disease processes, and
anatomy and physiology. Clinical hours allow the student to
practice what was learned in the classroom with actual hands-on
experience. Classes are held two nights per week from 4:00 pm to
9:00 pm. Clinical hours are from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and there
are two Saturday sessions from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Certified
Nursing Assistant State Competency Test is administered upon
completion of the course. Download the application from www.
merrymeeting.org and return it to the adult education office or
call 729-7323 to have an application mailed to you.
Instructor: Susan Pulkkinen RN
Mon/Thur, starting Jan 5, 4-9 pm for 18 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$950 / $975 NR
Certified Residential Medication Aide
Gain the necessary
knowledge and practice
to become state
certified as a CRMA.
The certification
allows the successful
individual to give
medications to residents
of residential care and assisted
living facilities as well as in the home
setting within the guidelines of the Division of Licensing and
Certification of the State of Maine. At the end of the course,
students will participate in a Demonstration of Medication
Administration Skills under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
in a licensed facility. This skills demonstration is a separate part of
the course. There is an additional charge for this segment which is
determined by the RN overseeing the demonstration. The student
must pass this section of the course to be eligible for certification.
All materials are included.
Instructor: Susan Novak
Tue/Thur, starting Feb 24, 5-9 pm for 5 weeks
Location: Region Ten Tech
$290 / $295 NR
Re-Certification Certified
Residential Medication Aide
The CRMA re-certification class is an 8-hour competency
based program. Certified Residential Medication Aids are required
by the State of Maine to renew their certifications every two
years. Students registering for this 8-hour program should already
possess the knowledge base through employment experience to
be successful as this class is only for re-certification. Class will
involve review of the CRMA curriculum then taking part in a
transcription exercise, clinical checklist and written exam. Failure
to complete this class would result in the CRMA having to take
the CRMA Program in its entirety.
Instructor: Susan Novak
Sat, starting Feb 28, 8-4 pm for 1 week
Location: Adult Ed Center
$85 / $90 NR
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Career Pathways
In Healthcare
Your New Career Starts Here!
Merrymeeting Adult Education
Foundation Courses
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High School Diploma
HiSET Prep
Accuplacer Prep
Math/Algebra
College English Prep
Healthcare Certificates
• Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA)
• Certified Residential
Medication Aid (CRMA)
• Phlebotomy
• Personal Support Specialist
(PSS)
• Behavioral Health
Professional (BHP)
• College Transitions
• Biology Wed/Lab
• Chemistry Wed/Lab
• Anatomy & Physiology
• College Advising
• Medical Billing & Coding
with CPC Certification
• Clinical Medical Office
Specialist
• Hospital Billing & Coding
with CPC-H Certification
Healthcare Professional Degrees
Maine Community College/University
• Behavioral Health & Human
Services
• Cardiovascular Technology
• Medical Assisting
• Nursing
• Emergency Medical
Services/Paramedicine
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiography
• Respiratory Therapy
• Dietetic Technology
• Dental Hygiene
• Medical Laboratory
Technology
• Mental Health & Human
Resources
• Substance Abuse
Rehabilitation Technician
• Veterinary Technology
• Health Information
Technology
• Surgical Technology
Interested in another
Career Field?
Computer Technology, Criminal
Justice, Accounting, Engineering,
Marine Trades or Business?
See our Academic Counselor
and create your OWN Career
Pathway plan. Reaching your
career goal
starts with having a PLAN!
Call 729-7323.
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Healthcare Training, Con’t
Dental Assistant
Academy of Medical Professions Information Night
10-week Certificate program in Dental Assisting for one of the
most high-demand careers. This program is designed to teach
all aspects of dental assisting and includes an opportunity for
internships. The price of the course includes all books, exam
preparation materials and fees for exam and CPR certificate
program. $2400. To register or to inquire about payment plans
contact the Academy of Medical Professions toll free at
866-516-8274 or www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com.
Are you interested in the medical field? This informational
evening will help answer questions you may have about
programs offered through the Academy of Medical Professions.
