Acorns: the amazing, bountiful, ancient staple of humanity! But did you ever try eating a raw acorn? Yuck! However, it just takes some simple processing to transform acorns into a truly delicious grain-like (and gluten free) food. This is real food; we eat hundreds of pounds a year. As part of this day we honor indigenous cultures that have enjoyed acorns for thousands of years, and we investigate the potential of acorn to transform modern food systems and culture. We'll begin the day with harvesting and end with baking!

Date: Saturday, October 19, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cost: $30-60 sliding scale

For Online Registration:

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Are you up for a fantastic adventure? Travel by train across the English Channel and experience the best of these renowned cities, from cosmopolitan London to romantic Paris. Take a walking tour of Westminster and visit Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guard. Choose to enjoy an exciting dinner and cabaret performance at the Paradis Latin Theatre or luxuriate in a traditional brasserie dinner before sliding into the backseat of a vintage Citroen classic automobile for a drive through the city's fashionable boulevards to make your trip to Paris uniquely yours. Dine at the Eiffel Tower and spend an evening cruising the River Seine. For more info or to register: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1213877 (The fee noted is for 2 travelers. Charges may vary based on your choices upon registration.) 

Collette Guided Travel treats you like their guest, and this is evident in their itinerary! Because it matters to you, every minute matters to them as well. This can be as a result of the fact that they are a family-run firm with a 100-year history. The advantages of using Collette will elevate your guided trip experience. With our all-inclusive excursions, you get more for your money and experience more of what makes travel unique.

Wouldn't it be nice to spend a week in Italy?  Here is your chance! We are going to Italy April 19 to 26, 2025!  Below is a quick summary of what we will be doing.  We will be hosting an informational meeting soon but if you want to know more click on the link at the bottom and check out this amazing adventure!

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Ciao Milan

Meet your tour director, travel to Bologna & check into hotel

Bologna city walk, Piazza Maggiore, Le due Torri, Basilica di San Petronio

Day 3  Bologna

Parmigiano & Prosciutto di Parma factory guided visit - Discover the long history and unique production process of Parmigiano-Reggiano, one of the most famous cheeses in the world. See first-hand how wheels are made and stored, and sample the delicious cheese in a unique tasting. Following your Parmigiano tour head to a Prosciutto factory and learn the secrets to producing the cured meat.

Modena balsamic vinegar tasting

Day 4 Bologna--Florence

Travel to Florence

Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets -Immerse yourself in the charms of old-world Firenze. The birthplace and focal point of the Italian Renaissance, Florence still has the masterpieces to prove it. Brunelleschi’s monumental cuploa (dome) atop the city's renowned Duomo dominates the skyline. Your local licensed guide will take you to Giotto's Bell Tower and the aptly named Gates of Paradise, the bronze east doors of the Baptistery that spurred the burgeoning Renaissance. Don’t overlook the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli at the Chiesa di Santa Croce, or Florence’s amazing leather goods. You can check them out when you visit one of the area’s famed workshops!

Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, Leather Workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante's House

Traditional Florentine dinner

Day 5 Florence

Truffle & olive oil grove visit

Local market guided visit

Chianti winery visit and tasting

Dinner on your own

Day 6 Florence--Rome

Travel to Rome

Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets - The ultimate symbol of Ancient Rome, the Colosseum still dominates the modern city. Tour the amphitheater with your local licensed guide. Built by the emperor Vespasian in A.D. 72, the structure held almost 50,000 spectators but was so well organized that the entire place could be emptied within 15 minutes. Inside, the spectacles varied from gladiator battles to immense naval contests to wild beast shows, in which thousands of exotic animals like giraffes and ostriches were popped into the stadium through trap doors and left to fight Roman hunters. See the system beneath the floor that operated the trap doors and housed the animals, then continue on to the relative calm of the Forum. Ancient Rome’s commercial, religious and political center, the Forum held markets, temples and the Senate House. Near the Rostra, or speaker’s platform, you can still see game boards scratched into the marble by bored politicians--anyone up for a game of tic tac toe?

Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia

Dinner on your own

Day 7 RomeVatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visitRome city walk

Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Pizza-making class & dinner

Day 8 Flight home from Rome

Total Fee: $4,461.00*OR 12 monthly payments of $367.58, after initial payment of $50.00

To register for this amazing trip and to find out the specifics of what is included go to:  http://www.explorica.com/Hallett-1785

Tour Includes:

Round-trip airfare

6 overnight stays (8 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms

Full European breakfast dailyDinner daily

Full-time services of a professional tour director

Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary

Visits to select attractions as per itinerary

Guided sightseeing tours with high-tech headset as per itinerary

Tour Diary™Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips

Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided

Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.

To register or for details, click this link: https://careertraining.ed2go.com/kae/training-programs/120-hour-tefl-certification/

120-Hour TEFL Certification With an estimated 1.5 billion English language learners around the world, the demand for TEFL certified teachers is sky high. Earn your internationally recognized TEFL certificate in this online course, so you can teach English online, abroad or wherever the need arises. Once qualified, you will be able to confidently walk into a classroom and deliver a lesson to English language learners. 

CLC Adult Education is pleased to partner with BoomerTech Adventures to offer fully asychronous online courses students can complete on their own time and at their own speed. Each course is a PDF booklet with information about the class, instructions for using the class, and the content of the class (videos and articles). The three instructors provide personalized support for each class via email and / or online chat. The recommended time for each course is one month with 1 to 2 hours of work a week. Tech requirements for each course are a strong internet connection (or access to one) and a computer, or tablet, or smartphone to access videos and articles.

Start your journey to becoming a foster or adoptive parent!

After registering, you will be sent a link to access an informational video.

The licensing process, available resources, supports, and next steps for those interested are among the topics covered. Foster families and homes are needed in every Maine community. Children in foster care need supportive adults to provide loving homes until they can be safely reunited with their families.

Come learn more to see if this could be you. 

This is an online course so it will start once you register. 

Viewing usually takes one hour.

This is a self-paced,  on-demand class. You will be sent a link and code to access the material upon registration.

A comprehensive guide to women’s fitness and wellness teaches you howto use knowledge about your female body to exercise smarter, breathedeeper, boost your metabolism, strengthen your core and pelvic floor, andimprove your endurance and performance.

You will learn how to optimize your breathing pattern to increase oxygendelivery to your muscles and brain, adjust your exercise intensity andduration to match your hormonal cycle, prevent common injuries andimbalances that affect women.

A comprehensive guide to women’s fitness and wellness teaches you how to use knowledge about your female body to exercise smarter, breathe deeper, boost your metabolism, strengthen your core and pelvic floor, and improve your endurance and performance. You will learn how to optimize your breathing pattern to increase oxygen delivery to your muscles and brain, adjust your exercise intensity and duration to match your hormonal cycle, prevent common injuries and imbalances that affect women.

Carole’s background has been equal portions of respiratory therapy, exercise physiology, and massage therapy. Her career as a respiratory therapist began at Loma Linda University Medical Center where she discovered that most adult patients were in the hospital because of poor lifestyle choices. That inspired her to attend graduate school at LLUMC, majoring in Health Sciences. She now focuses her work in a relatively new field of pulmonary medicine - recognizing and treating breathing disorders. She has personally benefited from improved breathing patterns, “I have found that each day I was mindful of my breathing pattern, I gained more energy, and my breathing became easier. It felt like I was turning the clock back as I continued to gain strength and endurance.”