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Foster Care/Adoption Q & A Sessions (Online)W24
with Kasey McDonough, Augusta Adult and Community Education
Join the A Family for ME program for a live, virtual conversation about becoming a foster/adoptive parent in Maine. Recruitment Specialists will be answering your questions about the different ways to provide care for infants, teens and siblings. If you’ve ever considered foster care or adoption, this is a great opportunity to learn more and get your questions answered! Learn more about the licensing process. Explore the various ways to support youth and provide care, including respite care. Discover ways to support foster families.
Sessions will be held on the 2nd Monday of every month from 12:00-1:00 pm and 6:00-7:00 pm. No fee.
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Reading Skills for College
with Mariah Smith, RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education
Effective reading comprehension is essential to success at the college level and to advance in one’s career. This course is designed to help students improve reading comprehension and critical analysis. An emphasis is placed on developing vocabulary and improving reading speed. Assignments introduce students to college level textbooks, outlining strategies, and critical researching skills.
Remote instruction by appointment on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
Community Walk
with Ellen Curtis, RSU #3 Adult & Community Education
Lace up your sneakers, grab your music and a friend and come on inside for some walking fun. Don’t be a couch potato this winter! The Mt. View complex has been mapped out with a circuit for community members to get some exercise. Add a spin around the track for some fresh air (weather permitting of course). Pre-registration is required and there will an orientation on your first night. Cost is only $5 registration fee for the year!
AACE Community Gardening W24
with Kelli Gilzow Stowell, Augusta Adult and Community Education
AACE Community Gardening includes participants, 16 years and older, with the tools and understanding needed to embrace the joys of gardening. Small plots with a variety of annuals, perennials, and pollinators. Community Partner, UMaine 4H Cooperative Extension will come share with us a series of soil and seedling workshops in preparation for a fruitful season of Gardening. Our Community Garden’s goal is to promote spring wellness, and outdoor education and develop a love for lifelong learning. There is no class Apr. 16 or Apr. 23.
+ Fridays 3:00-4:30 pm beginning, May 17-June 28, 2024
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Vinyasa Flow Yoga
with Desiree Kelley, RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education
Explore classical and creative yoga poses flowing in conjunction with breath. Class will begin with centering exercises, move through traditional Sun Salutations, and flow into standing sequences linking breath with movement.
We wind down with cooling postures and blissful Savasana (rest to absorb practice). With a focus on strength, balance, and flexibility—always maintaining proper alignment and safety—you can expect to leave feeling refreshed and a bit sweaty!
Suitable for all levels, but you must be able to participate in one hour of physical activity independently. Participants will need a yoga mat, two yoga blocks, and one blanket.
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ZUMBA
with Erin Hamlin, RSU16 Adult Education
The class that started the dance-fitness revolution and changed the way we look at a “workout” forever. It’s fun, effective and best of all? Made for everyone! It is a dance fitness cardio class with roots in latin rhythms. Wear sneakers and comfortable clothes, bring water and a towel. Erin has been teaching Zumba since 2014, with hundreds of students across Maine and beyond! You can learn more about her and her classes at: https://www.zumba.com/en-US/ profile/erin-hamlin/1091680. 5-week session. Registration: $40. REGISTER EARLY TO ENSURE THE CLASS WILL RUN!
(Photo Credit: Jeff Kloft)
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Zumba® Fitness APRIL/MAY
with Bonnie Honaker, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education
Your favorite dance party is back!
Classes move between high and low intensity dance moves designed to get your heart rate up and boost cardio endurance.
A fun class that feels more like a “night out” than a work out!
Class can be done in-person or virtually with a Zoom account (camera must be left on and participant visible.)
TUESDAYS • 5:30-6:30pm $37 per session OR $10 drop-in rate!
SESSION 2: APRIL 23, April 30, MAY 7, 14, 21 (makeup date MAY 28 if needed)
NEW CIRCL Mobility™ APRIL/MAY
with Bonnie Honaker, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education
Based on the science of functional movement, CIRCL Mobility™ focuses on flexibility, breathwork, and mobility exercises. Actively taking your body through movement patterns using macro and micro joint movers improves range of motion and flexibility, allowing your body to Release, Restore and Renew.
Please wear comfortable clothing, sneakers, yoga socks, or barefeet.
Class can be done in person or virtually with a Zoom account (camera must be left on and participant visible).
TUESDAYS • 6:30-7:30pm $37 per session OR $10 drop-in rate!
Turner Primary School
SESSION 2: APRIL 23, 30, MAY 7, 14, 21 (makeup date MAY 28 If needed)