From Phlebotomy Technician to Certified Medical Office
Specialist there are many training programs to choose from.
To find out which one is the best fit for you join us for this
free information evening. For more information contact:
Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274 or
academyofmedicalprofessions.com
Instructor: Amy Alexander
Wed, starting Jan 21, 6-8 pm for 1 week
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
FREE
Certified Group Exercise & Personal Trainer
This program is designed to teach you everything you need to know
to enter the health and fitness field as a group fitness instructor and/or
personal trainer. The program is all-inclusive and will include AED and
CPR certifications. You may choose to complete both group fitness and
personal training or take one or the other. $2400 for both or $1200
for one program. All materials are included in fee including National
Certification exams. To register or to inquire about payment plans
contact the Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274
or www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com.
Instructor: Academy of Medical Professions
Tue, starting Feb 3, 6-8 pm for 10 or 20 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$2400 or $1200
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant/
Medical Office Specialist
This completely inclusive course consists of Medical Terminology,
Medical Front Office Skills, EHR/EMR for the Medical Office
and the Administrative Medical Assistant. You will learn electronic
records system used in many medical offices. In addition,
upon completion of all courses, you will sit for your CMAA
(Certified Medical Administrative Assistant) Electronic Health
Record exam through the National Healthcare Association.
$3000 includes national certifications, books and fees. Medical
Terminology Tuesdays 6-8 pm, CMAA Wednesdays 5:30-8:30
pm. To register or to inquire about payment plans contact the
Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274 or
academyofmedicalprofessions.com.
Instructor: Academy of Medical Professions
Tue/Wed, starting Feb 3, Tue 6-8 pm, Wed 5:30-8:30 pm for 16 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$3,000
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Movie Tickets - $8.75
at Merrymeeting Adult
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Instructor: Melissa Victory, CDA
Mon/Wed, starting Feb 2, 5:50-8:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$2,400
Hospital Billing & Coding with CPC-H Certification
A comprehensive program for Hospital Billing and Coding
providing national certification as a CPC-H that covers
everything hospital billers need to know from patient admission
to accounts receivable management and HIPAA. This course
covers the hospital regulatory setting, the structure and functions
of hospital departments, and updated electronic claim forms. You
must be a CPC or take our medical billing and coding program
first to enter into this program. $1800 with payment plans
available. To register or to inquire about payment plans contact
the Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274 or
www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com.
Instructor: Doreen Boivin, CPC
Start Date: TBA
5:50-8:30 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Online
$1,800
Medical Billing & Coding with CPC Certification
20-week, in-depth, State Certified Certificate program in both
medical billing and coding. This certificate program includes
Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, CPC exam, AAPC
membership, 3 practice CPC tests and all books. Basic computer
skills are required. Payment plans available. For more information
contact: Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274
or www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com. $3500. Terminology:
Tuesdays 6-8 pm. Coding: Thursdays 5:30-8:30 pm
Instructor: Doreen Boivin,CPC/Laure Lopez, CPC
Tue/Thur, starting Tue Feb 3, 6-8 pm, Thur Mar 26, 5:30-8:30 pm, for 20 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$3,500
Medical Transcription Certificate Program
Strong typing, computer and English grammar skills are essential.
Medical terminology, formats, rules and regulations, jobs,
calculation of pay, confidentiality, FTP and tricks of the trade, all
equipment, reference books and course books are provided with
the course fee. This is a State Certified Program. Course includes
medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and transcription.
For more information contact: Academy of Medical Professions toll
free at 866-516-8274 or www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com
Terminology: Tuesdays, 6-8 pm. Anatomy, Physiology and
Transcription-online.
Instructor: Amy Alexander
Tue, starting Feb 3, 6-8 pm for 16 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat Middle School
$2,400
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program National ServSafe Manager Certification
with PTCB National Certification
Great course to obtain the “National ServSafe Manager
The Pharmacy Technician is one of the fastest growing jobs in
healthcare today. Learn complete drug information, identify pills on
sight, gain a better understanding of how certain drugs work within
the body, and stay up-to-date with cutting-edge pharmacy practices.
