Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is working with MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Village to offer a Certified Nursing Assistant course.  This orientation is an information session, providing you with enough information to determine if our CNA+ program is a good fit for you this winter.  We will provide an overview of the program as well as provide information about the admissions process.  This is an in-person session.

The CNA Plus program is a comprehensive hybrid with classroom sessions live online using ZOOM on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:00p-8:30p; and lab sessions held in-person for 6 Wednesday evenings, followed by 5 in-person clinical sessions.

CNA Plus also offers BLS, CPR & First Aid, Digital Literacy Certification and a WorkReady credential. Pre-requisites are access to high speed internet, basic computer skills and a computer and sufficient reading skills for class success.   

Interested students can begin on the Northstar Digital Literacy and WorkReady Credentials anytime.  This orientation will provide you with all the information you need to decide if the CNA+ course is a good fit for you this winter.  

This course is free for Maine residents who plan to work at a facility in this region.  It is funded by a Strengthen Maine's Workforce Grant offered by the State of Maine. 

CNA Schedule Spring 2025

CNA Plus Tasks Listing 2024-2025

CNA Plus Syllabus Spring 2025

CNA PLUS Application Packet 2024-2025

Classes in aerial yoga include flips, tricks and inversions. By keeping the swing at hip height, it transforms into a hammock that supports you during backbends and inversions and offers a unique way to build core, arm, and leg strength. You'll flow and fly in your aerial swing during these 50-minute lessons, fusing the grace of yoga with the freedom of flight. Wear comfortable workout-type clothes but nothing too loose, and be prepared to go barefoot. No class 1/31.

Ashley Jolly is certified in both barre and aerial yoga. Her main focuses are on strength, stability, and flexibility, as she finds these to be the trifecta of great fitness.

This is a bundled course with Basic First Aid in the morning and Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant in the afternoon

Basic First Aid certifies the student in several critical topics/skills needed to provide immediate lifesaving care for individuals who are dealing with a medical or injury emergency. It also covers environmental emergencies for the lay rescuer. 

The CPR course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for adults, infants, and children, as well as choking protocols. It also teaches competency in both Automated External Defibrillator use and Narcan.  This is an in-person class. 

You also have the option to register for just Basic First Aid or just Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child/Infant.  

This course certifies the student in several critical topics/skills needed to provide immediate lifesaving care for individuals who are dealing with a medical or injury emergency.  It also covers environmental emergencies for the lay rescuer.  This is an in-person class, 

You can also pair this with the Heartsaver CPR course scheduled on the same day.

Primitive Rug Hooking -

Learn the craft of old fashioned rug hooking. Previous rug hookers may bring their own projects or purchase one from instructor. Beginners will purchase a kit for a chair pad. You will learn basic techniques and how to finish your mat. Hooks and frames may also be purchased from instructor. Class limited to 4. The Keeping Room is located at 56 Main Rd N Suite C, Hampden.

Saturdays, January 11 and 25      9:30 am - 2 pm

Course fee: $37

Materials fee for beginners: $38 paid directly to instructor at the time of the class.

Seize the opportunity to create beautiful handcrafted paper bowls! These unique bowls make fantastic presents or home décor. Decorative papers, handmade papers and adhesive are provided. Bring a small plastic cereal bowl.

Gayle Fitzpatrick has taught in public and private schools, colleges and adult and community programs for 30+ years. She is a practicing artist, producing and showing paper, print, and painted pieces.

This 6 week course explores the basics of drawing from the imagination. Explore how to draw objects, people, animals and everything else by learning to draw the four simple forms. We will cover all the basic drawing skills and how to use shading and shadow to make drawings look 3-D. How to use proportion and simple anatomy to draw the human figure without needing a model. These are the Illustration techniques invented by Michelangelo and Leonardo DaVinci. This Class is open to students at any level of artistic ability. All you will need is a drawing pad, pencils and erasers. Taught by Vance Bessey, local Illustrator, Cartoonist, Novelist and Art Teacher.

Mixed Media Collage Workshop. We all possess those watercolor paintings that don't quite meet our expectations, yet we haven't discarded them. Instead of discarding, cut up your paintings, introduce other types of paper, paint over them, rearrange, and reinvent in a collaborative group setting. We will share supplies, exchange ideas, and learn new techniques for creating textures, resists, and crafting your own collage. Make a series of small collages to use as notecards or make a large collage - totally up to you. This will be a day of fun filled creativity. A materials fee of $15 will be collected by the instructor at the beginning of the workshop. Please note: This is a one day 7-hour workshop with a brief break for lunch. Bring your own lunch/snacks.