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NIGHT Orientation: Wednesday - 4:30PM

Free

with Caroline Mitchell, Region 9 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 4, 2025 at 4:30 pm

How Do I Get Enrolled in Adult Education?

The first step in enrolling in Adult Education is Orientation!

What happens during an Orienation?

We are so glad you asked! We want you to be prepared and informed about what to expect during your Orientation session.

During your Orientation Session you will:

  • Meet with our student advisor
  • Discuss what you would like to accomplish through Adult Education
  • Fill out enrollment paperwork
  • Sit for academic placement testing

What you should know before you arrive:

  • We are located at 377 River Road, Mexico, ME 04257
  • The Adult Education is the one that is facing the road
  • You should ring the bell and wait for us to buzz you in. Once we do that, you can come right upstairs
  • The Orientation process can take a few hours, so please plan accordingly

What you should bring to your Orientation Session:

  • A CURRENT Maine Photo ID (Maine drivers license, Maine State ID card, Passport, Military ID, etc. - If you do not have any of those form of Photo ID, please let us know when you come and we can direct you as to the next steps.)

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to us! We would love to hear from you!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone: (207) 364-2012 Option 4

Email: adulted@region9school.org

Introduction to Portraiture - Zoom Only

$72

with Susan Reidy, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar Jun 4, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This class, offered via Zoom, is a jumping off place for students interested in drawing the human form. Students will explore various techniques for developing their skills in drawing portraits. Quick gesture drawing and painting to more methodical and procedural in-depth drawing techniques will be explored. A short supply list is available when you register.

Orientation: Thursday - 8:30AM

Free

with Caroline Mitchell, Region 9 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 5, 2025 at 8:30 am

How Do I Get Enrolled in Adult Education?

The first step in enrolling in Adult Education is Orientation!

What happens during an Orienation?

We are so glad you asked! We want you to be prepared and informed about what to expect during your Orientation session.

During your Orientation Session you will:

  • Meet with our student advisor
  • Discuss what you would like to accomplish through Adult Education
  • Fill out enrollment paperwork
  • Sit for academic placement testing

What you should know before you arrive:

  • We are located at 377 River Road, Mexico, ME 04257
  • The Adult Education is the one that is facing the road
  • You should ring the bell and wait for us to buzz you in. Once we do that, you can come right upstairs
  • The Orientation process can take a few hours, so please plan accordingly

What you should bring to your Orientation Session:

  • A CURRENT Maine Photo ID (Maine drivers license, Maine State ID card, Passport, Military ID, etc. - If you do not have any of those form of Photo ID, please let us know when you come and we can direct you as to the next steps.)

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to us! We would love to hear from you!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone: (207) 364-2012 Option 4

Email: adulted@region9school.org

Open Studio: Ceramics Handbuilding and Throwing: AM Session VI

$140

with Gorham Adult Education

Calendar Jun 5, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

Open studio is offered for those who are interested in using our space and materials to make clay work independently from a class and is available for use only by those who have taken at least one ceramics class at our studio or for those with prior experience that has been approved by the studio manager. Open studio members can choose to handbuild, throw on the wheel, or both! Registration will include 25 pounds of clay, use of wheels and tools, a storage shelf, and the glazing and firing of work made in that month. All clay must be purchased through Gorham Arts Alliance and all firings will be done by the studio manager. You are welcome to purchase your own cone 5/6 glazes to use in firings if you want something other than what is provided. All classes are held at the Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook. 

AM Session VI: 4 classes, Thursdays, 6/5-6/26, 10:00am-1:00pm, $140

Additional, optional work time will be offered for open studio members and current students on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 10am-1pm and Fridays from 5pm-8pm. Members are welcome to attend as many or as few times during the week as they choose, but Thursdays will be the only day where there is guaranteed space. The extra, optional work time is first come, first serve for available wheel use and table space. The studio will be closed on federal holidays.

 

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Open Studio: Ceramics Handbuilding and Throwing: PM Session VI

$140

with Gorham Adult Education

Calendar Jun 5, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Open studio is offered for those who are interested in using our space and materials to make clay work independently from a class and is available for use only by those who have taken at least one ceramics class at our studio or for those with prior experience that has been approved by the studio manager. Open studio members can choose to handbuild, throw on the wheel, or both! Registration will include 25 pounds of clay, use of wheels and tools, a storage shelf, and the glazing and firing of work made in that month. All clay must be purchased through Gorham Arts Alliance and all firings will be done by the studio manager. You are welcome to purchase your own cone 5/6 glazes to use in firings if you want something other than what is provided. All classes are held at the Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook. 

PM Session VI: 4 classes, Thursdays, 6/5-6/26, 5:00pm-8:00pm, $140

Additional, optional work time will be offered for open studio members and current students on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 10am-1pm and Fridays from 5pm-8pm. Members are welcome to attend as many or as few times during the week as they choose, but Thursdays will be the only day where there is guaranteed space. The extra, optional work time is first come, first serve for available wheel use and table space. The studio will be closed on federal holidays.

 

Farmer’s Market Basket

$120

with Jessica Steele, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 8, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Here is a basket that you can take to the market to grab your fresh produce and bakery items. Everyone is welcome to join this class. If you have never weaved before I will be doing step by step directions. You will walk away with a finished basket.

This basket will have two straps that can be worn on the shoulder or carried. Multiple color options on strap. The material of the basket is flat and half round quality reed. We will also add color reed in the basket if desired from blue, purple, red, green, and brown.

Wood Thrush Wilderness is an outdoor guiding and educational business that helps people connect more deeply with themselves and the natural world. As Licensed Recreation Maine Guides, we offer guided canoe expeditions throughout the state of Maine. We also offer classes and training in outdoor education, wilderness medicine, and traditional crafts such as basketry. 

Heartsaver BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Provider (Jun)

Free

with Sonia Groesbeck, Ellsworth Adult and Community Education

Calendar Jun 10, 2025 at 5 pm

This professional certification course certifies the student in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and choking protocols for all age groups, as well as other advanced skills including ventilation with an advanced airway or bag mask device.  This is an in-person class.

Greetings! Good news!  Thanks to a grant our Heartsaver classes are free until the grant funds run out.

Orientation: Thursday - 8:30AM

Free

with Caroline Mitchell, Region 9 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 12, 2025 at 8:30 am

How Do I Get Enrolled in Adult Education?

The first step in enrolling in Adult Education is Orientation!

What happens during an Orienation?

We are so glad you asked! We want you to be prepared and informed about what to expect during your Orientation session.

During your Orientation Session you will:

  • Meet with our student advisor
  • Discuss what you would like to accomplish through Adult Education
  • Fill out enrollment paperwork
  • Sit for academic placement testing

What you should know before you arrive:

  • We are located at 377 River Road, Mexico, ME 04257
  • The Adult Education is the one that is facing the road
  • You should ring the bell and wait for us to buzz you in. Once we do that, you can come right upstairs
  • The Orientation process can take a few hours, so please plan accordingly

What you should bring to your Orientation Session:

  • A CURRENT Maine Photo ID (Maine drivers license, Maine State ID card, Passport, Military ID, etc. - If you do not have any of those form of Photo ID, please let us know when you come and we can direct you as to the next steps.)

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to us! We would love to hear from you!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone: (207) 364-2012 Option 4

Email: adulted@region9school.org





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