You will be ready to pass your PTCB national certification. $1850.
For more information contact: Academy of Medical Professions toll
free at 866-516-8274 or academyofmedicalprofessions.com
Instructor: Academy of Medical Professions
Location: Online
$1,850
Phlebotomy
Our course is all-inclusive and in-depth; you will be able to
perform basic phlebotomy procedures, evaluate patients for
procedure and answer patient questions, perform basic point
of care testing such as blood glucose levels on patients, prepare
blood, urine and other body fluid specimens for testing according
to established standards. $2400 includes national certification,
books, resume and job assistance. For more information contact:
Academy of Medical Professions toll free at 866-516-8274 or
www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com.
Instructor: Josie Hayward
Tue/Thur, starting Feb 3, 5:30-9 pm for 10 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$2,400
Certificate” and meet the state requirement for having a certified
food handler on premise. Course includes textbook, training,
exam and certificate. Certificate is good for 5 years. If you already
have the textbook and only want to sit for the exam you may
register for “Exam & Certificate Only” portion of the training.
(Cost: $60 Please call 729-7323 to register over the phone.) Please
let us know which session you are registering. Session I - Feb 22
or Session 2 - May 3. No discounts.
Instructor: Ken Bakos
Session I
Sun, Feb 22, 9 am-4:30 pm
Session II
Sun, May 3, 9 am-4:30 pm
Location: Adult Ed Center
$169 - training, exam & certificate, $60 - exam & certificate only
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College Transitions
Arithmetic & Algebra Accuplacer Prep
This is the perfect class for students to review for the math Accuplacer
tests. Make the best of individualized programming where you can
move at your own pace or be guided by the instructor through
arithmetic and/or algebra. Take the Accuplacer when you are ready
and be all set for college registration. Textbook included in fee. Free
for students enrolled in the College Transitions, HiSET equivalency,
and adult students enrolled in the diploma program.
Certificates &
Vocational
Instructor: Jan Crosson
Session I
Mon/Wed, starting Jan 26, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
Session II
Mon/Wed, starting Apr 13, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Southern Maine Community College
$125 / $135 NR
Behavioral Health Professional-BHP
College Transitions Math & English
Take a step closer to starting a rewarding career working
with children who have special needs. This 50 hour
training covers ten topic areas including: Working
in the Home Setting, Child Development/Child
Pathology, Trauma, Communication, Principles
of Behavior, Principles of Family Functioning
& Principles of Instruction. (Full certification
requires a current Blood Borne Pathogens/
CPR/First Aid certification.)
Instructor: Heather Jacoby, M.S., LADC
Sat, starting Apr 18, 10:30 am-6 pm for 8 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
$385 / $395 NR / $40 book
Bus Driver Training
Upon completion of this course, students are able to take the
written and driving tests for school bus drivers. Students receive
the necessary tools to study for the written driving test and obtain
a permit. After students pass the written test, they are scheduled for
hands-on driving times with the instructor. All driving occurs on
weekends. Students must have a valid Maine Driver’s License and
physical exam before written examination and must be 21 years of
age with no driving infractions in the past three years, ten years for
OUI. Please call 729-7323 for information. No discounts.
Instructor: Ray Dyer
Ongoing
Location: Off-Site
$285 / $305 NR
www.merrymeeting.org • (207) 729-7323
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Want to go to College? Need to brush up your math and English
skills or pass the Accuplacer tests? In this supportive daytime
class you will sharpen your skills to enter directly into college-level
courses. Mini workshops are included on important subjects such
as test taking strategies, study skills, and finding a good career
in today’s economy. Wednesday’s class is held at Merrymeeting
Adult Education and Friday’s class is held on the Southern Maine
Community College Brunswick Campus where students become
accustomed to being in a college environment. Class sites: Adult
Education Center Wed 9 am-12 pm, Southern Maine Community
College Friday 9 am-1:30 pm. The course is 12 weeks. All books
included. For more information or to register call 729-7323.
