Students enrolled in this course will develop basic, everyday reading and writing skills in a relaxed, comfortable environment. This is a great course, designed to help brush up on communication skills, formatting for letters, reading texts for information and prepare for the HiSET. Students will learn about different types of text, author meaning, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Join this class now to prepare for your future.

Mondays: 4pm to 7pm

Thursdays: 10am to 1pm

Are you thinking about making a change in your job or career? Are you considering going back to school to further your training or education, but are not sure of your options? Our college and career advisor can meet with you to complete career assessments, explore options that fit your needs, and make a plan to help you reach your goal. Get side by side support with applying for financial aid and scholarships, placement in workforce training programs, resume writing, and interview skills. Additionally, basic Math, Algebra, and English courses are available, if needed, to help you improve your core skills. We’re here to assist you with your transition to a new job or training program.

Call to schedule a day or evening appointment. 

We have an amazing community here in the Bethel area with knowledge and skills that others are eager to hear and learn about. We are always looking for new ideas, topics, and classes to offer to everyone. If you have new, fresh, and innovating topics, hobbies, and skills that you are passionate about and want to share with others, let us know! Maybe you have an idea for a class and we just need to find the instructor~we want to hear from you also!  As our community grows and changes, we want to be able to offer new and exciting opportunities here at Telstar Adult Education. Contact us at adulted@sad44.org or call 824-2136. 

Help us continue to grow our enrichment and workforce courses that local Bethel community members and others as far as Rumford, Gorham, Fryburg, Oxford, and Waterford participate in. We are thankful for you all! 

In this reading and writing course, students will strengthen their understanding of the interconnected relationship between reading and writing for academic purposes. Students will apply their comprehension of paragraph and essay structure to analyze and produce narrative, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and persuasive writing. Students will gain digital literacy skills through working with online learning technology. At the completion of this course, students’ work will be analyzed to determine readiness for ENGL 080 or ENGL 100.

English 040

Instructor: Alexandra Requena

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6/16 - 8/16

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm

English 080

Instructor: Anna Patkus

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6/23 - 8/16

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Location: SMCC

Fee: Free, but must pre-register

Our blended learning, pre-college math class is designed for students who want to brush up on their math skills or seek to boost their Accuplacer scores for college entry. This course will review arithmetic, including factoring, fractions, percents, and word problems as well as some elementary algebra concepts in a supportive environment. Students have time for practicing skills, asking questions and will also learn some basic skills in time management and organization. Blended learning opportunities offer a combination of Zoom and online learning to help provide the most flexibility for students seeking to further their education.

* Mandatory Live Zoom class from 7:00pm - 8:30pm *

Offered in partnership with Southern Maine Community College.

Would you like to go to college but haven’t done math in years? Do you want to boost your Accuplacer score? This course covers pre-algebra and algebra basics including, operations with numerical and algebraic expressions, solving equations, applications of equations, graphing linear functions and data analysis. All materials will be provided by the instructor. Mandatory weekly Zoom sessions.

Prerequisites: Accuplacer score of 236 or lower is required (or to build confidence) OR CASAS score of 225-236 required (or to build confidence if higher).

To apply: Complete this interest form.

Registration opens April 7th. There are 15 seats available on a first come, first serve basis. 

In partnership with Southern Mane Comunity College.

In this reading and writing course, students will strengthen their understanding of the interconnected relationship between reading and writing for academic purposes. Students will apply their comprehension of paragraph mechanics to understand more complex, multiple-paragraph essays and analyze college-level writing across multiple genres. Students will gain digital literacy skills through working with online learning technology. At the completion of this course, students’ work will be analyzed to determine readiness for ENGL 080. 

Prerequisites: An Accuplacer score of 430-469 or CASAS score of 232-238 is required. 

To apply: Complete the interest form.

Registration opens April 7th. there are 15 seats available on a first come, first serve basis.

For any and all students who are prepping for Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology or other competitive majors, this is an excellent opportunity to meet the admissions "Chemistry with lab" prerequisite. If you have been away from science courses for a while, this course is recommended to prep you for rigorous college science classes. Students who successfully complete this class will earn 1 high school credit. It will be offered entirely online, with required weekly review sessions conducted via video call. This course is provided at no cost to students through the Maine College and Career Access Services grant and RSU13 Adult & Community Education.

A required instructional period will be Mondays from 7:30-8:30pm on Microsoft Teams. An additional online review session will be offered each week. Students are required to attend these sessions. If a student is unable to attend this session, they must communicate with the course instructor.

  This class is available for students enrolled in an Adult Education high school completion program, or post-secondary students who are enrolled or plan to enroll in a college or career training program within 18 months. At this time, it is not intended as a credit recovery program for currently enrolled high school students in the K-12 system.