Everyone can do some yoga, and, with very little instruction, you can begin to practice your focus on breath and holding postures. Yoga can be helpful with managing pain, improves your posture, tightens and tones your body, increases circulation, strengthens the back muscles, and helps with anxiety. Students should bring a yoga mat and a towel or light blanket. Wear loose clothing suitable for exercise. This class is for the beginner to experienced yoga student.

These 5 THINGS will change your life...you can not unhear them once they are explained. This is a pro-acitive look at each of the five. Hear what works for others and why. Share your ideas, too. This interactive course is taught by Maine author David Melville. For teens, millenials, adults, and seniors too. The earlier the better, but it's never too late. 1. Change Your Mind, 2. Pay Attention to Your Attention, 3. Employ Radical Acceptance, 4. Infuse the Day with Gratitude, 5. Be Present. The book is included in the enrollment fee.

This course is designed to show you, the new student, a look at the martial art of the Japanese and some of the other martial arts that Ryan Shihan has trained in as well. The physical activity level is set at your level so if you have been afraid to do martial arts because of the physical level, then this activity is for you. This course will show you an in-depth look at street self defense without the risk of you being injured. This course will include a uniform as well.

Students will continue their Spanish language development by working on pronunciation, conversational abilities, and vocabulary skills. This course is also appropriate for students who have had a semester of Spanish but need to refresh their skills. Requirement: Purchase Practical Spanish Grammar, A Self-Teaching Guide by Marcial Prado, ISBN: 0-471-13446-5.

APRIL 30 8:30am-4:30pm VIRTUAL

Our community is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.

A Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) makes an impact on a child while helping them learn to grow and develop. This BLENDED training program (online modules and a live, instructor-led, virtual session) will equip you with ways to help children who are in need of services and will also prepare you for employment through local social services agencies.

Work at your own pace completing 12 online modules prior to attending the live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. Once the modules and live sessions are completed, you will receive links to bloodborne pathogen training and Child and Adult First Aid & CPR training. The entire program requirements will take about 45 hours to complete. Individuals must be 18 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent to register.

MSAD 52 & Woodfords are partnering to offer this course.

FIND MORE DATES ONLINE @ www.msad52.maineadulted.org

Please call 225-1010 or email Tricia tricia.sawyer@msad52.org for more information!

PLEASE NOTE: Virtual BHP Live Day

The following is required to enroll in a Virtual BHP Live Day session: a computer with audio (a headset/earbuds recommended) strong internet connection, Adobe Connect - a link and instructions will be emailed one week prior to class.

Beginner skills will focus class participants to make fused glass objects. From the ground level up, build skills including creating your own design for your project object, glass materials manipulation, and basic kiln-program understanding necessary to learn the fine-tuning art of kilnwork. In this course, students will be melting glass into planned art pictures, designs, and shapes. The registration fee includes all materials.

Create a vibrant spring flower to brighten your day while waiting for the real blooms! Wet felt a flower that can be turned into a brooch, magnet, or wired for a vase display. Choose your main color, embellish with accent fibers, and design a unique center. Your flower will be wet when you take it home, with its full color and shine revealed as it dries. Instructions for drying will be provided. Beginners are welcome, though attending the bookmark or art felt class beforehand can be helpful. Bring: 2 pieces of bubble wrap, a bath towel, a dish towel, and scissors.

In this year-long series of art classes, we'll explore nature's rhythms across the four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.  Each class session focuses on observing and capturing seasonal changes in plants, animals and weather through drawing, watercolor and ink. Students will connect with the environment through hands-on activities, embracing the stillness of winter, renewal of spring, abundance of summer and transition of fall. Join us for one season or experience the full cycle. Each session offers a deeper appreciation of nature's constant transformations.  For supplies, we will use large drawing pads, pencils, pens and charcoal.

France Hilbert has taught classes at College of the Atlantic since 2018. She is a professional artist and art educator with an extensive resume of training and experience including major commissions and installations. Her artistic education began at the age of seven, when she was taught by her grandfather, the late artist Jaro Hilbert. From him, she received a thorough education in the classical tradition. She pursued her formal education at the National Fine Art Academy of Paris, France, (ENSBA), was an artist in residence in Copenhagen, studied German Expressionism in Berlin, and traveled extensively to paint and study around Europe and abroad. At the Art Students League of New York, she received a Merit Scholarship to master portraiture in painting and completed a Certificate in Sculpture. She was selected for “Model to Monument”, a sculpture program at The Academy of Art, Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings on Hudson, NY and received an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant from the Art Students League of New York. Of her many public and private commissions, some are permanent installations. “Talma”, a 7-foot bronze sculpture is installed in the public square of the Theatre of the Valley of L’Yerres, in Brunoy, France. A pair of 4-foot bronze relief sculptures entitled ”The Calling” are installed at the Georgetown University Medical School building in Washington, DC.