Instructors: Bob Deady-Schultz, Patricia Casey, Shelley Taylor
Wed, starting Jan 28, 9 am-12 pm, Adult Education Center
Fri, 9 am-1:30 pm, Southern Maine Community College for 12 weeks
$125 / $135 NR Free to College Transitions Students
College Connection Dinner at
Southern Maine Community
College - Brunswick
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 5 - 8 PM
Open to any adult considering college. Bring a
Friend! To register please call: 729-7323 ext. 1
(Sponsored by State of Maine College Transitions Grant)
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College Transitions, Con’t
Diploma & Academics
How Colleges Choose Students
Biology w/ Lab
High School students and parents: What are colleges really looking
for as they review admissions applications? What distinguishes a
good application from a great application? How much does the
interview really count? What essay topics are on the “admissionsdon’t/do” list? This entertaining, interesting, and interactive session,
appropriate for high school students in any grade and their parents,
offers an inside look at the college admissions process from the
perspective of former Bowdoin College admissions staff member
Wendy Thompson. No discounts.
This activity oriented course deals with the study of life. All
major biological concepts including cells, reproduction, genetics,
evolution, plants, invertebrates and vertebrae animals, along
with human biology will be explored. Biology with lab is a fast
paced offering that will satisfy requirements for most postsecondary schools including those in the medical field. Lab fee
and books included in course fee. Free for students enrolled in
the College Transitions, HiSET, and adult students enrolled in
the diploma program.
Instructor: Wendy Thompson
Tue, starting Apr 28, 6-7 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
$10 / $15 NR
Instructor: Pat Funk
Mon/Wed, starting Jan 26, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$170 / $180 NR
Essentials of College Planning for Adults
Chemistry w/ Lab
A great mini workshop with lots of information about entering
college. A Maine Educational Opportunity Advisor will discuss
the steps to enroll in college from application to financial aid.
The Advisor will discuss college & trade school options in our
region, entrance requirements, readiness & transitional issues of
adult students, admissions procedures and financial aid. During
the session students will review a typical admissions application,
learn how to request admissions materials and financial aid
information from prospective colleges and complete the
financial aid (FAFSA) form. (Bring tax information to fill out
Financial Aid Form) Your advisor will be able to help you waive
your college application fee by attending this workshop!
Study of the atom, elements, problem solving, electron
configuration, gases and their laws. This is a laboratory practice
class and will satisfy entrance requirements for post-secondary
schools and CNA or nursing preparation. Prerequisite:
Algebra I or currently enrolled in Algebra. Book and lab fee
are included in course fee. Free for students enrolled in the
College Transitions, HiSET, and adult students enrolled in the
diploma program.
Instructor: Christy Le
Tues, starting Feb 3, 6-9 pm for 1 week
Location: Brunswick High School
Free
Instructor: Pat Funk
Tue/Thur, starting Jan 27, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$170 / $180 NR
Critical Reading & Writing
New Location in Brunswick!
University College Bath Brunswick has moved to
the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast
Campus at 12 Sewall Street, Orion Hall, in Brunswick.
(The old Naval Air Base Station at Cook’s Corner)
They provide local access to over 100 degrees and
certificates from the seven campuses of the University
of Maine System! You will find them to be friendly and
supportive and Campus is close to home. They offer
traditional on-site courses as well as access to video and
online courses.
Their academic advisors are available to help you navigate
the admissions and financial aid process and can tailor a
plan to meet your educational and career goals. Call
442-7736 to make an appointment with one of their
advisors or visit them online learn.maine.edu/bath.
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Writing well requires an understanding of language and its
possibilities. Students work on Academic English IV materials
and complete a college essay. A review of basic grammar
provides tools for developing creative response to materials
read and then editing finished work. This course is designed
as the final English class for adults in the high school diploma
program. Grammar textbook is included in fee; two other books
needed for course work are provided. Free for students enrolled
in the College Transitions, HiSET, and adult students enrolled
in the diploma program.
