Are you ready to find more customers and grow your business? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to quickly generate, test, and implement innovative ideas that address your unique business challenges. Ensuring you stay ahead in today's competitive market, you’ll learn proven strategies that help successful businesses thrive and avoid the pitfalls that cause 42% of small businesses to fail because they solve the wrong problem for their customers. 

Session 1 kicks off with a case study where you’ll solve a real-world challenge for a small business. Through an interactive and participatory, step-by-step process you’ll learn how to apply it to your own business.

In Session 2 the focus is on your business, guiding you to uncover new ways to attract customers, increase loyalty, and stand out from the competition. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand, you’ll leave with practical, no-nonsense strategies you can start using right away to grow your business and avoid common mistakes. 

Instructor: Justine Bassett, MS

Justine Bassett is an experienced leader who helps businesses and organizations advance their goals with a mix of strategy, creativity, and design. She has led innovative transformations in multiple organizations such as the University of New England (UNE) and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Her business experience includes international work for large companies including MCI, Motorola and Bath Iron Works and has been a business leader at multiple small businesses and start-ups. Her business, Dynamic Foresight, provides business and strategy consulting and training to business leaders and organizations. Her work has been profiled in the Boston Globe, Downeast Magazine and Maine Magazine. In 2022, she was honored as one of Maine Magazine's “Mainers of the Year.”

All levels of ability are welcome!

Ideal for beginning or "rusty" knitters. Casting on, ending a project, and repairing mistakes will be covered, as well as mastery of the basic knit and purl stitches, the foundation of all knitting. 

Supplies needed:

Bring size 7 knitting needles, 1 light color Supersaver Red heart yarn (7 ounces), 1 small pair of scissors, and a tape measure. OR Bring a project that you are working on.

Can't make a full session?  Student drop-ins are welcome!

Drop-In fee is $15 per class.  You can register online or drop by the office to pay for the class drop-in.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

There are two days for this class, they are a week apart.

Sourdough 101; Starting the Starter; 5p - 5:30p

We're going to dive into the fascinating world of sourdough starters.  A sourdough starter is a mixture of flour and water that captures wild yeast and bacteria from the environment, which ferments the mixture and makes it rise.  This natural fermentation process not only gives sourdough its unique flavor but also makes the bread more digestible.  Creating a sourdough starts is simple but requires patience and care as you nurture this living culture.  Over the next few days, we'll feed our starter daily with fresh flour and water, watching it transform into a bubbly, active mixture ready to bake delicious sourdough bread.

Please bring a large bowl with cover. Other Materials Included. 

Sourdough 102; Making Sourdough 4p - 7p

We're going to explore the art of making sourdough bread.  Using your sourdough starter from the first class, we'll go through each step, from mixing and kneading to dough to shaping and baking it.  Get read to enjoy the delicious aroma and test of freshly baked sourdough bread?

Materials Needed:  Cookie Sheet, starter dough from week before.

It's that time of the year when the sap comes up from the roots of a maple tree and starts to feed the tree new buds. This is when we tap the maples to gather the sap and boil it down to make maple syrup or other yummy, sweet products. Join me to learn the basics of maple syruping and how you could start making your own maple syrup in your own backyard! 

Personal Support Specialists (PSS) are unlicensed assistive personel employed to provide hands-on assistance with daily living for older adults and people with disabilities. PSSs provide services related to a client's physical requirements for help with Activities of Daily Living. A PSS provides these services according to an authorized plan of care, which can be different depending on where and with whom the PSS is working. 

The 50-hour course prepares participants to work in home health care or residential settings.  This is a great course to pair with a CNA certification.

Class will be conducted online via zoom. Clinical will be in-person and will be scheduled with students' input.

This course is by application, and an intake appointment and assessments are required prior to the start of this course. Please download the application here and fill it out. You may also call our office to get a copy sent to you or to make an appointment and complete the assessments. Have questions? Send us an email to adultedinfo@rsu24.org or call our office: 207-422-4794.

Please bring a birth certificate or passport to the first class and a pen to every class. Parents/Guardians are required to attend the last 45 minutes of the first class and do a ride-along with their child, to be scheduled by the instructor and parent. 

**Please Note: There is a make-up fee for all missed classes and drives.

Review all Rules and Expectations on our website: https://merrymeeting.maineadulted.org/home/driver-education/

Are you between ages 15 and 19 and want your State of Maine permit to 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 successfully completing the course with a grade of 80 percent or better. The total hours of instruction are 40; 30 are in the classroom, and 10 are hours behind the wheel. A full payment of $560 is due at the time of registration. If a student withdraws from the course, $75 is withheld from the refund to cover program costs. Only employee discounts for this class. Please call Merrymeeting to register by phone if you are employed by MSAD 75, RSU 1, Brunswick, or Wiscasset school departments. If the student has a medical diagnosis, the list is on our website. Please contact the office or click the link below for the required CR-24 medical form. Driver Medical Evaluation CR24 Topsham Campus

**Disclaimer: An email will be sent out if any changes occur. Please always check your email. 

At Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education with Pierre Martin

March 2025

• Class Time: 4:45 - 7:45 pm
• March: 3,5,7,10,12,14,17,19,24,26
• Final Exam: March 26

June 2025

• Class Time: 4:45 - 7:45 pm
• June: 2,4,6,9,11,13,16,18,23,25
• Final Exam: June 25

Join our immersive cooking class where you’ll learn the time-honored secrets behind New York’s iconic bagels. In this hands-on experience, you’ll craft your own bagel dough from scratch, knead it to perfection, and master the art of hand-rolling. As the dough transforms into those chewy, golden rings, we’ll guide you through the traditional boiling and baking process—the very same steps that make Brooklyn bagels legendary. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a curious food enthusiast, this class promises a delightful journey into bagel bliss. All ingredients, materials, equipment and recipes will be provided. [Bagels contain gluten] Program is presented by Jeff Mao of Knead & Nosh in Topsham, ME.

This class is taught by Matthew Soucy, our very skilled Occupational Therapist. Shoulder pain and injury have much to do with muscle weakness and imbalance. Avoid pain and injury and work on your upper body strength! Get those arms and upper back/core strong and flexible.

Visit http://www.coveypt.com/classes to register.