“If you would like to make a difference in the life of a hospice patient please consider joining us at Beacon Hospice as a visiting volunteer. Training includes 4 classes, a background check and a TB test.   When training is complete you will have all the necessary tools to make volunteer visiting a rewarding experience for our patient as well as for yourself. “

Strengthen your core, flatten your stomach and protect your back. Develop a lean body with no equipment needed, just a mat and a water bottle. The instructor will guide you through the exercises with motivating music to keep the pace. 

TUES 10/6-12/15 5-6pm$70 for 10 weeks

• A ZOOM link will be sent once you have registered.

Are you planning a Walt Disney World vacation? Looking for someone to break down your options, guide you through this daunting process, and help you get the most out of your vacation and budget? If so, join us and get personal insight on all things Disney World!! We’ll also discuss how to think through your budget as well as look at potential expenses and consider ways to save money in various areas of your vacation.

This course will offer participants a variety of strategies to help transform any backyard or property into a sanctuary for birds. Effectively providing birds with food, water, shelter, and places to nest will be the primary focus. The course will also explore the habitat requirements of common year-round and migratory birds in Lincoln County.

Lee Emmons, of Newcastle, is a nature writer and public speaker. He writes a weekly column in The Lincoln County News.

This summer Ellsworth, Gorham and Westbrook Adult Ed programs are partnering with The Yellow Tulip Project, a youth driven non-profit organization based out of Portland, Maine to bring conversations about mental health to you! The YTP focuses on smashing the stigma surrounding mental illness and building communities of people who realize that hope happens when youth and community leaders work together. Mental Illness is that silent elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about but everyone should. Let's TALK About Mental Health provides a safe and interactive space to learn more about mental health and what we as community members can do to reduce the stigma that surrounds the topic. This three session course is designed to help community members develop useful skills for talking to young adults about these issues. The course will be divided into three distinct modules with plenty of time for discussion and reflection. Module One: Talk Saves Lives: (this is the AFSP’s important program that helps people recognize the signs for suicide prevention), Module Two:  Facing Stigma: Creating Solutions,  a dialogue and discussion on how to reduce stigma using the photos from the I Am More: Facing Stigma photo exhibit, Module Three: A panel discussion with our student ambassadors and mental health professionals. The course will be offered on ZOOM in August prior to the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year so parents and supporting adults have the language and tools to support their child or student before the beginning of the school year.  You will receive and email when you register and then an email will follow with ZOOM access information.  Suppport and a practice session will be provided for those new to ZOOM.   If you have questions, please contact us at adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org or by leaving a message at 207.664.7110 and we will return your call. To learn more about The Yellow Tulip Project go to https://theyellowtulipproject.org/

Create a custom mug using the slab method. First class will be for creating the mug using templates and tools, and the second class will be all about glazing. Mugs will be ready to pick up 1 week later.

@ Moon Stone Pottery TUES 10/6 (building) & TUES 10/20 (glazing) 6-8:30pm

$15 material fee for 1 mug & $25 for 2 mugs (paid to instructor)

Class will be held online using ZOOM.

Are you interested in some stimulating conversation? Would you like to gain a deeper understanding of the Bible? Come join us for this four-week course in which we will delve into the New Testament! Participants will explore the content and major events of the new covenant. Students will be introduced to the books in the New Testament, the spiritual application of several of the Ten Commandments, the twelve apostels, the main characters and their stories, and the us of figurative language throughout the Bible. At the end of the course, students will walk away with a solid foundation of New Testament content without being steered into a specific denomination.

To eliminate confusion about translations, the King James Bible is the translation that will be used in this course.

We go through life dealing with a lot of emotions. Some emotions are dealt with in the moment while others are simply swept under the rug. Emotions can build up over time, and we so often get overwhelmed with feelings that we just don’t know how to deal with them. In this class, you will be gently guided through meditation to go deep within and reconnect with yourself to help release past holdings and stresses.