Instructor: Frannie Welch
Mon, starting Jan 26, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Mt Ararat High School
$125 / $135 NR
English Language Learners
Are you learning to speak and write English? This class is
an opportunity to learn the basics of English including
conversation and grammar. Individuals are encouraged to
progress at their own pace. Classes include multi-level students.
Books and materials included. Please call 729-7323 ext. 1 and
make an appointment to sign up for this class.
Instructor: Kathleen March & Byron Barley
Mon/Tue/Thur, starting Jan 26, 9 am-12 pm for 13 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
FREE
Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
HiSET Prep/Learning Lab @ The CareerCenter
Preparing for the HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) can be
difficult on your own. Join this class and benefit from the small
class size and focus on your goal. All material and books offered
to students at no cost. To register please contact the Academic
Counselor at 729-7323 ext. 3.
Instructor: Kathy Ingmundson
Mon/Wed, starting Jan 26, 9 am-12 pm for 13 weeks
Location: CareerCenter
FREE
HiSET Prep/Learning Lab Evenings
Preparing for the HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) can be
difficult on your own. Join this class and benefit from the small
class size and focus on your goal. All material and books offered
to students at no cost. To register please contact the Academic
Counselor at 729-7323 ext. 3.
Instructor: Kathy Ingmundson & Bob Deady-Schulz
Tue/Thur, starting Jan 27, 5-8 pm for 13 weeks
Location: Adult Ed Center
FREE
Free and Confidential Adult
Literacy Tutoring!
Would you like to learn to speak or
read English? Do you need to improve
your writing or math skills? Tri-County
Literacy, whose mission is improving
lives through literacy, is a non-profit
organization dedicated to providing
literacy services to all adults. Whether you are looking for
help with reading, writing, math, computer literacy, or English
language learning, we can match you with a trained tutor who can
meet with you weekly to work on your specific goals. Goals may
include reading to children, obtaining help with résumés or job
applications, studying to become a US citizen, passing a driver’s
license exam, improving your reading and writing for work or
pleasure, or understanding health forms. Our tutors work on
literacy-based life skills. If you are interested in getting a tutor for
yourself or to refer another person, please call Jeannette at
443-6384 or email [email protected].
HiSET
US History II
The major events and prominent figures in American History
are covered from the Civil War to our current day. Related
affairs are included in class discussions. Course is designed for
students who need a social studies or elective credit.
Instructor: Bob Goddard
Tue/Thur, starting Jan 27, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Brunswick High School
$125 / $135 NR
Writing Basics
Would you like to improve your basic writing skills? Our task
in this course is to lay a foundation of writing skills that you
can carry with you into many different fields. Whether you are
planning to work in business, attend college or want to reach
a personal writing goal, this course will give you the skills for
real world writing. Materials included in fee. Free for students
enrolled in the College Transitions, HiSET and adult students
enrolled in the diploma program.
Instructor: Joe Furrow
Mon/Wed, starting Jan 26, 5-8 pm for 9 weeks
Location: Mt. Ararat High School
$125 / $135 NR
TM
HiSET™diploma stands for
High School Equivalency Test
and has replaced the GED test
in the State of Maine.
Merrymeeting Adult Education is providing the same
high quality preparatory classes and tutoring that students
have been appreciating for years. The classes are paid by
local funds and grants so there is no cost to the student.
Call 729-7323 ext. 1 to make an appointment to start
your equivalency diploma today.
It is never too late to start or too early to finish your high
school diploma!
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HiSET and High School Diploma classes are
free to adults who have enrolled through the
Merrymeeting Adult Education diploma program.
Call to make an appointment with our advisor Paul
Elisha! You can do it! 729-7323
Save the Date!
Adult Education
Graduation Ceremony
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
5:00 PM
Mt. Ararat High School Commons
www.merrymeeting.org • (207) 729-7323
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General Information
Office Location
Our office is located at 35 Republic Avenue, Topsham. It is situated
between Mt. Ararat High School and Mt. Ararat Middle School.
Office Hours
Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Class Locations
Adult Education Center
Mt. Ararat High School
35 Republic Avenue
73 Eagles Way
TopshamTopsham
Brunswick High School
Mt. Ararat Middle School
116 Maquoit Road
66 Republic Avenue
BrunswickTopsham
CareerCenter
People Plus Center
275 Bath Road
35 Union Avenue
BrunswickBrunswick
Longbranch School
20 Main Street
Bowdoinham
Southern Maine Community
Community College
29 Sewall Street
Brunswick
Maine Region Ten Technical High School
68 Church Road, Brunswick
ABSolutely Fit Center
9 Cumberland Street
Brunswick
Maine Dance and Fitness Studio
19 Main Street
Topsham
Adult Education Advisory Committee
Paul Perzanoski
Christa Baade
Barry Lohnes
Janet Connors
Judy Connors
Frannie Welch
Carolyn Farkas-Noe
Brad Smith
Judith Long
Jane Scease
Jackie Jordan
Jim Whitten
Katie Clark
No Smoking
Smoking is not permitted on school grounds.
Weather Cancellations
Adult Education cancels all classes when MSAD #75 and the
Brunswick School Department cancel classes due to snow or adverse
weather conditions.
If inclement weather starts during the day, we will announce our
evening cancellations after 2:00 pm on the following radio/TV
stations and websites: WMGX 93.1 FM, WPOR 101.9 FM,
WBLM 102.9 FM, WGAN 560 AM, WGME TV Ch. 13,
WCSH TV Ch. 6 and www.wcsh6.com and merrymeeting.org
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Holidays & School Vacations
No Classes:
January 19 February 16-20 April 20-24 May 25 Martin Luther King Day
Winter Break
Spring Break
Memorial Day
Age Policy
Unless specified the minimum age for participants in Merrymeeting
Adult Education enrichment courses is 16 years old. For the HiSET
– High School Equivalency Testing you must be 18 or 17 if you’ve
been out of school for one year or if required by your employer.
Merrymeeting Adult Education does not discriminate based
on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, marital or parental status, age or disability in its
employment or in the administration. Contact Human Resources at
729-9961.
Photographs
Occasionally our staff takes pictures of students during class and on
trips to promote future programs. If you do not want your picture
taken, please call the adult education office at 729-7323.
Other Adult Education Opportunities
RSU 1 Adult Education - Bath
443-8255
Freeport Recreation & Community Education
865-6171
Lisbon Adult Education
353-3037
Richmond Adult Education
737-4348
Senior College
www.midcoastseniorcollege.org
What are the cancellation and refund policies?
Prior to the first class: If you cannot start a course, notify us five
business days prior to the first class and we will refund your fees
less a $2.50 withdrawal fee. Materials and books purchased by the
student or other personal expenses are not refundable.
No refunds for missed one night workshops or trips.
Course Cancellations: We reserve the right to cancel a class due to
low enrollment or other circumstances. If we cancel a class all fees
are refunded.
We do not process cash refunds. Processing refunds may take up
to fourteen working days. Checks are mailed to the student unless
otherwise requested.
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Merrymeeting Adult Education • Winter/Spring 2015
Registration Form - one for you and one for a friend!
Name __________________________________________________ email:_______________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Town________________________________________________________________________ State________ Zip_______________
Telephone: Home______________________________ Work________________________ Cell_____________________
Course Name
Start Date
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Discounts:
Senior citizen age 60+ deduct $10 per class
Employee: deduct 20% - not to exceed $20
No discounts for one night classes or trips.
Name __________________________________________________ email:_______________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Town________________________________________________________________________ State________ Zip_______________
Telephone: Home______________________________ Work________________________ Cell_____________________
Course Name
Start Date
Course fee
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Totals
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Discounts:
Senior citizen age 60+ deduct $10 per class
Employee: deduct 20% - not to exceed $20
No discounts for one night classes or trips.
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Merrymeeting Adult Education
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Topsham, ME 04086
www.merrymeeting.org
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